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Georgia becomes latest U.S. state to ban ‘divisive’ concepts in teaching about race
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Georgia on Thursday joined a growing number of Republican-led U.S. states to ban schools from teaching "divisive" academic concepts about racism. The measures are part ...
Apr 28, 2022
Boxing-Taylor, Serrano ready to make history with MSG showdown
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stage is set for the biggest fight in the history of women's boxing on Saturday when Ireland's Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano clash for the undisp...
Apr 28, 2022
Truck, machinery set ablaze in restive Chile’s Araucania region
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A group of unidentified individuals on Thursday set fire to two dozen trucks and machinery in Chile's southern Araucania region that for years has been marked by conflicts between...
Apr 28, 2022
Factbox-Restrictions vs protections: How U.S. states are taking sides on abortion
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court this year weighs a rollback in nationwide protections for abortion in place since 1973, conservative states are enacting new limits while libe...
Apr 28, 2022
Ukraine, China in focus for Japan PM Kishida on Southeast Asia visit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sets off on Friday for an extended visit to Southeast Asia, aiming to marshal regional responses to the Ukraine crisis as well as counter China'...
Apr 28, 2022
Last beam put into place as part of OSF Cancer Center Construction
PEORIA, Ill. – The last and, perhaps, most important beam has been placed on top of the still-under-construction OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute. The beam itself, part of a ceremony Thursday, ha...
Apr 28, 2022
Russia court orders early release of ex-minister jailed for corruption -Interfax
(Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered the early release of former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who was sentenced in 2017 to eight years in jail on corruption charges, Interfax news agency repo...
Apr 28, 2022
British Virgin Islands says its premier has been arrested in Miami
(Reuters) - The premier of the British Virgin Islands has been arrested in Miami for money laundering and conspiracy to import a controlled substance, the government of the Caribbean territory said in...
Apr 28, 2022
‘I’m not afraid’, says ex-Gazprombank executive who defected to Ukraine
By Tom Balmforth and Parniyan Zemaryalai KYIV (Reuters) - A former senior executive at Russian lender Gazprombank said on Thursday that he fled Russia for Ukraine hoping to take up arms against Moscow...
Apr 28, 2022
Brazil, Mexico WhatsApp users report problems with service – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's widely used WhatsApp messaging service was presenting problems for Brazilian and Mexican users, website Downdetector reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Carolina Pulic...
Apr 28, 2022
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