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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement. In a rule change announced Thursday, the department said it would remove a number of disparate…

The 40-year-old goalkeeper made headlines around the world after starring in Cape Verde’s goalless draw with Spain.By AFP, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Cape Verde’s heroic World Cup goalkeeper, Vozinha, has reached an agreement to join Chilean club side Colo Colo.The 40-year-old stopper, who made…

When a pair of massive earthquakes struck Venezuela last month, it was clear from the outset that the destruction would be severe and that the country’s path to recovery would be difficult.Authorities have confirmed the deaths of more than 5,000 people, along with 17,000 injured.A recent report from the World…

Right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro attracts foreign support, but struggles in polls ahead of matchup with President Lula.Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Flavio Bolsonaro has inaugurated the official beginning of his Brazilian presidential campaign, touting support from right-wing figures such as Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

As President Donald Trump pushes for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterms, social media users are falsely alleging that an old clip shows former President Barack Obama telling people in the U.S. illegally to vote in the 2016 election.The clip is from a video posted by mitú,…

Published on 27/07/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2•Updated 19:52 British singer Boy George, frontman of the band Culture Club, has released a song in solidarity with Israel. Titled ‘Od Nirkod (We Will Dance Again)’, the reggae-style song has not been made available on streaming platforms and was instead posted on the artist’s…

Nairobi, Kenya – The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surged above 1,354, an extraordinary rise of more than 40 percent in just five days, government figures show, as a leading public health consultant says the virus is “spreading like a wildfire”.Updated…

U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday.The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said.The higher…

Published on 11/07/2026 – 16:39 GMT+2 Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu nominated businessman Vasile Tofan on Saturday as the country’s next prime minister to replace Alexandru Munteanu, who resigned earlier this month over differences with the ruling majority. In a video posted to social media, Sandu said Tofan’s primary responsibility,…