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Hot spell forces nationwide school shutdown
A COURT here has ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools due to an ongoing heatwave, the day after the government…
Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid…
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave…
Russia ramps up arms production as US boosts support for Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's defence minister on Wednesday ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to be faster…
UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in…
Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves ‘foreign bill’ second reading
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament on Wednesday approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been…
Biden approves $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for Art Institute enrollees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt…
Austria’s Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of…