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What the college cheating scandal says about race
March 15, 2019
What the college cheating scandal says about race
(CNN) — The college admissions scandal reinforced for many what they have long believed: That the process can be gamed by…
Why the 2019 Indian election feels different from 2014
March 15, 2019
Why the 2019 Indian election feels different from 2014
New Delhi, India (CNN)India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party, which stormed to power five years ago in the world’s biggest democracy,…
Malaysia shuts 111 schools as toxic dumping poisons hundreds
March 15, 2019
Malaysia shuts 111 schools as toxic dumping poisons hundreds
Malaysia has closed 111 schools after hundreds of people, many of them children, were hospitalized following the suspected dumping of toxic…
Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in New Zealand mosque shootings
March 15, 2019
Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in New Zealand mosque shootings
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – At least one gunman killed 40 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two…
China hits back at US over human rights violations
March 14, 2019
China hits back at US over human rights violations
The human rights situation in China has “never been better,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters in Beijing…
British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit
March 14, 2019
British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit
British MPs vote Thursday on whether to seek a Brexit delay, as the chaotic process to end Britain’s near five-decade…
Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment
March 14, 2019
Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment
World leaders gathered in Kenya on Thursday to lend political muscle to UN environment talks, calling for “urgent action” to…
Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares
March 14, 2019
Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares
Emergency services on Thursday said they had called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed nine…
Botswana court hears bid to scrap anti-gay laws
March 14, 2019
Botswana court hears bid to scrap anti-gay laws
The High Court in Botswana on Thursday started hearing an application seeking to decriminalize homosexuality, in a landmark case for…
German gender pay gap unchanged at 21 percent
March 14, 2019
German gender pay gap unchanged at 21 percent
Germany failed to close its gender pay gap last year, not even marginally, federal statisticians concluded on Thursday, attributing much…