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      29 May

      Texas shooting: Harrowing new accounts emerge from young survivors

      Fresh harrowing accounts emerged Saturday of the ordeal faced by survivors of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, fanning public fury over the massacre even as the deeply traumatized town prepared for a visit Sunday by US President Joe Biden. The haunting stories told by young students who were forced to play dead as a heavily armed gunman continued a methodical spree – killing 19 students and two teachers – have been underscored by accounts of the slow reaction by police during the drama. Ten-year-old Samuel Salinas was sitting in his fourth-grade classroom when the shooter, later identified as Salvador Ramos, 18, barged in with a chilling announcement: “You’re all going to die.” Then “he just started shooting,” Salinas told…

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    • 28 May

      Bermuda Triangle cruise promises full refund if ship disappears

      New York: In a bizarre offer, a cruise bound for the mysterious Bermuda Triangle has promised passengers that they will receive a full refund if the ship disappears, UK media reported. The infamous Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, has remained a mystery for mankind as dozens of ships and flights have mysteriously disappeared in this region, stated the media. The reason behind the disappearances has remained unexplained and has been attributed to the outcome of weather and human error. Conspiracy theorists have blamed supernatural causes and aliens for the disappearances of ships and flights. In an advertisement on its website, the travel agency, the Ancient Mysteries Cruise, has said: “Don’t worry about disappearing on this Bermuda Triangle tour.…

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    • 28 May

      5% of 16-year olds are illiterate in France: Report

      Paris: Five per cent of the 16-year olds, or about 35,000 individuals, in France are illiterate, a report revealed. On Friday, French daily Le Figaro quoted the report published by the French General Inspection of Education (IGEN) as saying that one young person out of 10 would experience “serious difficulties in reading”, reports Xinhua news agency. The report pointed out the absence of concrete actions to tackle illiteracy in the country. The “alerts” given by teachers are “ignored”, Le Figaro said. “Since illiteracy has been evaluated in France, the numbers are the same: 80 per cent of readers ‘satisfied’, 15 per cent ‘in difficulty’ and 5 per cent ‘out of the scope’,” said Claude Lelievre, a historian. Lelievre said that illiteracy…

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    • 28 May

      NYC to add Asian American history to public school curriculum

      New York: Officials of New York City have announced that public schools would teach Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) heritage starting from this fall, with a focus on reducing injustice against the minority group. The city will have a pilot curriculum for all grade levels at first and introduce it to the whole school system by the fall of 2024, reports Xinhua news agency. “It’s my pleasure to announce our new Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the US, a curriculum that honours all that our AAPI students and families contribute daily to our school communities and city. We want each child to be heard and seen for who they are,” David C. Banks, Chancellor of NYC Department…

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    • 28 May

      India votes for US-sponsored UNSC resolution to raise N Korea sanctions, China, Russia veto it

      New York: India has voted for a United States-sponsored resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea which was vetoed by China and Russia. The US launched the unsuccessful effort on Thursday to punish North Korea which had tested three missiles on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden had wrapped up a visit to South Korea and Japan.Speaking on the resolution, US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that North Korea was preparing for an imminent nuclear test. The failed resolution would have tightened sanctions on a wide range of products ranging from crude oil to tobacco and frozen the assets of a cybercriminal outfit. The vetoes marked another stage of intensification in the confrontations in the Council between the western countries and…

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    • 27 May

      Monkeypox spreads to more than 20 countries: WHO

      New Delhi: The monkeypox virus has spread to more than 20 countries, with about 200 confirmed cases and over 100 suspected cases in nations where it is typically not found, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The global health body has urged nations to increase surveillance of the infectious disease as outbreaks grow. According to Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, more cases of the rare viral illness will likely be reported as surveillance expands, but added that the recent spread is containable, CNBC reported. “We expect more cases to be detected. We are asking countries to increase surveillance,” Van Kerkhove said during a Q&A on the global health agency’s social media platforms. “This is a containable situation. It…

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    • 27 May

      Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas school shooting

      Uvalde: Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died. The motive for the massacre — the nation’s deadliest school shooting since Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago — remained under investigation, with authorities saying the 18-year-old gunman had no known criminal or mental health history. The alleged shooter, Salvador Ramos, was inside the Robb Elementary School classroom in Uvalde for more than an hour before he was killed in a shootout, authorities said Thursday. The rampage has rocked a country already reeling from gun violence, and the toll has continued to climb in Uvalde, a largely Latino town…

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    • 26 May

      25 killed in Rio de Janeiro police operation

      Rio de Janeiro: Twenty-five people were killed in a police operation conducted in a favela, or marginal neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said. The operation by the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police and the Military Police took place in Vila Cruzeiro in an attempt to capture leaders of the city’s largest criminal faction, reports Xinhua news agency. In a statement on Wednesday, the Military Police said that officers responded to an attack by alleged criminals in the favela, leaving 15 suspects dead, while a 41-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet and nine other bodies have not been identified yet. The confrontation also left several wounded, including a teenager and two people who died on Wednesday. Rifles,…

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    • 26 May

      California authorities on high alert after Texas school massacre

      Los Angeles: Authorities in Southern California are on high alert in the wake of the Texas school massacre that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers earlier this week. Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said in a statement on Wednesday that they are “working closely with the Los Angeles School Police to increase patrols around our schools and common pathways to ensure the safety of our children”, reports Xinhua news agency. “Yesterday (Tuesday) the world suffered yet another tragedy in the loss of 19 innocent children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas at the hands of a mass shooter,” he said, noting that “we are also working diligently to investigate crimes and behaviors that can lead to…

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    • 26 May

      Kiev condemns Russia’s fast-track passport issuance decree for Ukrainian citizens

      Kiev: The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has condemned the decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, which allows residents of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to apply for Russian citizenship under a fast-track procedure. “The decree of the President of Russia is legally null and void and will have no legal consequences,” the ministry was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. The issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian citizens living in the territories seized by Russia is a “gross violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, norms and principles of international humanitarian law,” it said. Putin signed the decree on the simplified passport issuance procedure for the residents of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions earlier in the day.

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