What we do (and don't) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them

Educators shared stories of students learning Spanish from computers, and superintendents doing double duty as substitute teachers. But they also shared stories of creative, committed efforts – from San Antonio to Hooper Bay, Alaska – to grow a new generation of teachers, while doing more to make sure veteran teachers want to stay. Jackson’s story is instructive, if not unique. On average, Nalls…

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King Charles visit to France postponed amid pension bill protests

Comment on this story Comment LONDON — The French president’s office announced Friday that a visit by Britain’s King Charles III, which was meant to be the first state visit of his reign, was postponed as protests over raising the retirement age in France roil the country. The announcement came the morning after protesters flooded streets across France, clashing with police in Paris and other…

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Garbology is the study of trash. This is why students love it

For Farrer, studying environmental science came with a side of deep existential dread. After spending the first few post-grad months applying for jobs, she now works at the California Academy of Sciences. Each day, she thinks about the future of the planet. She tries her best to live sustainably, but doesn’t think we can compost our way out of this. While the U.S. is four percent of the global…

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King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests

The state visit is called off ahead of a 10th day of national pension protests on Tuesday. #King #Charles039s #France #visit #postponed #pension #protests

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Iraq’s constitutional reform process must avoid past mistakes | Opinions

In October last year, the Iraqi parliament approved a new government with a mandate to jump-start political reforms. Among its priorities is the amendment of Iraq’s problematic constitution. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made the first step in this process by appointing Hassan al-Yasseri as his constitutional adviser. Meanwhile, the parliament has announced that it will form a…

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Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred given six years for rape in Paris

Comment on this story Comment A Moroccan singer popular across the Arab world has been sentenced to six years in prison in France for rape in a high-profile case that led to backlash against the star, online abuse against the victim, and even an intervention from the Moroccan king. Saad Lamjarred was found guilty Friday by a jury and three magistrates of assaulting and raping a young woman at a…

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Rare snow carpets swathes of storm-hit California

Snow has fallen in Phelan and Lake Hughes, north of Los Angeles, as the state faces blizzard warnings. #Rare #snow #carpets #swathes #stormhit #California

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Turkey launches probe into 612 people after quakes: Minister | News

Justice minister Bozdag says 184 of the suspects were jailed pending trial after the 7.8- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes on February 6. Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people over the buildings that collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquakes earlier this month, according to the country’s justice minister. Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Saturday that 184 of the 612…

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Four held after model Abby Choi's dismembered body found

Abby Choi’s in-laws and ex-husband are in custody after her remains were found in a fridge in Hong Kong. #held #model #Abby #Choi039s #dismembered #body

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Voters, observers hopeful as Nigeria presidential election begins | Elections News

Elections for the Nigerian presidency and both houses of the federal parliament are being held across the country’s 36 states, in what is set to be the sixth successive civilian-to-civilian transition of power since a return to democracy in 1999. Eighteen candidates are jostling to succeed Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down as president in May, having served out two four-year terms. But only four…

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HMD Global launches Nokia G22 repairable smartphone

The next smartphone to come from mobile icon Nokia is a handset that users can repair themselves. The Nokia G22, developed by Finnish manufacturer HMD Global, is a standard smartphone with a 6.5-inch screen and a 50-megapixel main camera. But it’s the phone’s outer shell and insides that make it special. The handset includes a recyclable plastic back which can be easily removed to swap out broken…

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Turkey’s central Nigde province | Earthquakes News

Earthquake had a depth of 7km and hit the Bor district on Saturday afternoon. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken the central Anatolian Turkish province of Nigde, the Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre said, just over two weeks after two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Saturday’s earthquake had a depth of 7km (4.34 miles) and hit the Bor…

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NigeriaDecides2023: Nigerians go to the polls in tense presidential election

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country’s next leader elected. The hotly contested poll is being held simultaneously with voting for representatives for the country’s parliament. Polls opened in Nigeria on Saturday morning in what will be Africa’s largest democratic exercise. About 93 million Nigerians in a country of…

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Warren Buffett annual letter Berkshire Hathaway: stock buybacks

An Andy Warhol-like print of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett hangs outside a clothing stand during the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 30, 2022. Scott Morgan | Reuters Warren Buffett defended stock buybacks in Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual letter, pushing back on those railing against the practice he believes to be beneficial…

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13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway

MULTAN, Pakistan — A speeding passenger bus rammed into a van on a motorway in eastern Pakistan, killing 13 people and injuring several others, a police spokesman said Saturday. The accident happened overnight in Rahim Yar Khan, a district in Punjab province, according to Mohammad Awais, a district police spokesman. He said the dead and injured had all been moved to a hospital. #people #killed…

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Mardi Gras: Australia's PM Anthony Albanese first to join march

Anthony Albanese’s presence at Mardi Gras has been welcomed by many but he has also faced criticism. #Mardi #Gras #Australia039s #Anthony #Albanese #join #march

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African Union condemns Tunisia’s ‘hate speech’ against migrants | Racism News

President Kais Saied claimed migration from sub-Saharan Africa was aimed at changing his country’s demographic makeup. The African Union (AU) has criticised Tunisia and urged it to avoid “racialised hate speech” following President Kais Saied’s comments directed at migrants from elsewhere on the continent. Saied ordered the expulsion of undocumented migrants from Tunisia on Tuesday, saying…

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