Tutoring service reports learning gaps in K-to-12 students
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A tutoring service reported gaps between students’ skills and their grade level upon assessment. “We are seeing 2–3 years learning gap in…
N. Korea conducts longest-range ballistic missile test yet over Japan
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KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL/TOKYO — Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on…
Ukraine estimates $35B in environment damage from Russia invasion
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MAX KUKURUDZIAK-UNSPLASH BRUSSELS — Environmental damage in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion was estimated at around 36 billion euros ($35.3 billion), with…
Diageo boss warns on Scottish water shortage
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JACEK DYLAG-UNSPLASH LONDON — Diageo PLC’s Chief Executive Ivan Menezes believes Scotland could face a water shortage due to climate change unless…
UN pushes for cut in global fertilizer prices to avoid ‘future crisis’
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JONATHAN ANSEL MOY DE VITRY-UNSPLASH GENEVA — The United Nations is pushing to cut the price of fertilizers to avoid a “future…
Musk and Zelenskiy in Twitter showdown over billionaire’s Ukraine peace plan
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Left) and Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine (Right) UNITED NATIONS – Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked Twitter users to weigh in on a plan to…
Kim Kardashian pays $1.26 million fine for paid crypto ad, SEC says
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WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian has promoted everything from appetite-suppressing lollipops to melon-flavored liqueur to toilet paper, but it was her foray into the…
Japanese eyewear OWNDAYS releases Pokémon Frame Collection
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Japanese fast fashion eyewear brand, OWNDAYS, is launching a new collection of spectacle frames inspired by 8 Pokémon. Inspired by the theme…
South Asia’s poorest city dwellers bear brunt of worsening floods
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Laurentiu from Pixabay KATHMANDU – Each summer, the thousand or so families living in a floodplain informal settlement on…
Colombia, US discuss drug trafficking, differences remain
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith via Flickr. BOGOTA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro…