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NAHICA Announces QXO as National Sponsor, Expanding Support for Latino Contractors Nationwide
The National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) proudly announces that QXO, the fastest-growing publicly traded building products distributor in North America.
Teachers protest as Turkey buries school shooting victims
Thousands of teachers protested in Turkey on Thursday after two school shootings in two days left the country reeling, with the authorities cracking down on social media as crowds gathered for the funerals of nine victims of the second shooting.
Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims
Turkey cracked down Thursday on social media posts praising two school shootings in two days which have left the country reeling, ordering dozens of arrests ahead of funerals for the victims, who were mostly children.
Turkey to hold funerals for victims of school shooting
Funerals will be held on Thursday for nine people killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in Turkey, sending shock waves across the country.
Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead
An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said.
Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea
A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.
New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
The French capital's new mayor on Friday pledged to prioritise preventing sexual violence in after-school programmes, after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.
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Lebanon kids struggle to keep up studies as war slams school doors shut
In a classroom turned shelter for displaced families, teenager Ahmad Melhem follows a recorded lesson on a tablet as the war between Hezbollah and Israel interrupts education for hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon.
Felix Y. Manalo Foundation: How Education-Focused Humanitarian Programs Break Cycles Of Poverty
MANILA, PH / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Poverty is possibly the most significant limiting factor in terms of access to learning, healthcare, and economic mobility. In less-advantaged communities, education-centered humanitarian programs are necessary to address these constraints.
What we know about the UK's deadly meningitis outbreak
UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England.
The Valsef Dream Big Foundation Launches the Dream Big Playground Program
A $1 Million Commitment to Build and Revitalize 10 Playgrounds Across Greater Montreal
'Punished' for university: debt-laden UK graduates urge reform
Graduate Gina Tindale, 22, left university £90,000 ($120,000) in the red, a common experience across the UK where young people saddled with huge debts are calling for a reform of the student loan system.
Mexico considering social media restriction for minors: minister to AFP
Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP.
Optimal Dynamics Launches Scale, the First Decision-Native Agentic System(TM) Built to Proactively Secure the Right Freight
Scale continuously determines where freight is needed to balance carrier networks and deploys intelligent autonomous agents to secure it in real time.
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady.
Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
Turkey's Erdogan dismisses secular critics of Ramadan school plan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defended a directive introducing Ramadan-related activities in public schools, rejecting criticism from opponents who said the move undermined Turkey's secular principles.
Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: intel sources
The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.
As Estonia schools phase out Russian, many families struggle
When Estonian mother Jelizaveta Ponomarjova's elder daughter started fourth grade in September, she did not understand what her teacher was saying.
In post-Maduro Venezuela, pro- and anti-government workers march for better pay
Supporters and opponents of Venezuela's government protested on Monday for better salaries and pensions, marching separately although united in their demand for a decent income.
UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
A purple-haired anti-migrant cartoon character featured in a UK government anti-extremism programme has been co-opted by the far right, appearing in AI-generated videos circulating around Europe and the United States.
Optimal Dynamics Appoints Jake Dettmer as SVP of Product to Scale Platform Growth
Industry Advisor and Transportation Technology Executive Joins Optimal Dynamics as the Company Advances Its Mission to Automate High-Stakes Decisions Across Operations
Difficult dance: Cambodian tradition under threat
Cambodian master classical dancer Penh Yom walks between her teenage students, painstakingly adjusting a bent-back finger here and the tilt of a head there, as she passes on a centuries-old art form.
Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat market
Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her homeschooling since she left China's gruelling public school system.
AELF Closes Financing Facility with Natixis CIB
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / December 30, 2025 / Aircraft Engine Lease Finance Inc. (AELF), a leading US-based commercial aircraft lessor, announced the establishment of a new warehouse credit facility with Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking (Natixis CIB), providing up to $100 million in committed capital. This marks AELF's first financing with the French bank and represents a strategic step forward for the company which will support the expansion of AELF's mid-life aircraft leasing strategy.
US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
Claudio Neves Valente came to the United States as an ambitious physics student at Brown University, but ended his life while hiding from police after killing two students at the Ivy League institution as well as an MIT professor.
South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
Austria set to vote on headscarf ban in schools
Austrian lawmakers on Thursday are expected to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.
Hong Kong university suspends student union after calls for fire justice
A Hong Kong university has suspended the operations of its student union after a message was posted on campus expressing condolences and urging justice for the victims of a major fire.
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10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake Nigeria
Gunmen have seized 10 women and children in the latest kidnapping to rock Nigeria, police said Tuesday, as parents of dozens of children taken from a Catholic school last week pleaded for their release.