Tag: Social affairs
Beyond the Pandemic: London’s financial hub seeks a rebirth
<p>LONDON — On the surface, London’s financial district appears to be a shell of its former self. No one is rushing to meetings. Chairs...
Hackers, glitches mar France’s mass return to online school
<p>PARIS — French children, parents and teachers are battling with internet connection problems across the country after an abrupt nationwide switch to online learning...
Wake Forest’s Childress exits Demon Deacons’ coaching staff
<p>WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest program great Randolph Childress is leaving the Demon Deacons coaching staff.</p>
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Texas Tech introduces alumnus Adams as new basketball coach
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech's search for its new basketball coach didn't take long, and didn't have to go far.
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Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life
SANDY HOOK, N.J. — To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks...
South Carolina House gives key approval to hate crimes bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law.
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‘Leave no Tigrayan’: In Ethiopia, an ethnicity is erased
<p>HAMDAYET, Sudan — The atrocities have been seared into the skin and the minds of Tigrayans, who take shelter by the thousands within sight...
Alabama revises voter form with religious oath, lawsuit ends
<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An atheist group asked a judge Wednesday to end its federal lawsuit against the state of Alabama since officials have revised...
Russia and West spar over vote to punish Syria over weapons
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the United States and its allies Tuesday over a vote later this month that could strip Syria of...
Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested...