America’s college admissions tests are to add an "adversity score" to take into account students’ social backgrounds, amid a national debate over the current system’s fairness. The College Board, the body that administers the university admissions exam, announced that it […]
Britain has upgraded its travel warning for dual UK-Iranian nationals after a British council worker was jailed on allegations of espionage. The Foreign Office on Friday warned dual nationals against all travel to the Islamic Republic, saying they face an "unacceptably […]
The Islamic State group has disclosed the creation of a new regional chapter in Pakistan, as the group tries to rebrand and rebuild after the destruction of its caliphate. The organisational reshuffle came five days after the announcement of a […]
Rice has been planted in a Japanese town which hosts Fukushima’s damaged nuclear power plant eight years after residents were first evacuated. Officials and locals in Okuma town planted several crops, including sticky rice and premium quality rice, across more than […]
Fully electric “flying vehicles” could join Paris’ transport network “within five years”, according to the French capital’s public operator RATP. RATP, which manages Paris’ bus, train, and underground services, is teaming up with Airbus, the European aerospace giant, to "explore […]
Poland’s pro-EU opposition has a 10-point lead over the ruling nationalists ahead of European Parliament elections, a survey showed on Friday, a sharp turnaround that some analysts linked to a film about sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. The […]
Russia’s state-owned Channel One TV has cancelled the results of a popular TV singing competition, The Voice Kids after an investigation uncovered evidence that phone votes were rigged. Channel One confirmed that ”there was outside influence on the voting that affected the result”, […]
I.M. Pei, the preeminent US architect who forged a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and stark structures, has died in New York, his sons’ architecture firm said Thursday. He was 102 years old. The Chinese-born […]
Fully electric “flying vehicles” could join Paris’ transport network “within five years”, according to the French capital’s public operator RATP. RATP, which manages Paris’ bus, train, and underground services, is teaming up with Airbus, the European aerospace giant, to "explore […]
The first Venezuelan politician to denounce Nicolas Maduro and switch his allegiance to Juan Guaido has said the government is presiding over a "genocide", adding that 14 other politicians are ready to follow his lead. Fernando Orozco Cassiani caused shockwaves […]