Difficulty: Summiteer (Level 3) Finnish schools have introduced controversial new rules. Students returning from summer break will need to be mindful of their electronic devices. Finland had long been known for its high-quality schooling. But the Nordic country’s rating recently fell in a ranking that measured how well 15-year-olds knew mathematics, reading and writing, and…
Dubrovnik’s summer heat may be a challenge for visitors, but for Hong Kong architect and travel sketch artist Vanessa Leung, it has become part of the creative process. Leung, who is known for documenting her travels through vibrant sketches, shared her experience on Instagram while staying in Dubrovnik. She described meeting up with a fellow…
By RUTH WALKER, U.S. BOOKS EDITOR There are several, awkward silences during my phone conversation with Traver Boehm. More than once, I’m about to ask if he’s still on the line, convinced the unreliable signal he’d warned me about has cut us off, only to be alerted to his presence by a deep intake of…
article 18 March 2019, Hamburg: ILLUSTRATION – A fifth grade student of a grammar school uses the search function of her smartphone. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA – Cell phones in schools have become a highly debated topic across the country as school districts continue to enforce stricter…
WASHINGTON – All eyes will be on the high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday. The backstory: Last February, Zelensky was told to leave the White House after his meeting with Trump turned into a shouting match in the Oval Office. However, experts say that…
Dozens of activists are on the run from authorities in the China-ruled city after a crackdown on civil liberties. A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former parliamentarian wanted by the city’s Chinese authorities have been granted asylum in Britain and Australia, more than four years after facing criminal charges over the 2019 antigovernment protests….
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:41 BST, 17 August 2025 | Updated: 06:10 BST, 17 August 2025 A mother who blew nearly five times the legal drinking limit during a school pick-up has been found not guilty after blaming the reading on a popular health product and a reflux condition. Natasha Jansen, 49,…
A former Las Vegas regular has revealed why they believe Sin City is dying amid falling tourist numbers. Vegas tourism is down 11 percent and overall visits to Las Vegas are down more than 6 percent this year, figures from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show. This week the oldest casino – The Golden Gate…
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both find the net in Barcelona’s 3-0 La Liga win at Mallorca, who had two players sent off. Barcelona began the defence of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the hosts. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal,…
As the lifeguards prepared to end their shift, a 77-year-old Russian grandmother visiting her family in Brooklyn was having such a good time at Manhattan Beach Park she called her daughter and told her to hold off on picking her up. “It’s breezy. It’s good weather,” Liudmila Marchenko told her daughter. “”Give me an hour.” Minutes…