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The suicide of Caroline Grandjean, a headteacher in central France, has shocked the country’s educational community.
On Monday, the 42-year-old teacher took her own life, after nearly two years of harassment…
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French education system in shock after headteacher’s suicide exposes failure to protect LGBTQ+ staff
After facing two years of harassment over her sexuality, a school principal in the central Cantal region of France took her own life on 1 September. In the aftermath of the tragedy, unions and rights groups are leading calls for greater protection for teachers.
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‘Greta, is there anything above us?’: Panic on the flotilla to Gaza
In a video posted by activist Yasmin Akar, she said: “We identified the first drones. From what we see, above every boat in the flotilla there is now a drone.” Akar, who was filmed in October celebrating Iran’s missile strike on Israel,…
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Iran boosts uranium stockpile to near weapons-grade, UN report reveals
VIENNA (AP) — A confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen by The Associated Press said Wednesday that Iran increased its stockpile of uranium…
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Deadly earthquake in Afghanistan mapped
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6 struck northeastern Afghanistan on August 31. Aftershocks followed, including a magnitude 5.2 tremor on September 2, according to the United States Geological Survey.
More than 1,400 people have been killed and…
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Putin willing to meet Zelenskyy if he 'comes to Moscow'
Putin said on Wednesday he was open to a face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy in the Russian capital, while Trump pushes for progress in ending Russia’s all-out war in Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.
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Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany
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The Czech government has approved the €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard…
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Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany
The move comes just months after the NATO member announced that its military spending would increase to 3% of GDP by the end of the decade.
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A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage
Riahi, K. et al. in Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (eds Shukla, P. R. et al.) Ch. 3 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2022); https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157926.005.
Clarke, L. et al. in Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change…
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Homes destroyed as rare tornado strikes Brittany’s Morbihan region
A rare tornado struck Brittany on Tuesday morning, tearing through Morbihan with winds of nearly 140 km/h, destroying homes and leaving villages littered with debris.
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