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Jan 1 - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE become BRICS members
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Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond
Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone.
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Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest
Disorder broke out in Southampton close to where the 18-year-old student was murdered.
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Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks
Iran warned Israel on Monday that it could resume hostilities if attacks on its Lebanese ally Hezbollah do not stop.
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- Sept. 11, 2024 - How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris matters
- August 2024 - ‘In our culture there is no place for a woman’: How India’s institutions are failing rape victims (CNN)
- Feb 28 - How is ATP Carbon Tracker trying to help players longer their carbon footprint?
- Jan 11 - All-female city council makes history in Minnesota
- Jan 31 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online
- Jan 1 - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE become BRICS members
- Dec 30 - Alabama plans to use nitrogen gas to execute man who once survived botched execution
- "Why aren’t we all eating insects?"
- Jan 20 - Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
- Jan 17 - Two royal health announcements in one day show different approach since late queen
- Jan 16 - Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa Republican Caucuses, first voting in US Presidential primaries, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, second and third
- Jan 8 - Francis Urges Ban on Surrogacy, Calling It ‘Despicable’
- Dec 18 - Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples
- Dec 15 - New report reveals homelessness in the US increased by 12%, with more than 650,000 people experiencing homeless one night in January 2023
- Dec 13 - COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?
- Dec 12 - First Indigenous Winner of Miss Canada United World
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Disclosure Day: Spielberg Reopens the Extraterrestrial File
05 June 2026Nearly fifty years after Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg returns to the universe that helped define his career. With Disclosure Day, the filmmaker delivers not a direct sequel, but a work that clearly echoes his earlier stories about visitors from beyond our world. Whereas Close Encounters explored the wonder of first contact … Continue reading "Disclosure Day: Spielberg Reopens the Extraterrestrial File"
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LLCER Update and Vote for a New Reading Guide
03 June 2026There are a few changes in the LLCER Terminale set texts list for 2026-2028. What are you interested in teaching next year, and which title would interest you for a Reading guide? Scroll down to vote for your favourite. The updated list has two added books, the first part of J.M. Coetzee's autobiography Boyhood: Scenes from … Continue reading "LLCER Update and Vote for a New Reading Guide"
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David Attenborough at 100
07 May 2026Sir David Attenborough has been fascinated by nature and the world around us since his childhood, and he has enthused millions of viewers around the world with his programmes covering every aspect of our planet. As he reaches 100, he isn't ready to stop. Attenborough studied zoology and later social anthropology but equally trained to … Continue reading "David Attenborough at 100"