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Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading
The Straits Times
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June 13, 2025
ZURICH - A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on authorities to tackle a problem long seen as a largely U.S. phenomenon, increasing momentum for tougher gun and security laws and more policing of social media. While...
Analysis-Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 13, 2025
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on authorities to tackle a problem long seen as a largely U.S. phenomenon, increasing momentum for tougher gun and security laws and more policing of...
Việt Nam–Germany Friendship Hospital prepares core workforce for Hà Nam branch
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam–Germany Friendship Hospital has carefully prepared the core human resource framework for its second branch in Hà Nam, with staff ready to begin work as soon as the hospital officially starts operations at the end of this year. Dr...
German ‘Nail Artist’ Günther Uecker Dies at 95
News Central TV
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June 11, 2025
Renowned German sculptor and installation artist Günther Uecker, famous for his striking use of nails in art, has died at the age of 95. From the 1950s, Uecker began hammering nails into everyday objects—furniture, televisions, canvases, and even...
German artist who ‘painted with nails’, Günther Uecker, dead at 95
Times of Malta
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June 11, 2025
German sculptor and installation artist Günther Uecker, best known for his mesmerising artworks using thousands of nails, has died at age 95. His works, created from the 1950s saw him hammer nails into furniture, TV sets, canvases and a tree...
German Mayor pledges support for development in Atwima Kwawoma District
Ghana News Agency
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June 11, 2025
By Dorothy Frances Ward Twedie (Ash), June 11, GNA – Mayor Rolf Beuting of Murnau, a town in Bavaria, Germany, and his delegation have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the rapid development of the Atwima Kwawoma District in the areas of...
Pune Zilla Parishad Launches 'Pune Model School' to Revolutionize Rural Educatio...
Pune Mirror
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June 13, 2025
In a major step toward improving rural education, the Pune Zilla Parishad is set to roll out its flagship initiative, the ‘Pune Model School’, with an official launch on Saturday. The inauguration ceremony will be graced by Deputy Chief Minister...
Kenya National Examinations Council announces KCSE jobs for secondary school...
TUKO
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June 13, 2025
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) invited applications from secondary school teachers and college tutors to fill the roles of examiners The examination body noted that candidates will be recruited between Tuesday, June 10, and...
Comedian Little Brian stunned Germans don't know where Uganda is
TUKO
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June 12, 2025
Little Brian said Germans rarely recognise Uganda, prompting him to mention Kenya as a neighbour The funnyman joked about teaching Germans about Uganda and making light of the situation Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, he shared his admiration for Kenya's...
Nigerian-Australian Woman Arrested in Australia for Trafficking Students from Papua New Guinea
City 105.1 FM
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June 13, 2025
A 56-year-old Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for allegedly trafficking at least 15 students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forcing them into unpaid labour under the pretext of...
Universities holding African American artifacts must shift from a focus on property to one of repair
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Photographs of Renty, Delia, Jack, Jem, Drana, Alfred, and Fassena, a community of Africans enslaved in South Carolina, will finally be released from Harvard University. This collection of 12 items dating back to 1850 shows a father, Jack, and his...
Nigerian nabbed for trafficking 15 students in Australia
Business Hallmark
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June 13, 2025
A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and coercing them into slavery on farms across Queensland under the pretext of...
Rodrigues backlash continues, terror trial opens, and Austria mourns school shooting
RTL Today
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Your Weekly Recap for 9–13 June 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: Despite apologies, FLF and Rodrigues face growing backlash ISIS terror trial begins in Luxembourg without defendants Claude Meisch confirms French...
Could foreign medical students in Germany be charged tuition fees?
The Local - Germany
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June 12, 2025
Under a new proposal, foreign medical students in Germany could be forced to pay tuition fees under certain circumstances, in a bid to force young doctors to work in rural areas. For those who qualify for a place at a medical university in...
Nigerian-Australian woman arrested for alleged trafficking of 15 students
Prompt News Online
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June 13, 2025
A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested in Australia for allegedly trafficking 15 students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forcing them into unpaid labour on Queensland farms under the false promise of educational...
Can the BRYCK Alliance turn the Ruhr region into Germany’s deeptech launchpad?
Tech.eu
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June 13, 2025
The week sees further plans to advance the Ruhr region, a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, as a next-generation industrial powerhouse. The BRYCK Startup Alliance is a collaboration between the RAG-Stiftung, the University...
Few yet resolute, graduates of top high school choose Türkiye
Hurriyet Daily News
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Melike Çalkap – ISTANBUL Despite holding a diploma that grants them direct access to European universities, nine of 2024 graduates from a prestigious Istanbul high school chose to remain in Türkiye to pursue their aspired career paths, while the...
Danish Precedent Fuels German State's Open‐Source Shift
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Northern German state Schleswig‐Holstein has initiated a sweeping migration from Microsoft's proprietary ecosystem-including Windows, Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, and Active Directory-to open-source platforms like...
German artist who ‘painted with nails’, Guenther Uecker, dead at 95
Digital Journal
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June 11, 2025
German artist Guenther Uecker during an exhibition in Duesseldorf on February 5, 2015 - Copyright AFP/File Patrik STOLLARZ Katharina WIECHERS German sculptor and installation artist Guenther Uecker, best known for his mesmerising artworks using...
What to Make of Germany’s New Veterans Day
War on the Rocks
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June 13, 2025
Even avid observers of German affairs likely missed the first-ever celebration of its armed forces past and present on June 15, 2024. Last year’s preliminary event — falling during the month-long European football championship taking place in...