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Heatwave hits more than one in two people in France

More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting their timetables to keep students out of broiling classrooms.

Like father, like son: Prince George to attend Eton College

Britain's Prince George will attend the prestigious private school Eton College from September, Kensington Palace announced Tuesday, following in the footsteps of his father and heir to the throne Prince William.

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India blocks Telegram before retest exam to curb cheating

India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak.

American Industry and Innovation Research Institute (AMIIRI) Releases Landmark 2025 Industrial AI Report and Announces Expanded Research Agenda for 2026

The American Industry and Innovation Research Institute (AMIIRI) analyzes Industrial AI readiness across eleven industries of the U.S. middle market in its most comprehensive study in 15 years. The report is an open-access public resource, with major expansion planned for 2026.

Elvictor Advances AI Transformation with Appointment of Theocharis Vasilakis as Chief Technology Officer

New CTO to oversee development of Elvictor's AI-powered crew management ecosystem and broader digital infrastructure modernization initiative.Highlights:Strengthens executive leadership with the appointment of Theocharis Vasilakis as Chief Technology Officer.Accelerating planned investments in artificial intelligence, automation, and digital infrastructure.AI-enabled crew management platform development underway, with MVP targeted for Q4 2026.

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'

Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.

Fragrance Creators Association Makes History at the White House, Advancing the $80 Billion Case for Responsible Innovation to Senior Executive Branch Officials

A first-of-its-kind White House fragrance salon and a Capitol Hill perfumery event drew senior administration officials and bipartisan congressional leaders to engage with the science, innovation, public health and wellbeing, and economics behind an $80 billion fragrance-dependent American industry.

Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand's Scrabble title

If he were no longer physically able to play Scrabble, 86-year-old Tan Jin Chor said he would "shut the lights and call it a day", but his love of the word game has kept the veteran verbophile competing.

Capital Jets Inc Earns ARGUS Platinum Rating | Aircraft Management & Air Charter Operator

The Airline is Recognized for its Commitment to Safety and Operational Excellence.

Felix Prehn Review and Story: Former Investment Banker's YouTube Channel Reaches 76 Million Views

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 29, 2026 / Felix Prehn, a former investment banker, has been explaining markets, earnings, and economic trends for over five years in plain language. 76 million views suggest people were waiting for exactly this.

Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16

A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.

Advisory Firms with Strong Adviser Retention Have Something in Common: They Make Compliance Easy

A.D. Banker connects the dots between CE infrastructure, financial adviser retention, and challenges with confidence facing RIA firms right now

Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials

The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, Russian officials said on Saturday.

Elvictor Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides an Operational Update

Revenue Increases 63.6% Year-Over-Year; Net Income Increases 125.2% to $135,613; Seafarers Under Management Exceed 3,000

Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites

It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work.

Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes

A new idea for combatting America's horrific problem of school shootings is to unleash an unarmed drone to confront the attacker, like a giant buzzing insect.

UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer revelation

Britain's Princess Catherine starts a two-day visit to Italy on Wednesday focused on early childhood development, in her first official foreign trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.

After backlash, Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup

Mexico canceled plans to shorten its school year ahead of the World Cup after widespread backlash from parents, think tanks and local authorities, a government source told AFP Monday.

Georgetown Economics Professor Adriana Kugler to Headline Panel Discussion at 2026 RNEF

SIMI VALLEY, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / Economist and Georgetown University professor Adriana Kugler will headline a featured panel discussion at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum. The event will take place on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 7 a.m., at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

Teen shooter kills two at Brazil school

A teenager shot dead two staff members and injured two other people, including an 11-year-old girl, on Tuesday in the latest school shooting to rock Brazil.

Unity Environmental University Expands Community College Articulation Agreements, Opening New Pathways for Transfer Students

Block transfer model ensures associate degree graduates enter Unity at junior-year standing, no lost credits, no lost time

iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2026 Brings Global Design Community Together

A night of celebration on an international stage: 2,000 guests honor iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 Winners at the sold-out Friedrichstadt-PalastPatricia Urquiola receives the iF Design Lifetime Achievement Award 2026.iF Design Trend Report 2026 is now available for free download until 7 July 2026.

France launches one-euro university meals for all students

French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship.

From Adele to Raye, the UK school nurturing future stars

If there was a recipe for success in the entertainment industry, the BRIT School in London should maybe get a standing ovation for hitting all the right notes.

NAHICA Announces QXO as National Sponsor, Expanding Support for Latino Contractors Nationwide

The National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) proudly announces that QXO, the fastest-growing publicly traded building products distributor in North America.

Teachers protest as Turkey buries school shooting victims

Thousands of teachers protested in Turkey on Thursday after two school shootings in two days left the country reeling, with the authorities cracking down on social media as crowds gathered for the funerals of nine victims of the second shooting.

Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims

Turkey cracked down Thursday on social media posts praising two school shootings in two days which have left the country reeling, ordering dozens of arrests ahead of funerals for the victims, who were mostly children.

Turkey to hold funerals for victims of school shooting

Funerals will be held on Thursday for nine people killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in Turkey, sending shock waves across the country.

Positively Arts Presents: The 2025 Get Launched Vegas Winners Showcase at Myron’s on Sunday, April 19

Las Vegas' Rising Young Stars Take the Stage at The Smith Center - Limited Tickets Available!

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said.

Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea

A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.

New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools

The French capital's new mayor on Friday pledged to prioritise preventing sexual violence in after-school programmes, after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.

Lebanon kids struggle to keep up studies as war slams school doors shut

In a classroom turned shelter for displaced families, teenager Ahmad Melhem follows a recorded lesson on a tablet as the war between Hezbollah and Israel interrupts education for hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon.

Sandra Day O'Connor Institute Receives $500,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant To Expand Youth Civic Education

Two-year investment will grow experiential Camp O'Connor USA and the online Ambassadors Civics & Debate Club, with a focus on access, civic participation, and national reach

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