Asylum Claims and Backlog Soar to Record Highs in the UK The United Kingdom is facing a significant surge in new asylum claims and an unprecedented backlog of individuals awaiting initial decisions. Despite the government’s 2019 pledge to decrease the influx of people entering the UK, both legal migration for work and studies have also […]
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In a surprising move, China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has announced a reduction in one of its key lending rates while leaving another unchanged. This decision has caught economists off guard, as they were anticipating more assertive measures to bolster the nation’s economic growth amidst growing concerns about its trajectory. As […]
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Revival of Music Education in Schools Faces Challenges, Experts Warn As the September deadline looms for schools to unveil their “music development plan,” subject experts are cautioning that the government’s efforts to revitalize music education will fall short without additional training, funding, and specialized teachers. The national music education plan, introduced last year, calls for […]
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Schools in Northern Ireland will experience a significant reduction in funding for shared education programs starting from September. The funding cut of 50% will affect hundreds of schools that participate in shared education initiatives, where students from diverse backgrounds and different schools come together for joint classes and activities. The Education Authority (EA) cited the […]
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Ice sheets can collapse into the ocean in spurts of up to 600 metres (2,000 feet) a day, a study has found, far faster than recorded before. Scientists said the finding, based on sea floor sediment formations from the last ice age, was a “warning from the past” for today’s world in which the climate […]
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Nigeria has postponed Saturday’s crucial state elections amid wrangling over a presidential vote that opposition parties claim was rigged. The electoral commission emerged from an hours-long meeting on Wednesday night to announce it was pushing back polls to elect powerful state governors by a week. The commission attributed the delay to problems with reconfiguring a […]
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The euro fell against the dollar on Tuesday after the release of data showing that economic activity in the United States (US) advanced, in an environment of risk aversion due to geopolitical tensions. At 6pm (Lisbon time), the euro was trading at 1.0678 dollars, while on Monday around the same time it was at 1.0706 […]
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The Sao Tome government wants to settle a debt of around 300 million euros with Angola, under the terms of a new economic cooperation agreement signed with representatives of the Angolan government, in the capital of Sao Tome, it was announced today. “In the agreement signed, we plan from this stage to develop a new […]
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