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Texas approves school vouchers for 5 million students
Texas governor signs largest US school voucher law

AUSTIN, Texas: Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law that will let more than five million students use state...

U.S. moves to boost air traffic controller workforce
US offers incentives to boost air traffic hiring, retention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department says it is working to fix a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by...

Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...

Mexico plans to cut work week to 40 hours by 2030
Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico is laying the groundwork to reduce its standard work week from 48 to 40 hours by 2030, Labor and Social...

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. plans overhaul of vaccine testing, report says
Health Secretary will ensure all new vaccines undergo placebo testing

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to change how vaccines are tested, according...

US House votes to block California’s zero-emission truck plan
US House rescinds approval for California heavy-duty truck rules

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a challenge to California's push for cleaner transportation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted this week...

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Beyond checkboxes: Immersive travel takes hold among Chinese tourists
Beyond checkboxes: Immersive travel takes hold among Chinese tourists

A tourist enjoys a helicopter tour in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua)...

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CARPET EXPORT
AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CARPET EXPORT

(250507) -- KABUL, May 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A carpet vendor presents a hand-woven carpet at his store in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 7,...

Heres the blatant lie Ukraine expects Africa to believe
Heres the blatant lie Ukraine expects Africa to believe

Kiev is trying to portray itself as a key supporter of South Africas anti-apartheid struggle The article Ukraine looks to rekindle...

InPics | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 kicks off in Hohhot
InPics | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 kicks off in Hohhot

HOHHOT, May 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup kicks off in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,...

"75-80 per cent there": Rashid Khan opens up about his underwhelming IPL 2025 campaign
"75-80 per cent there": Rashid Khan opens up about his underwhelming IPL 2025 campaign

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Gujarat Titans premier spinner Rashid Khan feels he is operating at 75 to 80 per cent and...

(SP)CHINA-HOHHOT-FUTSAL-AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-CHN VS AUS (CN)
(SP)CHINA-HOHHOT-FUTSAL-AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-CHN VS AUS (CN)

(250506) -- HOHHOT, May 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Claudia Fruscalzo (L) and China's Xiong Jing competes during the group A match...

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