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Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime
The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.The New York Times - 13m -
Trump's trolling and tariffs sped up Justin Trudeau's demise. How will Canada handle Trump now?
Canadians woke up Tuesday to an uncertain future, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would resign and bring his near-decade in power to an end.NBC News - 37m -
UK financial regulator failed to uphold rules for handling FOI requests, review finds
Report calls for Financial Conduct Authority staff to be retrained and adds to mounting criticism of watchdogFinancial Times - 9h -
How Washington, D.C., is handling security concerns amid major events
In the coming weeks, Washington, D.C., will host the 2024 election certification, former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral and President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration. CBS News ...CBS News - 14h -
Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.The New York Times - 15h -
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over failures in abuse scandal handling
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon ...ABC News - 1d -
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‘The tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done’: Syrian exiles hope for a brighter future
Syrians who fled Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror now consider moving home as the country starts a new chapter. Shortly after the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Jihad Abdo, a well-known actor in ...The Guardian - 2d -
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.The New York Times - 2d -
‘We’ve proved we can do anything’: the Syrian women who want a say in running the country
Women’s rights groups have been active throughout the years of war and turmoil Syria – and now they are calling on the new regime to recognise their worth. The feminist activist Ghalia Rahhal ...The Guardian - 2d -
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Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Malaysian authorities say they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had entered the country illegallyABC News - 2d -
How to handle a stock market downturn — without breaking down
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Try this experiment.MarketWatch - 3d -
The Syrian refugee whose selfie with Angela Merkel changed his life
Anas Modamani took a photo with the then chancellor when he was 18, before the image went around the world. When Angela Merkel stepped out of her car into the melee outside an asylum seekers’ ...The Guardian - 3d -
Blind date: ‘He handled an allergic reaction with stoicism, while I fretted about having to tell the Guardian I’d killed my date’
Felix, 24, a film programmer, meets Erin, 23, an archaeologist. What were you hoping for? Someone to talk to about absolutely awful movies. More importantly, someone kind in wonderful ...The Guardian - 3d -
How Georgia and Notre Dame handled tragedy, uncertainty and then a football game over 36 hours in New Orleans
In the aftermath of a deadly attack that killed 14 people, officials at the Sugar Bowl, Georgia and Notre Dame dealt with a situation unlike any they had faced before.ESPN - 3d -
‘A look into the future’: TV drama about Danish climate refugees divides opinion
Families Like Ours has become national talking point but some scientists say events depicted could not happen. Featuring scenes of huge crowds boarding ferries, protest and desperation as six ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Syrians accuse rulers of imposing Islamist agenda in new curriculum
Critics fear rebel-backed government is pushing religious vision on to what has long been a secular countryFinancial Times - 4d -
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New Syrian government's school curriculum changes spark concern
The curriculum will take on a more Islamic slant, with evolution and Big Bang theory dropped from science.BBC News - 4d -
Syrian delegation visits Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip since Assad ousting
Foreign and defence ministers arrive in Riyadh as Gulf states move to embrace new rulersFinancial Times - 5d
