Topic: Education — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: One year after it launched a universal school voucher program, Tennessee will nearly double the program with 15,000 additional vouchers, directing about $260 million in public funds to private schools.
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[2026-04-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Excessive screen time, a relentless 24-hour news cycle and intense academic pressures are fuelling an "emotional overload" among young people that blanket social media bans can only go so far to address, experts have warned.
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[2026-04-18 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea watches during the school’s NFL football pro day, March 20, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-04-18 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A critical debt deadline has passed — and for legions of borrowers, it could mean the difference between discharged debt and continued, crushing payments.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.
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[2026-04-18 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The new acting head of the Los Angeles Unified Schools District is earning nearly $400,000 per year in the interim role as Superintendent Alberto Carvalho remains on leave during an ongoing FBI probe.
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Blue tape marks the floors of Repton Dubai's corridors and classrooms, as safe zones are being etched out across the Nad Al Sheba campus.
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Go Scale Capital] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-17 23:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Competition and Industrial Policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRÜSSEL - Die EU sollte ihr fragiles Handelsabkommen mit den Vereinigten Staaten nicht durch viele zusätzliche Forderungen „überfrachten“, sagte Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič am Freitag gegenüber POLITICO.
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[2026-04-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dissent cannot take hold in soil rendered barren by emigration and embargo. Political opposition needs academic and cultural exchange if it is to prosper
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[2026-04-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Consumer Policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union’s unveiling of a mobile app to check people’s age online has quickly turned sour, as cybersecurity experts found glaring privacy and security problems with the code.
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[2026-04-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union plans to deepen its engagement with Syria by relaunching formal political contacts and paving the way for closer economic and security ties, according to a document seen by Reuters, marking the latest step in a broader policy shift after years of frozen relations.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: America First Policy Institute, which boasts close ties to president, discussed transgender policy ‘reform’ at DC event
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[2026-04-17 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Once you picture schoolgirls, university students, mothers, aunts and grandmothers lying on their stomachs in prison pyjamas - their hands tied behind their backs, and soldiers looming over them, beating them if they move even slightly - you cannot forget the image.
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[2026-04-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in northcentral Nigeria ‘s Benue state on Thursday, abducting some students on their way to sit university examinations, officials said.
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[2026-04-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Energy shipments are increasingly being used as foreign policy tool as the Trump administration attempts to hold down two blockades on opposite sides of the globe.
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[2026-04-17 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: First published in Arabic across two volumes in 1977 and 1986, and now translated and edited by his daughter Fida, The Foundations of Zionism is a major work of Palestinian historical scholarship by Sabri Jiryis that feels uncannily timely in 2026.
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[2026-04-17 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Darroch Robinson will spend three months in prison after he was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of unlawfully causing serious harm. (ABC News: Roxanne Fitzgerald)
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[2026-04-17 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WhatsApp is deeply embedded in everyday clinical communication in Israeli hospitals despite regulatory warnings and privacy risks, a study recently published in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research found.
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[2026-04-17 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven platforms, including Meituan, Taobao and Tmall, were fined and ordered to ‘rectify their illegal activities’ following an investigation
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[2026-04-17 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven platforms, including Meituan, Taobao and Tmall, were fined and ordered to ‘rectify their illegal activities’ following an investigation
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[2026-04-17 18:09 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An investigation into former King’s School headmaster Tony George over allegations he clipped a senior boy over the ear in a biblical studies class ultimately found his actions did not amount to reportable conduct under the Children’s Guardian Act.
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[2026-04-17 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hours before the ceasefire took effect, Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, including the Qasmiyeh Bridge, a vital crossing over the Litani River linking Tyre to surrounding areas. Repeatedly targeted, the bridge was reportedly left unusable, disrupting movement and supply routes, though residents were seen crossing it at first light. The 10-day truce, announced by US President Donald Trump, came into force at midnight local time on 17 April 2026, aiming to halt a conflict that has killed more than 2,000
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[2026-04-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unknown individuals vandalized the statue of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the state, at the entrance to the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School in central Israel on Thursday evening. The statue commemorates Herzl's historic meeting with Kaiser Wilhelm II - one of the defining moments in the history of Zionism.
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[2026-04-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UK-based Benenden School is considering establishing a branch campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, as the city moves to attract foreign education institutions to its planned economic free zone.
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[2026-04-17 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former adult film star Asia Carrera has pulled off a wild career pivot — passing the Texas bar exam and putting herself on track to become a licensed lawyer.
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[2026-04-17 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a country where the unexpected seamlessly integrates into daily life, these three quirky excursions add a delightful twist to routines
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[2026-04-17 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a country where the unexpected seamlessly integrates into daily life, these three quirky excursions add a delightful twist to routines
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[2026-04-17 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Google said Friday it has removed 175.5 million policy-violating ads in South Korea last year, as the US tech giant stepped up enforcement using its artificial intelligence model Gemini.
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[2026-04-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCC Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary also becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised P1 classes from September
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[2026-04-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Cheung Chau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCC Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary also becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised P1 classes from September
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[2026-04-17 15:19 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Seoul: A wolf that escaped from a zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon has been recaptured after being on the run for nine days, bringing to an end a saga that forced an elementary school to close, spawned a meme coin and involved a search party of more than 100 people.
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[2026-04-17 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Education Minister Yoav Kisch presented the new, updated framework for the upcoming matriculation exams on Thursday, including new national accommodations and significant leniencies for northern Israel.
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[2026-04-17 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-17 15:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A former official at the Chungbuk Office of Education has been indicted on charges of secretly filming dozens of victims using hidden cameras installed in multiple locations, including a restaurant restroom, a training facility and a relative’s home, prosecutors said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-17 14:25 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parents at a primary school in Perth’s northern suburbs who successfully lobbied to stop the appointment of a new childcare provider with a “longstanding record of noncompliance issues” want the state’s education department to do more to vet companies’ history of breaches.
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[2026-04-17 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Peking University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-17 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A group of Sacramento parents is sounding the alarm over a plan to tear out natural grass fields and replace them with artificial turf — a move they say could put kids’ health at risk.
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[2026-04-17 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is among the top nations globally in AI adoption and attracting talent as it institutes policies including mandating AI education and boosting investments in the sector, according to a Stanford University report.
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[2026-04-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Iran first attacked the UAE with missiles and drones, the strikes disrupted nurseries, schools and universities across the country as classes were swiftly taken online to ensure the safety of young people and staff alike.
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[2026-04-17 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Washington state high school teacher is under fire after flashing topless photos to stunned students during a classroom presentation, according to the principal.
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[2026-04-17 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The return to school classrooms across the UAE on Monday ends weeks of remote learning.
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[2026-04-17 11:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A former head of a state-affiliated economic policy think tank was appointed as the new South Korean ambassador to Britain, the foreign ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Coalition leader ‘has elected to walk away from the best instincts’ of the Liberals, the former Australian prime minister says
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[2026-04-17 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump touted his tax deductions for tipped wages in Las Vegas Thursday, the place where he was inspired to pursue the policy.
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