Sweden Set to Ban Mobile Phones in Schools, Joining Trend of Shelving Screens for Students

Since 2023, the Scandinavian country’s center-right coalition government has pursued a policy prioritizing more reading time and less screen time, particularly among preschool students, by favoring books and other traditional learning tools. Lawmaker Joar Forsell, chairperson of the Swedish parliament’s education committee, said officials have seen a decline in the general ability to read and …

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Alaska Investigates US Senate Candidate Who Shares Name With Incumbent

June 8 (Reuters) – Alaska’s top ⁠elections ⁠official on Monday opened ⁠an investigation into a U.S. Senate candidate with the same ​name as Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, citing allegations the challenger filed his ‌candidacy to mislead voters. Alaska Lieutenant ‌Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who oversees elections in the state, said ⁠the investigation ⁠would …

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Rescuers Race to Reach Trapped After Powerful Quake in Southern Philippines

By Adrian Portugal and Jay Ereno GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines June 9 (Reuters) – Rescuers searched ⁠the ⁠rubble on Tuesday of a collapsed building ⁠in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has ​killed at least 37 people and injured hundreds, to reach two people still believed to …

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20,000 People Displaced by the Philippine Earthquake That Killed at Least 37

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000. Only four people were considered missing on official …

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