BEIJING, June 5 (Reuters) – The number of Chinese students sitting the country’s national university entrance exam, due to begin on Sunday, has dropped sharply by 450,000 to 12.9 million from a year earlier, as more teenagers opt out of pursuing academic degrees. The figures, released by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, come amid …
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday, with the latest lease sale set for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Opponents of drilling in the refuge’s coastal plain have pointed to a lack of industry interest in the prior two sales held …
Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police spoke out Thursday about the state Republican Party holding a public prayer for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd. “You all had the opportunity to honor fallen soldiers or children who lost their lives,” said Courteney Ross, …
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson was wowed upon hearing how high the price had climbed on the secondary market for the cheapest ticket in New York for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs. What left the Knicks star nearly stumped was determining what he would deem worthy of spending …
June 4 (Reuters) – EU ministers on Thursday broadly supported a proposal to limit access to temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age, Sweden’s migration minister said. The European Union activated the Temporary Protection Directive after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to manage large-scale arrivals of displaced people. The scheme, which has been extended …
June 4 (Reuters) – An appeals court in the U.S. state of Colorado on Thursday ordered a retrial of two paramedics convicted over the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a powerful sedative. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was stopped by officers in Aurora, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, said he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week at the invitation of the team’s owner. Describing himself as a “big fan” of the team and owner James Dolan, Trump said Thursday that he will be in …
TIVAT, Montenegro (AP) — Leaders from across the European Union and the Balkans are gathering in Montenegro on Friday to discuss expanding the bloc to include countries in the region, seen as a key area in countering security and economic threats posed by Russia and China. The EU-Western Balkans summit, being held in the Adriatic …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month after their union leaders negotiated a deal they say provides protections against synthetic actors created by artificial intelligence. The ratification was widely expected and a walkout never seemed to be in …
By Olivia Le Poidevin, Christoph Steitz and Josephine Mason LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery — and could even make things worse, experts, business groups and some …