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Новости за 17.10.2024

The Punch 

Kaduna records improvement in WASSCE results

The Kaduna State Government has announced a remarkable achievement in education, with over 67% of students securing five credits and above in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, up from 54% last year. The State’s Commissioner of Education, Prof. Muhammad Sani Bello, made this known at a one-day summit organised by the Kaduna State

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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A father and son are both indicted on murder charges in a mass school shooting in Georgia

A grand jury has indicted both a Georgia teenager and his father after the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder on Sept. 4. Georgia media outlets report that the Barrow County grand jury issued the indictments on Thursday. They charge 14-year-old Colt Gray with a total of 55 counts including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. Investigators say the boy smuggled an assault-style rifle into the school... Читать дальше...

The Punch 

Senate moves to legalise trade agreements between large firms, MSMEs

The Senate on Thursday passed, for second reading, a bill seeking to create a legal framework for transactions between large corporations and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. The proposed legislation, titled the Factoring Assignments and Receivables Financing Bill 2023, aims to promote transparency, certainty, and adequate protection for both creditors and debtors, ultimately enhancing access

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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Argentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne's fatal fall from his hotel balcony

As Argentine authorities continued to investigate the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who grappled with the pressures of global stardom while still a teenager, prosecutors described the circumstances surrounding his three-story fall as suspicious given possible drug involvement. As fans and media swarmed the Casa Sur Hotel in the chic Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, forensic experts collected evidence a day after Payne, 31, was found dead in the hotel’s courtyard after plunging from his third-story hotel room.

TheHill.com 

Man pleads guilty to spraying wasp killer at police, assaulting journalists on Jan. 6

A 60-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers using a wasp-killer spray and assaulting journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Peter Moloney was part of the first group to break through the restricted perimeter at the Capitol on Jan. 6...

Breaking Defense 

Army aims for final draft of software mega-contract by Nov. 7

“We put out our second draft on Friday; the deadline for feedback is Oct. 25, so you have about a week and a half left,” software acquisition chief Jennifer Swanson told contractors at AUSA. “Please, please give us feedback.”