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Explained: Why Are Students Protesting In France
Oct 4, 2026 - World 
The protests affect lycees, the schools where French teens have their last years of school aged from 15-18, the equivalent of high school in the United States and sixth form in the UK.
Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread
Oct 4, 2026 - World 
Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination ratesPennsylvania is bracing for a wave of measles cases, with some public health officials concerned that it’s “only a matter of time” until the disease spreads beyond the outbreak’s epicenter.Last week the state reported its fifth measles-associated death amid 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties. The outbreak comes amid concerns that public health in the US has been hit by increasing vaccine skepticism, especially due to the power and influence of controversial health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Continue reading...
Costa’s coffee shops return to profit with iced drinks and matcha on the menu
Oct 4, 2026 - World
Costa Ltd reports operating profit of £20m in year to 31 December 2025 after losses of £13.5m in 2024Costa’s main coffee shop arm has returned to an operating profit after revamping its high street outlets and broadening its menu with iced drinks, matcha and fresher pastries.The chain, which has 2,700 outlets in the UK and Ireland out of 4,000 globally, and employs about 20,000 people, also opened a net 50 new outlets in the UK last year – its first net increase in several years. Continue reading...
Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegations
Oct 4, 2026 - World
Ivy League school’s president promises action after woman alleged she was drugged and raped by fraternity membersCornell University will examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus after an outcry over the school’s handling of a student’s rape allegations, the Ivy League school’s president has said.A civil lawsuit filed last month by the woman, who alleges she was drugged and raped in 2024 by several members of the Chi Phi fraternity, has prompted outrage and soul-searching at Cornell over its campus culture at the school in Ithaca, New York. Continue reading...
flydubai Crew Asked To Free Co-Pilot? Passengers Say "Only To Cops" In Video
Oct 4, 2026 - World
A video shared by i24NEWS, an Israel-based news channel, shows al-Hammami sitting on his knees, inside the aircraft, with his hands tied behind his back.
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