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Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report
Stroke Association says widespread lack of rehabilitation hinders patients’ chances of regaining physical and mental function
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Teaching GCSE topics younger risks turning schools into ‘early exam factories’, Powell warns
Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has said, warning that it is increasing disengagement from education. Lucy Powell wants schools to end the widespread practice of teaching GCSE topics to pupils in year 9 or earlier, before they officially start in year 10, and says she plans to reduce the amount of GCSE content to make it easier to fit into the official timetable. Continue readin
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Le marin Kevin Escoffier jugé à Lorient pour quatre agressions sexuelles
Plus de trois ans après les premières accusations portées à son encontre, le navigateur Kevin Escoffier comparaît lundi devant le tribunal correctionnel de Lorient pour des agressions sexuelles sur quatre…
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Mexican mayor found alive after hours-long abduction
Rio Bravo mayor freed by captors after being abducted in Zacatecas state, known for cartel-linked violence.
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Mexican mayor found alive after hours-long abduction
Rio Bravo mayor freed by captors after being abducted in Zacatecas state, known for cartel-linked violence.
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"La economía debe estar al servicio de las personas y no las personas al servicio de la economía": las críticas del papa León XIV al gobierno de Milei durante su visita a Argentina - BBC News Mundo
El pontífice dijo ante Javier Milei, conocido por los insultos contra sus detractores, que fortalecer la democracia requería una "disposición a escuchar" y un "uso cuidadoso de las palabras".
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"The economy must be at the service of the people and not the people at the service of the economy": the message of Pope Leo XIV to Milei upon his arrival in Argentina
The pontiff told Javier Milei, known for insulting his detractors, that strengthening democracy required a "willingness to listen" and a "careful use of words."
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In Argentina, Pope Leo XIV calls on leaders to weigh their words and “seek compromises”
Leo XIV did not mince his words on Sunday in Argentina during a speech delivered to the country's civil and political authorities, in the presence of ultraliberal President Javier Milei. The Pope considered it necessary to strengthen "especially education, teaching, higher education and research", sectors hard hit by budget cuts by the Argentine government.
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Sports
Norris sparkles in Sao Paulo despite firework mishap
Apart from getting too close to a firework, Lando Norris was virtually impeccable during a Sao Paulo Grand Prix that challenged the drivers to their very limits.
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Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Lando Norris sparkles in race that challenged drivers to their very limits
Apart from getting too close to a firework, Lando Norris was virtually impeccable during a Sao Paulo Grand Prix that challenged the drivers to their very limits.
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Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president
Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party.
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