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HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — Less than two years after her 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Nicole Hockley was in an Ohio church basement teaching the first class of a program she hoped would help prevent future school shootings. The program, born in the grief of one of the nation’s worst mass shootings, teaches students how to identify warning signs among their peers and urges […]

By Antoni Slodkowski and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) – For 23 million Taiwanese, the most consequential diplomatic meeting of 2026 may be one to which they are not invited. When U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing next month, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has made clear that Taiwan will sit at the top of his agenda, a stark departure from their South Korea meeting last year, where […]

TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing next month for a summit where China is likely to try and make the issue of “Taiwan independence” a major part of the agenda. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term “Taiwan independence”. WHAT IS TAIWAN’S HISTORY AND FORMAL NAME TODAY? Previously known as Formosa, the […]

Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson. With a 9-19 record entering Tuesday that was tied for the worst mark in the major leagues, the Phillies opted to part ways with Thomson, who had managed the squad for nearly four years. Bench coach Don Mattingly was promoted to interim […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic. Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild, according to the Kenyan government. Many were sent to Europe […]

By Anna Voitenko April 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine is rolling out a new line of defence to protect businesses and critical infrastructure from hundreds of Russian drones darkening its skies night after night: private air defence companies. Ukraine launched a pilot programme last year allowing industrial firms to establish their own air defence groups to guard their facilities. So far, 20 companies have registered, and two of them are already […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Italian golfer Andrea Pavan said he hopes to be able to make a full swing within a year as he continues his recovery from serious back and shoulder injuries sustained when he fell three stories down an open elevator shaft in South Africa. The accident happened when Pavan, a two-time winner on Europe’s DP World Tour, called a lift at his accommodation near the near Stellenbosch […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Russian and Belarusian boxers will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes, World Boxing said on Tuesday, aligning with the International Olympic Committee’s stance adopted after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Under the policy, athletes from the two countries will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), without national flags, anthems, logos or uniforms, and will be subject to a vetting process. The move follows […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Drugmaker Granules India reported a 32.6% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by recent portfolio additions and robust demand for paracetamol and methocarbamol in its major markets. Here are the details: • Consolidated profit rose to 2.02 billion rupees ($21.3 million) for the quarter ended March 31, from 1.52 billion rupees a year earlier. • Managing Director and Chairman Krishna Chigurupati said, “We delivered a […]