Universities told to refund half of students’ tuition fees for failing to make up missed lectures during strikes
Students should be refunded at least 50 per cent of their tuition fees for lost teaching time by universities that failed to minimise the disruption caused by last years lecturer strikes, the Office of the Independent Adjudicator has said. The independent b…
bubmagMay 14, 2019
Mike Pompeo, Zion Williamson and Cannes: 5 things to know Tuesday
Mike Pompeo to meet with Vladimir Putin in Sochi Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to meet Russian President Vladimir on Tuesday at the Kremlin's summer home in Sochi. The meeting coincides with rising tensions in hot button areas around the globe that R…
bubmagMay 14, 2019
State Department: US trying to remove protesters from Venezuelan Embassy in DC
US law enforcement on Monday started the process of trying to remove protesters from the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, a State Department official said. The move to evict the protesters from the embassy came after a group of US anti-war activists began m…
bubmagMay 14, 2019
Why Trump’s Iran Strategy Puts America on the Road to Nowhere Good
I am struggling to understand the Trump administrations policy toward Iran and hoping that they have failed to tell us something that would make it seem more realistic. Honestly, I would like to see it as rational and potentially effective, given that I spent…
bubmagMay 14, 2019
Last-minute change of heart foiled secret plot to oust Maduro…
Thousands of supporters of the Venezuelan opposition gather May 1, 2019 to protest the Maduro government in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela. Thousands of supporters of the Venezuelan opposition gather May 1, 2019 to protest the Maduro government in the str…
bubmagMay 14, 2019
Protesters Arrested After Cuba Cancels Conga Against Homophobia
Cuba arrested protesters who marched in the streets days after the cancellation of an annual LGBTQ rights demonstration. More than 100 marched in Havana Saturday anyway but were met with a strong police response, according to BBC News. Individuals hit the st…
bubmagMay 13, 2019
Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend
Trump is suffering setbacks in North Korea, Venezuela and Iran Venezuela's president is calling President Donald Trump foolish for trying to oust him. Kim Jong Un is testing Trumps resolve in North Korea negotiations. And Irans leaders are finding new ways t…
bubmagMay 12, 2019
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Guaidó Asks U.S. Military to Put More Pressure on Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he’s instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military in a bid to bring more pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to resign. The l…
bubmagMay 11, 2019
The Latest: Guaidó asks for relations with US military
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 2:25 p.m. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military. Guaid…
bubmagMay 11, 2019