The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
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ISLAMIC WORLD’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR HORRIFIC INJUSTICE COMMITTED BY ISRAEL Does the Islamic World have any responsibility for the incessant and horrific injustice being committed by Israel towards the Palestinian people? Is it
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Did Adolf Hitler Have a Blueprint for the Extermination of Jews in the Potsdam Conference? Is it because Harry Truman not only recognized Israel as an independent country and as such gave
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THE MOST POPULOUS NATION ON EARTH IS HAVING ELECTIONS IN APRIL 2024 India is poised to become populous nation in 2023, with an estimated population of 1.428 billion people (17.8% of the global population). By
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INDIA’S ROLE IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS Recently the Guardian reported on allegations that India’s government had orchestrated as many as 20 extrajudicial killings in Pakistan since 2020, targeting suspected terrorists. The allegations may
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The UK Guardian reported in March 2024 that Cruising south along Israel’s coastal highway, there are almost no signs that one is approaching Gaza. Two million people live trapped on a thin
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President Putin seldom appeared in public since the pandemic began. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West not to cross a “red line” with Russia, saying such a move would trigger an
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POVERTY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA Poverty, as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica, refers to the state of lacking a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. It is said to exist
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