Faiqa Naqvi, a 15-year-old freshman at a New Jersey public high school, logs in to her all-remote classes each night from Pakistan in a time zone nine hours ahead.Max Rodriquez, who also attends school in New Jersey, joined his Advanced Placement history class for about two months from Guayaquil, Ecuador, a port city on the coast of South America.Max's schoolmate, Naobe Maradiaga, 16, participated in classes from northern Honduras.
Voters in Greenland have given an opposition party its first-ever chance to form a government after a campaign that sought to define the limits of development on the Arctic island.The Inuit Ataqatigiit party won 37% of the vote, compared with 29% for the ruling social-democratic Siumut party, according to official results reported by Reuters.
The vote totals should allow Inuit Ataqatigiit to grab 12 seats in the 31-member unicameral legislature, known as the Inatsisartut, meaning it will likely need to form a coalition with support from one of the smaller parties.At the center of Tuesday's election was the fate of a rare-earth and uranium mining project in the country's south that has pitted those favoring more aggressive development against others who want more safeguards to protect the island's fragile Arctic environment.
A 26-year-old man has admitted a violent attack on two police officers using a meat cleaver. David Dowson attempted to murder one officer and endangered the life of another in the incident in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, in June last year.He sliced off the tip of the thumb of one of his victims and both officers suffered severe injuries. The High Court in Glasgow heard PCs Josh McCorry and Glenn Coletta were "terrified and feared for their lives". Dowson pleaded guilty to attempting to murder PC McCorry by striking him with the weapon outside his home.
Green fingered enthusiasts will be able to freely roam the gardens of London's historic Buckingham Palace this summer, as Queen Elizabeth II allows self-guided tours of the grounds for the first time in the palace's history.The 39-acre gardens of the palace -- which is the Queen's official London residence -- will allow paying visitors to tour the garden and picnic on its "sweeping lawns" from July to September.
Access to some areas of the garden have previously been included as part of guided tours to Buckingham Palace, but visitors will now be able to explore a much larger area, the Royal Collection Trust told CNN Thursday.Members of the public will be able to enjoy rare flora and fauna and meadows, said the Royal Collection Trust in a press release.
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