Which Country Has The Highest Literacy Rate?
Discover the highest and lowest literacy rates worldwide, factors influencing disparities, and how education policies shape ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore18d
South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of Sudan killings
JUBA :South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan's El ...
KDFW18d
Less than half of Fort Worth ISD students can read at grade level, district reveals
Fort Worth ISD approved a new strategic plan Tuesday night to improve students' below-average literacy rates. A significant focus of the plan will address what’s identified as the district’s ...
scmp.com18d
Asia’s lowest birth rate is rising for the first time in years
South Korea’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The East Asian nation ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore19d
South Korea's birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years
SEOUL: South Korea's birthrate is set to show a rise ... The Asian country has recorded the world's lowest fertility rates, but the number of newborns between January 2024 and November 2024 ...
Al Jazeera English19d
Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN
More than one million people have fled the war in Sudan to seek refuge in neighbouring South Sudan, according to the United Nations. In its latest update on one of the world’s worst displacement ...
News2419d
Massive jailbreak in South Sudan: 600 detainees escape amid chaos after protests and looting in Juba
They said 410 had since been rearrested. The mass arrests came after demonstrations erupted in Juba last week over reports that clashes in neighbouring Sudan had killed 29 South Sudanese. Almost 200 ...
Independent Online19d
Inflation eases to 4.4% in South Africa, marking the lowest rate since 2020
The average inflation rate for 2024 was 4.4% ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers breaking ...
Radio Tamazuj19d
South Sudan government shuts down social media
The South Sudan government has ordered an immediate shutdown of social media sites like Facebook and TikTok within the country. The National Communication Authority (NCA), the country’s ...
FSView & Florida Flambeau19d
Florida’s literacy crisis: declining reading rates, book bans, and the fight for education
More than 130 million American adults read below a sixth-grade level, and the data shows that literacy rates in children are slowly dropping as each year passes. While the exact causes of declining ...
Yahoo Finance20d
South Korea economy barely grew in Q4; BOK to cut rates in February - Reuters poll
BENGALURU (Reuters) - The South Korean economy barely grew last quarter as political chaos weighed on consumer spending, according to a Reuters poll of economists who expect the Bank of Korea to ...