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Global Jesuit University Leaders to Convene in Bogotá for IAJU Assembly 2025
University of Scranton - Pennsylvania
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The International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) will hold its 2025 Assembly at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia from June 30 to July 3. This global gathering of presidents, rectors, and senior leaders from Jesuit...
A Childhood Cost Calculator costing lab case study: aeioTU early childhood education program in Colombia
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print In 2023, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution launched the Childhood Cost Calculator (C3), a publicly available tool for making costing and cost analysis of programs focused...
'Evil Predator' From Florida Jailed for Life After Abusing Dozens of Colombian Children as Young as 10
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 30, 2025
Justice has been served after a Florida pharmacist described as an 'evil predator' was sentenced to life in prison for raping minors and human trafficking. Pharmacist Abused Over 50 Children, Some as Young as 10 The US Attorney's Office for the...
Cumbia, culture and community: Festival Calle Colombia set for July 12 in Jackson Heights
QNS - New York
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June 30, 2025
The 2024 Festival Calle Colombia takes place on 37th Avenue. Photo courtesy of State Sen. Jessica Ramos. A portion of Jackson Heights is set to transform into a vibrant block party celebrating Colombian culture and heritage in July. Festival Calle...
Colombia Re-votes and Approves Pension Reforms Despite Opposition
The Global Economics
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June 30, 2025
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered a referendum to obtain voter approval for the labor reform bill. On Saturday, Colombia’s lower house passed a pension reform backed by leftist President Gustavo Petro for the second time after the...
'You'll be on your own after 4pm': The Norwegian office culture you need to know
The Local - Norway
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June 30, 2025
From realising you might be in the only one in the office after 4pm to the rights workers take for granted but shouldn't abuse, there's much about Norwegian work culture foreigners need to know about. According to the Confederation of Norwegian...
Sunwing Vacations expands its hotel portfolio in Cuba & Colombia
Travel Press
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June 30, 2025
Cuba remains a popular destination that Canadians return to year over year for its postcard Caribbean aesthetic, opportunities for exploration, dynamic culture and wide range of all inclusive offerings at varying price points. A new hotel for...
Brazil endorses Spain's declaration in favor of LGBTQIA+ rights
MercoPress
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Monday, June 30th 2025 - 09:06 UTC The endorsement shows Brazil's commitment to promoting equality and combating discrimination Brazil joined a declaration proposed by Spain, alongside 14 other countries, including Colombia, Australia, and Canada,...
What Is Zumba? How Did It Dance Its Way From Colombia To Kerala School Controversy?
News18
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June 30, 2025
Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 12:36 IST Kerala Zumba Controversy: While state is firm on its stance, Muslim organisations and cultural groups have objected to the plan, raising concerns over mixed-gender dancing, attire Kerala zumba controversy:...
The road ahead: Control and operations centre in Bolombolo, Colombia, by El Equipo Mazzanti and ContraFuerte
The Architectural Review
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June 30, 2025
The second in a series of roadside service centres by El Equipo Mazzanti and ContraFuerte in Antioquia, Colombia, promises public uses that are yet to materialise Contributing around 14 per cent to GDP, the department of Antioquia is Colombia’s...
Yemen participates in international poetry festival in support of Gaza with recorded speech by Culture & Tourism Minister
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 29, 2025
Yemen participates in international poetry festival in support of Gaza with recorded speech by Culture & Tourism Minister [Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:20:04 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: Yemen participated in the International Poetry Festival in Support of Gaza,...
MWC celebrates ‘marvelous things’
Anabaptist World
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June 30, 2025
An ensemble from the United States, Germany, Colombia and Indonesia led the congregation in singing praise to God for doing “marvelous things” to open a celebration of 100 years of Mennonite World Conference on May 25 in Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany....
Colombia lower house approves pension reform, again
The Gazette - Colorado
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's lower house approved on Saturday, for the second time, a pension reform supported by leftist President Gustavo Petro, after the constitutional court ordered a repetition of the ballot because of procedural...
Explained: How one Colombian man brought Zumba to the world, and the row over it in Kerala
The Indian Express
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June 29, 2025
Several religious groups in Kerala recently criticised the state government’s decision to introduce Zumba classes in schools to encourage fitness among students, and as part of an anti-drugs measure.Earlier this week, cleric Abdul Samad Pookkottor...
How Safetipin Is Fighting Gender-Based Violence in India
Borgen Magazine
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June 29, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In today’s hyper-connected world, technology holds the promise of not only informing but also protecting. Safetipin—a groundbreaking mobile app developed in India—is transforming urban safety by crowdsourcing real-time data on...
On Pride Day, Canada, Brazil, and Europe back ‘rights of LGBTQI people’ — US silent
The Indian Express
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June 29, 2025
On Saturday, to mark Pride Day, the foreign ministries of Canada, Brazil, Australia, and a number of European countries issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. The message was clear: rising hate...
Canada, European countries and Brazil, not U.S., issue statement backing LGBT rights
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 29, 2025
Published: 29 Jun. 2025, 12:54 People cheer for Sunkee Angel during the Pride Celebration at the San Francisco Civic Center on June 28. [AP/YONHAP] The foreign ministries of Canada, Australia, Brazil and a host of European countries issued a...
World Reuters Colombia lower house approves pension reform, again
Yahoo News
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's lower house approved on Saturday, for the second time, a pension reform supported by leftist President Gustavo Petro, after the constitutional court ordered a repetition of the ballot because of procedural...
Bogotá Pride 2025: Inside the LGBTI Museum
The Bogota Post
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June 27, 2025
With Bogotá Pride 2025 coming up fast, we took a trip to the country’s only museum of LGBTI culture. Closeted away in a backstreet of Santa Fe is the Museo Stonewall, or Museo LGBTI, of Bogotá. With Pride on this weekend (Sun 29th June), it seems...
Canada, Europeans and Brazil, not US, issue statement backing LGBT rights
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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June 29, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The foreign ministries of Canada, Australia, Brazil and a host of European countries issued a statement on Saturday celebrating LGBT rights to coincide with Pride Day. The United States, which has moved rapidly to dismantle...