IIT-Madras to take B.Sc Data Science course to govt. school students

Team meets Chief Minister to present their proposal The 4-year online B.Sc programme was introduced last year and is open to all.   Team meets Chief Minister to present their proposal A team from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras met Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday to discuss methods to take the B.Sc Data Science…Continue Reading

Death toll from landslides, flooding climbs to 24 in Brazil

FRANCO DA ROCHA, Brazil — The death toll from landslides and flooding set off by heavy rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state reached 24 on Monday as firefighters continued pulling bodies from the mud.Brazil’s most populous state was blasted with rain over the weekend, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their homes.…Continue Reading

Number of migrants detained in Mexico surged 78% in January

MEXICO CITY — The number of migrants detained in Mexico surged 78% in January from a year ago, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said Monday.It said 16,740 migrants, mainly from Central America, were detained between Jan. 1 and Jan. 30. That compares with the 9,406 people detained without proper documents in the same period of 2021.It…Continue Reading

After a year without tourists, Bali will reopen for foreign travel in February

Indonesian officials announced Monday that Bali will reopen to all foreign visitors this week, hoping to court them back to an island destination that saw virtually no tourism in 2021 amid strict travel restrictions.Luhut Pandjaitan, the coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, said at a news briefing that beginning Friday, the country will welcome…Continue Reading

Survivor of ill-fated migrant voyage: Smugglers promise easy trip to U.S., but ‘it’s all a lie’

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The siblings living in a small Colombian city hit hard by the nation’s economic downturn and decades of civil conflict first got the idea to reunite with their mother in the United States on the Internet.Traveling through Central America and crossing at the Mexico border was dangerous, they heard. But flying…Continue Reading

Heavy rains pound Haiti, flooding more than 2,570 homes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavy rains that pounded Haiti for more than a day caused widespread flooding that forced nearly 2,500 families to seek temporary shelter, officials said Monday.The cold front that arrived Sunday hit Haiti’s northern and southern regions the hardest, bringing fierce winds that uprooted trees in some communities, the country’s Civil Protection Agency…Continue Reading

Senate group plows forward with election law changes after Trump remarks

A bipartisan group of senators is plowing forward with negotiations to make changes to election laws after former President TrumpDonald TrumpUS pushes for talks with North Korea after latest missile launch Democrats topped GOP in raising, spending ‘dark money’ from undisclosed donors in 2020: report Hutchinson warns fellow GOP governors: Talking about 2020 election a losing…Continue Reading

National Archives receives Trump records that were ripped apart, taped back together: report

Some of the Trump White House documents that were handed over to the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 by the National Archives and Records Administration were reportedly torn up and taped back together.Three sources familiar with the records told The Washington Post about the state of the administration documents, which the National Archives confirmed…Continue Reading

The Memo: Crime puts Biden, Psaki on defense

President BidenJoe BidenCongress in jeopardy of missing shutdown deadline  Senate to get Ukraine, Russia briefing on Thursday As Social Security field offices reopen, it’s time to expand and revitalize them MORE is on the defensive over crime — and so too is one of his key aides.White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiEXPLAINER: Why US…Continue Reading

Trump creates new Jan. 6 headaches for GOP

Former President TrumpDonald TrumpUS pushes for talks with North Korea after latest missile launch Democrats topped GOP in raising, spending ‘dark money’ from undisclosed donors in 2020: report Hutchinson warns fellow GOP governors: Talking about 2020 election a losing strategy MORE is creating new headaches for Republicans after he floated pardons for Jan. 6 attack…Continue Reading