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Cops to remain on Ivy League campus until after graduation

The sight of law enforcement officers in and around a prestigious college campus is somewhat jarring, even with its history of activism.

Farrah Tomazin
Farrah Tomazin

North America correspondent

Should children be on social media? Too late, they already are

Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive: mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.

Tech issues and outrageous pricing aren’t the worst things about Coachella

The problem for the festival is that it is synonymous not with iconic music but with A-listers and overpriced beer.

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North America

Police advance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in an encampment on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles.

Biden condemns violence as police dismantle pro-Palestinian UCLA protest camp

The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint for mounting tensions on US college campuses over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.

  • by Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis
Columbia student Suleyman Ahmed in his graduation robe at the university in New York on Thursday.

Cops to remain on Ivy League campus until after graduation

The sight of law enforcement officers in and around a prestigious college campus is somewhat jarring, even with its history of activism.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Asia

Gold beans have become a popular investment among younger generations of Chinese.

New gold rush: Youngsters flock to viral ‘beans’ amid uncertainty

In a mini new gold rush, young people are jumping on a viral trend that taps into a desire for financial security.

  • by Lisa Visentin
A man unloads blocks of ice from a truck during a heatwave in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday.

Dangerous heat kills dozens, closes schools, prompts four-day workweek

Several countries in South-East Asia are grappling with a heatwave that has turned into tragedy in Thailand and is forcing power plant closures elsewhere.

  • by Neil Jerome Morales

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Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talk during a ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between their two countries in 2019.

Solomon Islands choose China friend as new PM

Currently the foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation’s foreign policy that made it grow close to China.

  • by Kirsty Needham

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