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Russia is set to avoid a full ban from the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Russia appears to have avoided a full ban from next year's Paralympics in Paris after the International Paralympic Committee's members voted Friday against suspending the country's membership. The IPC wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, ...

Algeria expands English-language learning as France’s influence ebbs

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — More than a year after Algeria launched a pilot program to teach English in elementary schools, the country is hailing it as a success and expanding it in a move that reflects a widening linguistic shift underway in former French colonies throughout Africa. Students ...