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US sanctions target Nicaragua gold mining
US sanctions target Nicaragua gold mining

The United States imposed sanctions on a Nicaraguan state gold mining operation Monday, saying it finances the regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice President Rosario Murillo. By placing the directorate on the sanctions blacklist, the United States "aims to cut off the Ortega-Murillo regime from its ability to use gold proceeds to oppress the Nicaraguan people."

Residents on edge as Uganda reports Ebola cases in Kampala
Residents on edge as Uganda reports Ebola cases in Kampala

Uganda has reported 14 confirmed cases of Ebola in the greater Kampala region, the country's health minister said Monday, but sought to assure anxious residents that the situation in the capital was under control. But Aceng told AFP Monday: "The situation in Kampala is still under control and (there is) no need to restrict people's movements."

US math and reading scores crashed during Covid
US math and reading scores crashed during Covid

American students saw big declines in their reading and mathematics scores after years of disrupted learning due to the pandemic, with national test results described as "appalling and unacceptable" by the education secretary. The pandemic also worsened learning outcomes in other ways, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, which organizes the tests.