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UN to Promote News in Local African Languages

The United Nations (UN) is ready to partner with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote production of news in local languages across...

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Latvia May Restrict Russian

Latvia, a former member of the Soviet Union that shares a border with Russia, could move to restrict the Russian language in workplaces, according...

Puerto Rico Teachers Get 30% Pay Rise

Approximately $215 million in previously awarded American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds have been disbursed to schools across Puerto Rico to help meet the needs...

Irish Schools Double in Northern Ireland

Irish-language education has undergone “unbelievable growth” over the past decade but resources are needed to fund development, according to language activists, after plans published...

House Bill Introduced to Boost Chinese Language and Cultural Expertise

In late July, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-Kentucky)...

Spain and US Agree to Promote Language and Exchange

Last month, the US and Spain both renewed an agreement to promote student and teacher exchange programs between the two countries. The US Department...

Estonia Moves to End Russian-Medium Schools

Estonian member of parliament Urmas Reinsalu of the Isamaa party recently announced that the coalition government had reached an agreement that the transition to...

Polish Recognized in Brazil

Polish has joined the official languages of...

Chinese in Space Spurs Debate on Earth

The fact that internet users have been...

UK Lords Pass Irish and Ulster Scots Bill

The UK’s House of Lords passed a...

Plan to Promote French Across Canada

The government of Québec is proposing...

Anglophone Quebecers Object to French Policy

Only about 10% of Quebecers use English as their primary language.Many of them argue that recent proposals for language policy in the province—Bill 96,...

Avant and Linguacious Donate Ukrainian Books to Refugee Children

Avant Assessment, the developer of online language proficiency tests in more than 40 languages, and Linguacious, an independent children’s book publisher based in Iowa...

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