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Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating
Aug 5, 2026 - World 
National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacleMexico’s largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating.The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulled results. Continue reading...
Record heat wave affects people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula
Aug 5, 2026 - World 
Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina.
Spain and Ecuador target cocaine smuggling ring and make 44 arrests
Aug 5, 2026 - World 
Spanish police say a multiyear investigation with Ecuadorian authorities has led to 44 arrests and the confiscation of 21 tons of cocaine
S. Africa pushes for migration talks after violent internal protests and Ceuta crisis
Aug 5, 2026 - World 
The South African government is pushing for Africa-wide migration talks following tensions that have seen thousands of migrants leave the country
Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures as dry conditions persist
Aug 5, 2026 - World 
Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight
