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fromIndependent
1 week ago

Saoirse Hanley: President Connolly's commitment to Irish as the language of the Aras shouldn't cause anger, but encourage us to re-embrace it

I am often left scratching my head in confusion over some of the opinions held by people in this fine country of ours, most frequently when in relation to the Irish language. There are so many contradictions, such rampant self-shaming, and a severe under-appreciation of the beauty of it. This was made particularly evident during President Catherine Connolly's campaign and inauguration.
Europe politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Somalia embraces Swahili to strengthen East African Community ties

Somalia will teach Swahili alongside Somali, Arabic and English to strengthen regional integration and align with East African Community membership.
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Former Biden official campaigns for California governorship with Spanish-language TikTok videos | Fortune

Xavier Becerra is using TikTok to reach Spanish-speaking Hispanic voters as Democrats seek to regain Latino support amid shifts toward Trump and multilingual service rollbacks.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Federal Housing Agency Adopts English-Only Policy

"All HUD communications, correspondence, and physical and digital published materials will be produced exclusively in English," the memo states. The agency will also "no longer offer non-English translation services."
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Language rows rage in India as ruling party pushes Hindi DW 07/15/2025

Amit Shah stated that those who speak English would soon feel ashamed, urging pride in mother tongues as the languages reflect India's cultural jewels and identity.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

India: Language rows erupt as BJP pushes Hindi DW 07/15/2025

India's government is promoting Hindi and local languages over English, emphasizing cultural pride and identity.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

There is a push for a new GCSE in Ukrainian to support child refugees and address their educational needs.
Ukrainian refugees are pressured into learning Russian due to the absence of a Ukrainian language qualification.
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