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Angry teachers in Mexico go on a riot

  Teachers in Mexico went on a riot on Wednesday. They are angry at changes to their jobs made by the government. Hundreds of angry teachers attacked the offices of political parties in Mexico's south-western Guerrero state. They broke windows, set fire to offices and sprayed graffiti on the walls. Thousands more rioters who are angry with the government joined the teachers in the streets. The state governor sent hundreds of police officers to guard the local government building. The police could not stop the violence, so mayor Mario Moreno asked for government support to control the situation. He told a local TV news station: "We do not have the ability to face a mob of 4,000 or 5,000 people." The teachers are angry at changes that would take power away from their unions. Mexico's government wants more control over the quality of teachers and who becomes a teacher. Teaching unions currently assess the quality of education in schools. The government wants to do this...

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to fight in a cage

  Watch : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aoJu7FkTyE Tech moguls and rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are used to trying to outdo each other in the business world. They vie with each other to amass the greatest riches or attract the most followers. Their rivalry intensified somewhat earlier this week as the two multi-billionaires agreed to a fist fight. Twitter owner Mr Musk challenged Mr Zuckerberg to fisticuffs in a "cage match". Zuckerberg accepted the challenge. It is reported that the potential punch-up between the richest and tenth richest men in the world came about after Meta's Zuckerberg proposed to create a social media platform to rival Twitter. The fight could take place in a mixed martial arts octagon cage in Las Vegas. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) could arrange the fight. The UFC is an American mixed martial arts promotion company. Its president, Dana White, said the event could be the most lucrative ever. He said: "This would be...