Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in the National Diet on Dec. 12, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- The Japanese ...

Confused by Quebec’s tougher French rules, health-care workers are avoiding English, threatening access to care for anglophone Quebecers, the federal language commissioner says. “The strengthening of ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver ...

Migrant workers will be required to pass tough new English language tests under new immigration legislation introduced in parliament yesterday (14 October). Foreign workers applying for certain visas ...

Tougher requirements for speaking, listening, reading and writing will be needed for certain visas as part of the Government's immigration white paper measures, which are designed to reduce reliance ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Home Office has announced tougher English language rules that will require immigrants to the UK to achieve ...

New symbols are being designed; old marks are serving new purposes. And collectives are actively working to preserve the correct uses of the dots and squiggles. In the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks ...

We're using semicolons less and less; the apostrophe still stumps most of us. Meanwhile, @, #, :, ) have new meanings and are performing new roles. Take a look. “Semicolon usage in British English ...

Preparing for government exams is more than just memorising facts or practising reasoning questions. Language, especially English grammar, plays a crucial role in determining success. Whether it’s ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington State, and New Mexico unless they adopt English proficiency ...