Education
Egypt introduces ban on unvaccinated public sector employees
CAIRO (Reuters) - A ban on public sector employees entering their offices if they are unvaccinated and untested for COVID-19...
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Philippines starts to reopen schools after 20-month coronavirus closure
MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of children in the Philippines returned to school on Monday for the first time in nearly...
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‘Happy birthday’: Eiffel Tower pays tribute to UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris paid tribute to UNESCO with an Eiffel Tower light show on Friday to celebrate the 75th...
Read moreExplosive attack on Cameroon university lecture hall wounds 11
BUEA, Cameroon (Reuters) -An explosive device wounded at least 11 university students on Wednesday when it was thrown on to...
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UK ministers condemn protest against Israeli ambassador
LONDON (Reuters) - British ministers on Wednesday condemned what they described as the intimidation of the Israeli ambassador in London...
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Indonesia recruits farmers, teachers to battle anti-palm oil sentiment
By Fathin Ungku and Bernadette Christina SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's giant palm oil industry, long a target of global green...
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UNESCO chief re-elected for second-term
PARIS (Reuters) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay was elected to a second four-year term as head of the United...
Read moreIvory Coast says it will invest in north to counter jihadism
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast is accelerating investment in schools, hospitals, and jobs in its northern region...
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Indian capital’s dangerous air ruins return to school as pandemic curbs eased
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday rather than return to...
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Some Mexicans seek out new jabs as U.S. border restrictions relax
By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexicans who need to cross the U.S. land border for work or school...
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EXCLUSIVE-New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
By Jessie Pang and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Last month, several thousand Hong Kong university students, some of...
Read moreNigeria rescues six people abducted from Abuja university
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian security agents have rescued six people abducted by armed men from a university in Abuja this...
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North Korea seeks to boost education with toy-like robots
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A toy-like robot with scowling blue eyes and a North Korean flag across its...
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The world needs truth, U.N. chief says at Cambridge
LONDON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a degree from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday, warning that the...
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COVID: Face masks compulsory again in some French schools next week
PARIS (Reuters) - Face masks will again become compulsory from next week for French school kids in 39 regional departments...
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UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations children's agency said it was planning to set up a...
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Dreams on hold: Afghan girls, women desperate to get back to class
By Zohra Bensemra KABUL (Reuters) - To fill her days and keep her mind occupied, university student Hawa sits by...
Read moreGunmen abduct staff and children at university in Nigerian capital
ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted four members of staff and their children from the University of Abuja on Tuesday, the...
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“We are not deleting them”: Afghanistan’s Taliban promise progress on girls’ schooling soon
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said it would announce good news soon on older girls...
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Language ‘speed dating’ attracts Jewish and Palestinian students in Jerusalem
By Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A small group of Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, a city of political, religious...
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