Education
Valerie Pecresse, the conservative who could become France’s first woman president
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Fifteen years ago, Valerie Pecresse quelled a student uprising over her university reforms with...
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Surging infections force Finland’s local authorities to prioritise
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) -Surging coronavirus infections are forcing local authorities in Finland to stray from the government's COVID-19...
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Hong Kong unveils further steps to curb COVID-19 spread, boost vaccinations
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the...
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Canada’s Ontario province to reopen schools from Jan 17
(Reuters) - Canada's Ontario province will reopen schools for in-person learning on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford's office said in...
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France eases COVID protocols in schools amid Omicron surge – PM
PARIS (Reuters) - French schoolchildren will be allowed to do self-tests instead of a PCR test if one of their...
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No to “minority propaganda” in French schools, far-right’s Zemmour says
PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right candidate Eric Zemmour on Monday attacked anti-racist and anti-homophobia groups in schools, saying they were...
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French schools “overwhelmed” by COVID-19 and contact tracing
By Yiming Woo and Ingrid Melander Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE (Reuters) - Less than a week has gone by since French schools...
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Turkish court releases two Bogazici students from jail
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release two students from jail in the first hearing of...
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Hong Kong leader announces new COVID measures, including flight bans
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of new...
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Spanish students to go back to school after Christmas break, despite Omicron
MADRID (Reuters) -Students at Spanish schools and universities will return to class in-person when the new term begins on Jan....
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S.Korea court exempts private schools from vaccine passes
SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court ordered that private educational facilities, including cram schools, should be temporarily excluded from government...
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Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Epstein shielded others -court filing
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who has sued Britain's Prince Andrew for sexual...
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Settlement agreement between Epstein and accuser made public in Prince Andrew case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 2009 settlement agreement between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual...
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Dutch to reopen schools despite high infection rates
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands, under a strict COVID-19 lockdown for the past two weeks, will reopen primary and...
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India vaccinates 3.8 million teens in new COVID-19 inoculation push
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India vaccinated more than 3.8 million teens aged between 15 and 18 years on Monday, as the country...
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English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge
LONDON (Reuters) - Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after...
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Epstein settlement with Giuffre to be made public, affects Prince Andrew case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 2009 settlement agreement between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre,...
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Sculptor of dismantled Tiananmen statue says damage symbolic of Hong Kong struggle
By Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - The sculptor of a statue commemorating the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square...
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Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
By Sara Cheng and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Two more Hong Kong universities removed on Friday public monuments to...
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A nightlong vigil on a muddy, rainy hilltop to capture Hong Kong’s change
HONG KONG (Reuters) - It was close to midnight when Reuters photojournalist Tyrone Siu spotted chatter among students in an...
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