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Veni, vidi, whoopsie: Australian schools make Caesar exam blunder
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» SYDNEY - They came, they saw, and they squandered a year's worth of lessons on Roman history.
Trump ramps up attacks on Harvard and Columbia
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ramped up his campaign against top US universities Wednesday, banning visas for all foreign students coming to attend Harvard and threatening to strip Columbia of its academic accreditation.
Harvard students march after Trump seeks to cut remaining contracts
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» CAMBRIDGE (UNITED STATES) — Harvard students protested Tuesday after the US government said it intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with the university, President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force the prestigious institution to submit to unprecedented oversight.
Judge temporarily halts Trump block on foreign students at Harvard
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» NEW YORK — A judge suspended Friday the Trump administration's move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
Flights halted so young Koreans can focus on exams
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» SEOUL - More than half a million students in South Korea are sitting the crucial national university entrance exam on Thursday, with authorities set to take extraordinary measures including halting flights to minimise distraction.
Ukrainian boat destroyed in Black Sea clash
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Moscow said Tuesday it destroyed a Ukrainian military reconnaissance vessel near Russian gas infrastructure in the Black Sea, in the latest clash in the waterway since Moscow's withdrawal from a major grain export deal.
Trump vows to fight on in 2024 White House race if sentenced
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for the White House if convicted and sentenced in any of the criminal investigations threatening to derail his tumultuous comeback bid.
Music in UK schools helps autistic children
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» LONDON: Blondie drummer Clem Burke on Wednesday said adding drumming to the UK school curriculum could be a "game changer" for autistic children after a study found as little as 90 minutes a week offered benefits.
Teacher turns home into school in destroyed Ukraine village
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» SHANDRYGOLOVE, Ukraine: Teacher Oleksandr Pogoryelov occasionally strolls up the sloping road to the school in his village in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine where he taught for more than two decades.
Why French novelist Colette still matters
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» PARIS - She caused a riot when she kissed her lesbian lover on stage and dared to talk about faking orgasms and domestic violence.