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Elite US universities feel heat over alleged anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, prestigious US universities have come under fire, accused of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.
Renaissance nudes spark crisis at French school
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» PARIS - Teachers at a school outside Paris refused to work on Monday as the establishment grappled with a crisis sparked by the showing in class of a painting by a Renaissance master containing several nude women.
French court convicts six teens for role in beheading of teacher
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by a radicalised Islamist near Paris, in a case that horrified the country.
Russian girl kills classmate, commits suicide
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A 14-year-old girl shot a classmate dead and injured five people before killing herself at a secondary school in the Russian city of Bryansk near the Ukraine border on Thursday.
Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» LAS VEGAS - Three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Las Vegas university on Wednesday, police said, with the suspect also dead.
Maths scores drop globally, but US still trails other countries
New York Times, Published on 06/12/2023
» The math performance of US teenagers has sharply declined since 2018, with scores lower than 20 years ago and with American students continuing to trail global competitors, according to the results of a key international exam released on Tuesday.
Killer's wife says role in British student's death 'unforgivable'
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - The widow of a French serial killer known as the "Ogre of the Ardennes" on Tuesday admitted she played an "unforgivable" role in the 1990 rape and murder of British student Joanna Parrish by her former husband.
Killer's wife says role in British student's death 'unforgivable'
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» PARIS - The widow of a French serial killer known as the "Ogre of the Ardennes" on Tuesday admitted she played an "unforgivable" role in the 1990 rape and murder of British student Joanna Parrish by her former husband.
'Turn tragedy into change': Italy mourns femicide victim
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» PADUA (ITALY) - Thousands of Italians paid their last respects Tuesday to a university student killed by her ex-boyfriend, a case that has triggered nationwide grief and rage at violence against women.
'Where is our future': Uganda declares war on used clothing
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» KAMPALA: For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli's life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children.