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India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes city

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

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Worst unrest in decades hits Dublin, police say

A night of torched vehicles and shop looting sparked in Dublin after a knife attack outside a school was of an "extraordinary" level unseen in decades, police said on Friday.

'Existential risk': Quebec's English-language universities fear massive fee hikes

A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators worried about plans to nearly double tuition by next school year.

South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction

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.

Paris business district looks to students to replace workers

With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers.

Confiscated French love letters finally opened after 265 years

Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France have finally been opened and studied -- after more than 250 years gathering dust.

Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capital

Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants.

Thai students at rival colleges turn to gang violence

Pae was getting off the bus when a student from a rival Bangkok college shot him simply for wearing his uniform.

Students ordered to wear masks in smog-hit Lahore

Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.

School's out forever in ageing Japan

Fading photos of smiling children still adorn the staircase walls at the Ashigakubo primary school, one of thousands that have shut in ageing Japan over the past 20 years.

Pakistani schools for Afghans close as deportations loom

Schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan began to close on Monday as families went into hiding ahead of a deportation deadline.

France pays respects to teacher killed in Islamist attack

A French teacher stabbed to death last week by an Islamist former pupil was to be laid to rest on Thursday, after a funeral in the northern city of Arras attended by President Emmanuel Macron.

Long-banned Alsatian finally allowed in French schools

In a school in eastern France, teacher Sandra Cronimus greets her pupils every morning with a lusty "Guede morje!"

Teacher slain in French school, 'probably' tied to Gaza violence

A Chechen-origin man fatally stabbed a teacher and severely wounded three other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with authorities suggesting a probable link to the ongoing violence in the Middle East.

Teacher stabbed to death in attack at French school

A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror.

Bedbugs force closure of seven schools in France: minister

France has been forced to shut seven schools over growing concerns over an infestation of bedbugs, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Friday.

Protests against sex ed classes in Belgian schools

Dozens of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Saturday to protest sex education courses in schools, which have sparked controversy in the French-speaking part of the country.

Belgium students' love story with Taylor Swift

A hubbub grips the class in the Belgian city of Ghent as university students eagerly discuss whether US pop star Taylor Swift is a "literary genius".

Taiwan's TSMC to help train German students for semiconductor careers

Germany's Saxony state signed an agreement with Taiwanese chip giant TSMC on Tuesday to train German students in an effort to meet the growing demand for workers in the semiconductor sector.

Slowly but surely, French ex-PM edges to presidential run

His physical appearance transformed but largely pledging continuity with the rule of President Emmanuel Macron, France's popular former premier Edouard Philippe is staking out the ground for a run for the presidency in 2027 against an increasingly stern challenge from far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen.

Swiss students break world record for electric car acceleration

From zero to 100 km/h in less than a second: a racing car built by students has broken the world record for electric vehicle acceleration, a Swiss university said Tuesday.

US panel denounces France abaya ban as targeting Muslims

A US government advisory panel on Friday denounced ally France's ban on schoolgirls wearing abayas, saying the restriction on the long, flowing dresses was meant to "intimidate" the Muslim minority.

Court backs French abaya Muslim dress ban in schools

France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a government ban on traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women in schools and rejected complaints it was discriminatory and could incite hatred.

French schools refuse dozens of girls wearing Muslim robe

French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on the first day of the school year, a government minister said Tuesday.

France imposes abaya ban on first day of school

French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class.

Children eager for school in Ukraine after living abroad

Makar and Nadiya Mikhailyuk chatter excitedly as they get ready for their first day back at school in Ukraine, after they and their mother moved back from Poland.

Nicaragua seizes Jesuit university

A Jesuit university in Nicaragua said Wednesday it is suspending classes and all other activities after the leftist government announced the seizure of all its assets, accusing the school of terrorism.

Hezbollah chief in new attack on same-sex relations

The leader of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Saturday stepped up his attacks against the region's long-marginalised LGBTQ community.

German teachers pushed out for calling out 'far-right' pupils

Two teachers have been pressured out of their jobs in a small German town after denouncing the alleged right-wing extremism of their pupils, in a case that sparked a national outcry.

US First Lady says 'proud' of return to UNESCO

US First Lady Jill Biden said on Tuesday she and her husband Joe were proud that their country had rejoined UNESCO, the UN cultural agency Washington had quit during the Trump administration.

UK Roald Dahl Museum acknowledges author's 'undeniable' racism

The Roald Dahl Museum in Britain has detailed work it is undertaking "towards combatting hate and prejudice," it said, acknowledging that the renowned children's writer's racism was "undeniable and indelible".

Yolanda Diaz, the Communist rallying Spain's left

"Less noise and more talking" is the rallying cry of Spain's popular Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz, who's hoping her straight-talking message of unity will reinvigorate Spain's radical left in Sunday's election.

In New York, over-enrolled school offers hope to migrant children

Last year siblings Eliezer, 10, and Elaiza, 12 traveled by bus and foot through eight countries from Venezuela to the United States.

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