Amid War, Ukraine High Schools Hold Improvised Graduations
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· Arash Arabasadi
One of the Best Mariupol Schools Destroyed by Russian Forces
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· Lesia Bakalets
Sri Lanka stops fuel sales for two weeks amid worsening economic crisis | South China Morning Post
Sri Lanka announced a two-week ban on fuel sales for all non-essential services, starting from June 28, 2022, as the island nation faces its worst economic crisis in 70 years. Schools have also been shut to reduce the need for commuting, and the government has urged companies to allow employees to work from home. Sr…
Students in Beijing return to class as Covid-19 wanes in Chinese capital | South China Morning Post
Students in Beijing began returning for in-person classes on Monday June 27, 2022, as the Covid-19 pandemic situation eased in the Chinese capital. According to the arrangements announced by Li Yi, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, primary, middle and high school as well as kindergarten studen…
US Farmers Welcome New Approach to Indo Pacific Trade Policy
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· Kane Farabaugh
Philippine plastic waste crisis spirals as buyers choose cheap sachet packaging | South China Morning Post
The Philippines is the planet’s worst polluter in terms of the release of plastic waste into the ocean, responsible for as much as 36 per cent of the total global volume of such pollution according to a 2022 study by the University of Oxford in the UK. Environmentalists say the crisis has deepened because most Filip…
Sri Lankans demand president resigns amid nation’s worst economic crisis in 70 years | South China Morning Post
Protests continue in Sri Lanka with many demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid a deepening economic crisis that has seen inflation reach an all-time high. The nationwide inflation rate was 45.3 per cent in May 2022 according to the most recent data, as Sri Lanka struggles with its worst econ…
Former private tutors become top-selling live-streamers in China | South China Morning Post
Since for-profit private tutoring was banned in China last year, the largest private education company in the country has pivoted to the live streaming industry. A group of former private tutors have become top-selling product promoters on the platform. With a small whiteboard, they sell the goods as if they were gi…
Soaring fuel prices in Nepal lead to violent clashes between student protesters and police | South China Morning Post
Around a hundred students protested in the Nepali capital against fuel price hikes on June 20, 2022. Police in Kathmandu reportedly fired tear gas to disperse the protest that broke out after the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation raised fuel prices. The country’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said the …
Macau shuts down for mass testing after 31 people test positive for Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
The gambling mecca of Macau remained largely shut on June 20, 2022, as residents lined up for Covid-19 tests after the city’s first outbreak in 250 days triggered orders of mass testing. The city, which neighbours Hong Kong, recorded 31 positive cases as of June 20, 2022. The government, which adheres to mainland Ch…
Protesters detained in India after violent clash over new military recruitment scheme | South China Morning Post
Protesters in India have clashed with police during rallies against a new military recruitment scheme. Dozens of people were detained on June 19, 2022, as police used batons and tear gas to disperse protesters who had taken to the streets and damaged government buildings to protest against the policy. The scheme ann…
Arizona firefighter designs bulletproof vest to fit into children’s school backpacks | South China Morning Post
A fire department captain in the US state of Arizona has developed a bulletproof vest for children that is designed to protect them in a school shooting yet small enough to fit into student backpacks. His company, Escape Armour, also produces a shield that is described as capable of making any backpack bulletproof. …
Plastic-eating superworms with ‘recycling plant’ in their guts might get a job gobbling up waste | South China Morning Post
Scientists from Australia’s University of Queensland have discovered that a type of beetle larvae called Zophobas morio can consume and break down polystyrene. Research published in the scientific journal Microbial Genomics on June 9, 2022, says the superworms possess special gut enzymes that can break down plastic.…
A Hong Kong transgender man's journey to becoming his true self | South China Morning Post
Zephyrus grew up feeling something wasn't quite right. During his medical degree studies, he decided to open up to his university counsellor about his gender dysphoria. That made him feel more at ease afterwards as he talked to his peers and family. Fast forward to January 2022, when he decided to fly to Thailand fo…
Relief for Chinese students at end of high-stakes ‘gaokao’ college entrance exams | South China Morning Post
Most of the nearly 12 million Chinese students who registered for the 2022 gaokao, completed their national college entrance exams on June 10, 2022. Taking place this year from June 7-10, the gaokao is considered the most important exam in China. It can make or break a young person’s future as it largely determines …
Japanese scientists make strides toward perfecting humanlike robots with lab-grown human skin | South China Morning Post
Japanese scientists have successfully grafted a lab-grown layer of human skin cells onto a robotic finger. The project was detailed in an article published in the journal Matter on June 9, 2022. To graft the skin, the team from the University of Tokyo submerged the robotic finger in a mixture of collagen and human d…
Mermaid swimming becomes competitive sport in South Africa | South China Morning Post
Mermaid swimming has gained popularity across the world, most recently in Johannesburg, South Africa. Between 50 and 100 people have picked up the aquatic sport at local schools like Merschool and MerSwim. Elsewhere, the swimming sport has found traction in China and the United States, with China scheduled to host t…
11-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor tells US Congress her story | South China Morning Post
A young survivor of the deadly school shooting in the city of Uvalde in the US state of Texas, has testified before a congressional panel on gun violence in the country. Eleven-year-old Miah Cerillo told lawmakers on June 8, 2022, about the moment when her teacher was killed at her junior school. The May 24 shooting…
Texas School Shooting Survivors Urge US Lawmakers to Pass Gun Control Measures
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· Katherine Gypson
Locked-in Chinese student rescued just in time to sit gaokao national college exams | South China Morning Post
A student from China’s southern city of Guangzhou nearly missed getting to his gaokao college entrance exam because he was locked inside his home. Rescuers managed to free him just in time to join the millions of students across the country who started sitting this year’s edition of the gruelling tests on June 7, 20…
Record number of students begin taking China’s gaokao national college exams | South China Morning Post
A record 12 million Chinese students have started sitting the 2022 national college entrance exams known as gaokao. Before testing began on June 7, 2022, some schools had offered psychological counselling hotlines for students and their parents to help them cope with stress and anxiety related to the notoriously cha…
Poverty forces Afghan children to abandon dreams of going to school for work in order to survive | South China Morning Post
Afghanistan continues to suffer from dwindling international aid, cut since the Taliban resumed power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The country’s worsening economy has hit Afghans hard, especially children who are unable to receive a basic education. Yet some cling on to their dream of someday returning to the clas…
Ghanaian Lawmaker Abolishes Medical Exam Fees for Sexual Assault Victims
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· Senanu Tord
Bidens Visit Texas Site of Mass Shooting at Elementary School
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· Mike O'Sullivan
Texas School Shooting Deaths Spur Talk of New Gun Restrictions
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· Michelle Quinn
US Gun Lobby Meets in Texas Following Elementary School Shooting
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· Scott Stearns
9-Year-Old Survivor Recounts Texas School Shooting
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· Celia Mendoza
VOA60 America - Gun Group Opens Convention in Texas Days After Mass School Shooting
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US Secretary of State Outlines China Policy: Invest, Align, Compete
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VOA60 America - Abbott: Teenager Warned On Social Media He Was About to Attack Elementary School
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VOA60 America - 19 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Texas School Shooting
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Gallaudet University Celebrates its Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Graduates
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· Penelope Poulou
School in India mourns Texas children killed in school shooting | South China Morning Post
Students in India's northern city of Amritsar held a candlelight vigil on May 25, 2022, in remembrance of the 19 children and two teachers killed by a teenage gunman who stormed into a Texas elementary school. The students in India chanted prayers for the victims while holding placards and candles. The gunman murder…
Biden Vows Gun Law Action After Texas School Shooting Kills 19
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· Anita Powell
Zero-Covid clampdown sparks student discontent on Beijing campus | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of students from Beijing Normal University held a campus protest on May 24, 2022, to vent their frustration with government measures to curb the latest Covid-19 outbreak. According to posts on social media platforms such as Weibo, the students demanded answers regarding examination arrangements and when the…
What a new Marcos presidency means for Philippine-China ties and where does it leave the US? | South China Morning Post
While Manila has become more vocal about challenging Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, how will Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jnr handle the country’s relations with China? Charmaine Willoughby, associate professor of international studies at De La Salle University in Manila, spea…
Syria School Closures: Another Blow for Syrian Children
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· Mouneb Taim, Heather Murdock
Taiwan’s coronavirus cases reach new record as island moves away from zero-Covid policy | South China Morning Post
Taiwan posted a new daily record of Covid-19 cases on May 18, 2022, as the island undergoes its second coronavirus wave that started in early April, sparked by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The island’s health ministry records 225 deaths in the past week and acknowledges the virus is spreading rapidly am…
Peking duck sales spike in Beijing despite city’s Covid-19 ban on indoor dining | South China Morning Post
Some restaurants have set up stalls on the pavement for takeaway as the Chinese capital Beijing has banned people from dining out, in a bid to contain its small Covid-19 outbreak. The ban on people consuming food inside restaurants, imposed on May 1, 2022, means eateries in the city have to rely on takeaway to survi…
Beijing students protest Covid-19 curbs on campus in rare act of defiance | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of students at an elite Beijing university protested against strict Covid-19 curbs on campus, in a rare show of defiance. Anger mounted over the weekend at Peking University after the school tried to erect a wall and banned food deliveries. Across Beijing, most restaurants and public spaces have temporarily…
UN Says Tigray War Costing 1 Million Children a Third Year of School
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· Henry Wilkins
Freezing eggs in South Korea increasingly popular for forward-planning women | South China Morning Post
In South Korea, more women are choosing to freeze their eggs. Many say they feel the pressure of their biological clocks, but are not ready to start a family, especially in a country where the cost of living is rising and education is expensive and highly competitive. South Korea has reportedly the lowest fertility …
Manila recycles presidential election posters into plastic bricks | South China Morning Post
A Manila recycling centre is turning presidential campaign posters and banners into plastic bricks that can be used at schools, parks and other community projects.
Making maths sexy: Taiwanese teacher puts hardcore calculus classes on Pornhub | South China Morning Post
A mathematics teacher has come up with a novel way to attract new students to his online classes. Thinking out of the box, Chang Shun-wei decided to upload his maths lessons on the free online porn site Pornhub. Featuring scantily clad female models erasing maths equations off the blackboard, Chang’s online classes …
Perfectly preserved hadrosaurus embryo fossil discovered in China | South China Morning Post
A rare intact dinosaur embryo fossil has been uncovered in China’s southern Jiangxi province. Based on the characteristics of the skeleton, scientists from the Fujian Science and Technology Museum and China University of Geosciences, who announced the discovery on May 11, 2022, believe it belongs to the hadrosaurus …
Drought Prompts Over 600,000 School Dropouts in Ethiopia
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· Linda Givetash