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☆ Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. And in the Philippines, hundreds of schools suspended classes after daily temperatures soared past 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius). Sweltering heat is back in Southeast Asia, one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change. But alongside these natural variations, the world continues to blast through climate records, with deadly heat waves becoming the norm. A resident attempts to pump underground water from a dried reservoir in Vietnam's central Ninh Thuan province during a heat wave and drought on April 6, 2024.

Persons: climatologist Maximiliano Herrera, Herrera, “, ” Herrera, ”, El Niño, Stringer, Adly Zahari, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Aidil Iman Aidid, fasted Organizations: CNN, Getty, El, heatstroke, Education, Philippines Locations: Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Bangkok, Rice, Ninh Thuan, AFP, Asia, Pahang, Kelantan, Sabah, Borneo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila

☆ France to sue student it accuses of falsely accusing principal of forcibly removing headscarf
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Paris CNN —A French high school student is being sued by the government for falsely accusing her former principal of assaulting her after he made her remove her headscarf on school premises, the country’s prime minister said Wednesday. Last year France banned the abaya – a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women – despite warnings its prohibition was discriminatory. The student refused and “looked to intimidate” the school principal by accusing him of having physically assaulted her while removing her headscarf, Attal said. Attal said that her accusations were shared on social media, leading to “unacceptable” death threats against the school principal. In 2022, lawmakers backed a ban on wearing the hijab and other “conspicuous religious symbols” in sports competitions.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Gabriel Attal, Maurice Ravel Lycée, “, ”, Attal, BFMTV, “ Allahu Akbar, Samuel Paty, Charlie Hebdo, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Paris CNN, French, TF1, CNN, BFMTV Locations: French, France, Europe’s, Paris, Arras

☆ Philippines' Marcos Says No Rift With the Vice President
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said there was no rift between him and his Vice President Sara Duterte after both her brother and father strongly criticised him. On Sunday, Duterte's brother, who is the mayor of Davao city, urged Marcos to resign over his supposed failings to address crime and a foreign policy that "endangers the lives of innocent Filipinos", while her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, called the incumbent president a "drug addict". Speaking to reporters while on a state visit to Vietnam, Marcos said his relationship with the vice president is "exactly the same", adding his "Uniteam" with Duterte was intact. Marcos and Duterte ran under the "Uniteam" ticket in the 2022 election, both winning a landslide victory. It's the unification of all political, hopefully all political forces in the Philippines to come together for the good country," Marcos said late on Tuesday.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Sara Duterte, Duterte's, Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte, Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales, Miral Fahmy Locations: MANILA, Philippine, Davao, Vietnam, Philippines

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's science and higher education ministry has dismissed the head of a prestigious genetics institute who sparked controversy by contending that humans once lived for centuries and that the shorter lives of modern humans are due to their ancestors' sins, state news agency RIA-Novosti said Thursday. Although the report did not give a reason for the firing of Alexander Kudryavtsev, the influential Russian Orthodox Church called it religious discrimination. He also claimed that children “up to the seventh generation are responsible for the sins of their fathers,” according to the Russian news website Meduza. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“We have already gone through Soviet times, when genetics was long considered a pseudoscience,” Lukyanov said. The Soviet Union under Josef Stalin suppressed conventional genetics in favor of the theories of Trofim Lysenko, who contended that acquired characteristics could be inherited by offspring.

Persons: Alexander Kudryavtsev, Fyodor Lukyanov, “, ” Lukyanov, Josef Stalin, Trofim Lysenko Organizations: MOSCOW, Novosti, Russian Academy of Science's Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, RIA, Soviet Locations: Russian

☆ The Russian economy is in bad shape, no matter what the Kremlin says: Russian economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "real situation" in Russia's economy is bad, Russian economist Igor Lipsits told Reuters. AdvertisementThe Kremlin has been painting a rosy picture of the country's economy even amid a swathe of Western sanctions — but "the real situation is bad," Igor Lipsits, a prominent Russian economist, told Reuters. Official rosy pronouncements on the Russian economy are not a good gauge of how the Russian economy is doing because authorities are just trying to make the Kremlin happy, Lipsits added. "A large part of the Russian population have very low wages," Lipsits told the news agency. Lipsits told Reuters he expects economic stagnation — at the very least — and a serious slump after the country's presidential election in March.

Persons: Igor Lipsits, —, Lipsits, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Reuters, Service, Business, HSE University Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia

[1/3] South Korean students wait to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test at a school on November 16, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Half a million South Koreans sat for the annual nationwide college entrance exam on Thursday, the first time in four years that the exam, often considered life-defining in the highly competitive society, has taken place free of pandemic rules. The annual exam is widely considered one of the most important tests in the country. South Korean financial markets opened an hour later than usual at 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) to ease traffic. South Koreans spent a record 26 trillion won ($19.97 billion) on private education last year, despite a declining student population, a government report showed.

Persons: Chung Sung, Kim Mi, Yoon Suk Yeol, Daewung Kim, Jimin Jung, Soo, hyang Choi, Gerry Doyle Organizations: College Scholastic, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Korean

Kindergarten was in full swing for 30 children from Arab al-Aramshe, a village next to Israel’s border with Lebanon. It is a logistically complex and costly operation for the Israeli state, which is paying to house the evacuees indefinitely in 280 hotels and guesthouses scattered across the country. In the south, where many of the evacuees survived the Hamas attacks, it has recruited specialists to offer trauma counseling. Hunched over a laptop at the bar, Adeeb Mazal, Arab al-Aramshe’s community manager, tried to keep track of his vagabond villagers. And he worried about their mental health, with the idleness nourishing their fears about Hezbollah.

Persons: “, ”, Dalal Badra, Adeeb Mazal, ‘, ’ ”, Mazal Organizations: Golden, Israel’s Education Ministry, Jesus Locations: Arab, Lebanon, Nazareth, Gaza, Israel

☆ It's starting to look like majoring in computer science isn't the road to the promised land of money and job security after all
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many computer science majors say job hunting has become tougher after layoffs hit the industry. Ben Leong, a Singaporean computer science professor, said getting a job was never easy. He told Insider he picked his major because he was interested in technology — and also because of the industry's salaries. Wong told Insider last month that he's applied to 17 jobs and has heard back from five companies. AdvertisementAdvertisementBryan Ho, a 23-year-old junior studying computer science at the National University of Singapore, told Insider he's applied for roughly 100 internships.

Persons: Ben Leong, —, Joel Wong, Wong, Bryan Ho, he's, Ho, Ethan Ang, Ang, sprees, That's, Leong, Aline Lerner, Insider's Kali Hays, NodeFlair's Ang Organizations: Service, National University of Singapore, Tech, Facebook, Google, Big Tech, MIT Locations: Singapore, Asia, The Singapore, Southeast Asia

☆ Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt Book Fair citing organisers' pro-Israel stance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Visitors are seen at the world's largest book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Malaysia's education ministry has withdrawn from participating in this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organisers of taking a pro-Israel stance, amid growing global divisions over the ongoing conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces. The fair's organiser also said on Facebook it would be making Jewish and Israeli voices "especially visible" at this year's edition. "The decision (to withdraw) is in line with the government’s stand to be in solidarity and offer full support for Palestine." Muslim-majority Malaysia has long supported the Palestinian cause, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying this week that he did not agree with Western pressure to condemn Hamas.

Persons: Kai Pfaffenbach, Litprom, Anwar Ibrahim, Anwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Rozanna Latiff, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Facebook, Palestine, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, KUALA LUMPUR, Israel, Malaysia, Palestinian, Palestine, Gaza

☆ Malaysia Pulls Out of Frankfurt Book Fair Citing Organisers' Pro-Israel Stance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's education ministry has withdrawn from participating in this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organisers of taking a pro-Israel stance, amid growing global divisions over the ongoing conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces. The fair's organiser also said on Facebook it would be making Jewish and Israeli voices "especially visible" at this year's edition. "The ministry will not compromise with Israel’s violence in Palestine, which clearly violates international laws and human rights," Malaysia's education ministry said in a statement late on Monday. "The decision (to withdraw) is in line with the government’s stand to be in solidarity and offer full support for Palestine." Muslim-majority Malaysia has long supported the Palestinian cause, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying this week that he did not agree with Western pressure to condemn Hamas.

Persons: Litprom, Anwar Ibrahim, Anwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Rozanna Latiff, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Hamas, Facebook, Palestine Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Frankfurt, Israel, Malaysia, Palestinian, Palestine, Gaza

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. Paris police said officers searched the museum after it received written bomb threats. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe former royal palace at Versailles also received bomb threats, and the palace and its sprawling gardens were being evacuated while police examine the area, according to national police. Macron urged the people of France to “stay united.”___Schaeffer reported from Arras, France. Associated Press journalists Thomas Padilla in Paris and Nicolas Garriga in Arras, France contributed to this report.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron's, Mona Lisa, Gerald Darmanin, Mohammed M, Gambetta, Carnot, ″, Emily Noge, ’ ’ It’s, ‴, Samuel Paty, Macron, “, ” ___ Schaeffer, Thomas Padilla, Nicolas Garriga Organizations: PARIS, Louvre Museum, Police, police, Gare de Lyon, Counterterrorism, The Associated Press, Education Ministry, Associated Press Locations: Paris, Versailles, France, Israel, Louvre, Gare, Arras, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Chechen

☆ TV presenter under fire for 'racist' comments, suggesting that bloodsucking bedbugs of Paris are linked to immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A right-wing TV host in France linked the Paris' bedbug outbreak to immigrants. A government minister called Praud's comments on CNews, likened to Fox News, as "hate speech." AdvertisementAdvertisementA right-wing pundit in France is under investigation by Arcom, the country's audiovisual regulator, for making "racist" comments about the current bedbug infestation in Paris, The Times reports. Pascal Praud, a TV host on right-wing channel CNews, asked Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, the founder of a pest control firm, whether immigrants had caused the onslaught of bedbugs. David Belliard, Paris' Deputy Mayor, called the comments "stupid and racist," and added that CNews' views could be summarized in the clip.

Persons: Pascal Praud, —, Arcom, Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, Praud, Roux de Bezieux, Le, Emmanuel Macron's, Bérangère Couillard, David Belliard, Euronews, CNews, Eric Zemmour, Louis, Ferdinand Céline Organizations: Fox News, Service, Times, Charles, Rugby, Agence France, AP, France Insoumise, Gender Equality Locations: France, Paris, Gaulle

In short, Russia’s children are being prepared for war. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov said recently that there are now about 10,000 so-called “military-patriotic” clubs in Russian schools and colleges, and a quarter-of-a-million people take part in their work. There are mandatory classes on military-patriotic values; updated history books accentuate Russian military triumphs. President Putin has personally led the campaign to inject patriotism into Russia’s schools. That message - hammered home by the president and state media - is now being taken into Russia’s schools.

Persons: Sergei Kravtsov, Vladimir Putin, ’, ”, ” Putin, Ukraine “, Putin, “, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Uliana Shumelova, schooler, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Daria, Vladimir, Ukraine –, Buryatia, She’d, It’s Organizations: CNN, Education, Security, Defense, Education Ministry, Novosti, RIA Novosti, Russia, Kremlin, Educational, Ministry of Defense, Air Defense, United, ”, Northern Military District, Military Sports Games, Defense Ministry, Armed Forces Russian Federation Locations: Pacific, Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Russia, Crimea, Ukrainian, stoke, Belgorod, Krasnodar, Vologda, Sakhalin, Russia’s Far, Yeysk, Azov, Astrakhan, United Russia, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Ussuriysk, Buryatia, Chita trumpeted, Orenburg, Polish, Perm, State

☆ Xi'an Jiaotong University: Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In a notice Wednesday, the Xi’an Jiaotong University in the capital city of Shaanxi province said students will no longer need to pass a nationwide standardized English test – nor any other English exams – to be able to graduate with bachelor’s degrees. But in recent years, some universities have downgraded the importance of English, either by replacing the national College English Test with their own exams or – as in the case of the Xi’an Jiaotong University – dropping English qualifications altogether as a graduation criteria. For some liberal-leaning Chinese, the downgrade of English is symbolic of China’s inward turn and a tightening of ideological control. “We need English to understand the world. These days, if you don’t understand English, you’ll still fall behind in the scientific and technological world,” a Weibo user said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ”, Mao, Xi, it’s, Weibo, don’t, you’ll Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Jiaotong University, English, College English, Jiaotong, Weibo, World Trade Organization Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shaanxi, Weibo, Shanghai, Taiwan

☆ Cramer: The 4 fears that are upsetting the market and what needs to happen next
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Nike, under CEO John Donahoe, continued its total dominance that it had under previous leaders Mark Parker and Phil Knight. I really, really like Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan and we are going to see a very strong executive make decisions now that Howard is gone. Apple weakness just casts a pall over everything. We have had weakness in the banks on fears of more regulation and that's only getting worse. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Let's, John Donahoe, Mark Parker, Phil Knight, It's, Armour, Nike's, Locker, Mary Dillon, Kevin Johnson, Howard Schultz, Schultz, Bob Iger, Robert Chapek —, Johnson, Chapek, Laxman Narasimhan, Howard, Gina Raimondo, Apple —, Stellantis, Joe Biden, Shawn Fain, Safra, Marc Benioff couldn't, LEN, Darden, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Bill Pugliano Organizations: Nike, Adidas, Armour, Dick's Sporting, China, Disney, Apple, Micron, Qualcomm, Starbucks, United Auto Workers, Detroit, —, Motors, Chrysler, Ford, walkouts, U.S, UAW, Oracle, Marriott, Booking Holdings, Federal, FedEx, KB, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, General Motors, Big, Getty Locations: China, Europe, American, United States, Oracle's, Detroit , Michigan

☆ China to impose hefty fines, penalties for illegal education tutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Students stand at a school during a flag-lowering ceremony on the first day of the new academic year in Shanghai, China, September 1, 2021. The announcement made by the Ministry of Education on state run CCTV on Tuesday, is the most recent measure by authorities to reform China's education sector and alleviate the academic pressure on students. However, problems such as unlicensed after school tutoring continues to "varying degrees" and the problem of individual institutions "taking money and running away" still occurs, the ministry said. The high cost of education has been cited as a key factor by young Chinese for not wanting to have children. ($1 = 7.2910 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing by Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly, Farah Master, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, country's Education Ministry, Ministry of Education, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG KONG, Beijing

☆ A Japanese city is installing robots in classrooms so kids who are worried about attending school can tune in remotely
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Officials in a Japanese city are banking on robots to boost the confidence of absent pupils. The self-propelling robots will connect to pupils at home, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported. The plan aims to help home-based pupils feel more included and eventually return to school. The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported that the initiative was due to involve two meter-high robots, which would be fitted with microphones and a camera to allow for two-way communication. Some schools in the US have also introduced robots on school campuses.

Organizations: Mainichi Shimbun, Service, Asahi Shimbun, Street Locations: Wall, Silicon, Kumamoto, Southwest Japan, Japan, New Mexico

Government data shows 100 public school teachers in South Korea – mostly elementary school teachers – killed themselves from January 2018 to June 2023. Under the law, anybody who suspects a case of child abuse can report it to the authorities without needing to provide evidence. South Korean teachers holding signs that call for "truth," to commemorate the death of a teacher, in Seoul on September 4. Call for changeBut protesters and teachers say they won’t be satisfied until the child abuse law is amended. South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD nations, with that rate increasing among teenagers and young adults in their 20s, according to the country’s health ministry.

Persons: Chung Sung, Cho Hee, Cho, Jung Yeon, ”, –, Yoonjung Seo, Lee Joo, “, ” Lee, Yoon Suk Organizations: South Korea CNN, Korean Federation of Teachers ’, country’s Education Ministry, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Seoul Seoi Elementary School, Getty, Authorities, Teachers, South, Korean Teachers and Education Workers ’ Union, CNN, CNN Education, Reuters, OECD, Ministry of Education, Korean Federation of Teachers ’ Associations Locations: Seoul, South Korea, “, South

☆ South Korean teachers to rally after colleague's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The South Korean teachers union is not involved in organising the demonstrations on Monday, said the group leading the protests, Everyone Together As One. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered officials to listen to the teachers' demands and work to protect their rights, his office said. In July, an elementary school teacher was found dead at school after reportedly expressing anxiety over complaints from a parent over a dispute among students. One hundred public school teachers committed suicide in South Korea during the past six years as of June. The education ministry has vowed to prevent incidents of teachers' being punished for legitimate educational activity, and improve communication between teachers and parents.

Persons: Kim Hong, Yoon Suk, Soo, hyang Choi, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, . Government, Authorities, South, Monday, Teachers, National Assembly, World Health Organisation, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Korea

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Kateryna Pylypenko prepared two backpacks for her youngest son’s first day of school on Friday. We were told it should contain water, a toy… and something to eat while they wait in the shelter for the air raid alarm to end,” Pylypenko told CNN. Physical education is not the same now, because what kind of physical education is there in an apartment?” he told CNN. Dmytro’s mom, Viktoriia Ukrainska, told CNN she would not send him to school even if the option was available to her. “It sounds strange, but I really miss school,” Dmytro told CNN.

Persons: Ukraine CNN — Kateryna Pylypenko, son’s, ” Pylypenko, Pylypenko, “, ”, Kateryna, Dmytro Ukrainsky, Viktoriia Ukrainska, We’ve, Efrem, Dimitar Dilkoff, Sergii Gorbachov, Yulia Dolzhanska, Gorbachov, ” Dmytro Organizations: Ukraine CNN, CNN, UNICEF, Getty Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Poland, Kateryna Pylypenko, Zaporizhzhia, Bucha, Moscow, Chernihiv, AFP, Ukrainian, Kharkiv

☆ Haitians fleeing gangs set up camp around capital's main square
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Harold Isaac | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

man carries an elderly man as they flee their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles after gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 15, 2023. Dailove Pompilus, who was nine months pregnant, said she had no choice but to come to the Champ de Mars square after the gang attacked her home in Carrefour Feuilles, killing her 3-year-old son. Yves Penel, a theater manager speaking at the main square, said hundreds of people had arrived overnight on Thursday and they had created committees to manage food, water and hygiene. "I grew up in Carrefour Feuilles," said Penel. Thursday night marked the first time since the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that people have camped in the Champ de Mars, the capital's main square that is home to historical monuments honoring heroes of the Haitian Revolution.

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol, Renel Destina, Dailove Pompilus, Sophia Jean, Yves Penel, de Mars, Clerina Coffy, Harold Isaac, Jean Loobentz Cesar, Sarah Morland, Andy Sullivan, Rosalba O'Brien, William Mallard Organizations: Carrefour, REUTERS, United Nations, . Security, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Carrefour Feuilles, Port, Prince, Haiti, Haitian, Jeremie, Mexico City

☆ Soaring youth joblessness is driving record-setting enrollment at China's military academies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Jack Lau | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Total intake at China's military academies is the highest since 2017 and 2,000 more than last year. The total intake — spread across China's 27 military academies that accept high-school graduates — was 2,000 more than last year, the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s official newspaper reported on Tuesday. Almost all places for this cohort had been filled, the PLA Daily report said. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Central Military Commission — China's top military command, chaired by President Xi Jinping — announced the new standards in March. AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, China's military academies offer far more places for men than for women.

Persons: —, Chen Bin, Xi Jinping —, Air Defence —, Xi, Liu Yang, Zhu Yuemeng, Dong Jun Organizations: Service, People's Liberation Army, PLA, Getty, PLA Daily, Military Commission, PLA Army Academy of Artillery, Air Defence Locations: Wall, Silicon, Beijing, Huainan, Hefei, Shandong, China, Liaoning

[1/4] Taliban soldiers stand guard at the second-anniversary ceremony of the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. Taliban parades were expected through the day and several departments, including the education ministry, held gatherings to celebrate. For many women, who enjoyed extensive rights and freedoms during the two decades of rule by Western-backed governments, their plight has become dire since the return of the Taliban. OBSTACLE TO RECOGNITIONGirls over the age of 12 have been mostly excluded from classes since the Taliban returned to power. For many Western governments, the ban is a major obstacle to any hope of formal recognition of the Taliban administration.

Persons: Ali Khara, Ashraf Ghani, Zabihullah Mujahid, Mujahid, It's, Amina Mohammed, Matiullah, Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Charlotte, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Taliban, Islamic, U.S . Federal Reserve Bank of New, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, Ali Khara KABUL, U.S, Western, U.S . Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Charlotte Greenfield, Islamabad

☆ While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, Russian students learn how to operate drones and clean guns. While Russian schoolchildren will operate airborne drones, drill rifles, and train in hand-to-hand combat, Ukrainian kids will undergo a safety course for navigating treacherous landmines. It's a harrowing reality for Ukrainian children and presents an even bleaker future, with the country now the most heavily mined in the world, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. Meanwhile, Russian students will face an increasingly militarized classroom this school year. Students as young as year 10 and 11 will learn how to operate combat drones.

Persons: Oksen Lisovy, It'll, Oleksii Reznikov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Education, Kyiv, Kyiv Independent, Education Ministry, UNICEF, Ukrainian Defense Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Crimea, Republic of Crimea, Russia, Russian

☆ Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in South Korea after lashing Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO/SEOUL, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Typhoon Khanun made landfall on the southeast coast of South Korea on Thursday after dumping heavy rain across southern Japan over the past week. Warnings have been issued across South Korea, with more than 330 flights cancelled and more than 10,000 people moved to safety. In South Korea, outdoor activities have been halted for participants of the World Scout Jamboree. South Korea is still recovering from intense monsoon rain last month, when more than 40 people were killed in floods and landslides, including 14 in a flooded tunnel. Typhoon Khanun brought heavy rain in southern regions of Japan as it continues to head towards South Korea where it could make landfall on ThursdayReporting by Elaine Lies and Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Lincoln Feast, Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Khanun, Lan, Elaine Lies, Hyunsu Yim, Lincoln, Ed Davies Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, SEOUL, South Korea, Japan, Gyeongsang Province, Jeju, Kyushu, Tokyo, North Korea, Pyongyang

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