UK moves to end early GCSE teaching in Year 7–9 shake-up
The UK government plans to stop secondary schools from routinely teaching the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) content before Year 10, as part of a curriculum overhaul aimed at making the first three years of secondary school more engaging.
Many killed after mass shooting ‘during union meeting’ in US
Multiple people are dead following a mass shooting at California light rail yard, in the United States, according to reports Wednesday. According to Daily Mail UK, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet early morning that they were responding to an active shooter in San Jose. One Valley Transportation Authority employee’s mother […]
Presidential election begins in Syria
Syria’s presidential election began on Wednesday in government-controlled areas across Syria. Polling stations were opened in the morning and the voting is expected to last the whole day. Syria’s Interior Minister, Mohammad al-Rahmoun announced on Tuesday that over 12,000 polling stations had been set up across the country for the May 26, presidential elections. ALSO […]
China to ban disposable non-degradable plastic use on flights
China will ban the use of disposable plastic packaging bags, tableware, and straws on domestic flights starting from 2022, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Wednesday. Airports with an annual throughput of at least 2 million passengers will also stop providing such products in 2022, and the ban will be extended to all airports […]
Philippines to take delivery of 2 war helicopters in September
The Philippines is expecting the delivery of two of the six T129 attack helicopters it bought from Turkey in September, an official of Department of National Defence said on Tuesday. Arsenio Andolong, the spokesperson of the ministry said in a statement that two more units are due for delivery in February 2022, while the remaining […]
More than 170 children missing following volcanic eruption in DR Congo
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. The sky turned red and lava spewed from the volcano on Saturday, causing thousands to flee the city of two million, located […]
