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Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, bringing relief to some distraught families after one of the largest school abductions in Nigeria’s history. CBC | World News
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Students watch on in horror as firefighters swarm major UK’s university hall
Two fire engines and a police car were seen attending the scene. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »1 of 25 students abducted in Nigeria found safe as search continues for missing girls
A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school’s principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday, as hunters joined security forces in the search for the missing students in forests close to the school. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for deadly students crackdown
A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. CBC | World News
Read More »Panic as UK school in lockdown with students ‘barricading themselves in’
Parents claimed their children were forced to “barricade doors with metal bars” and “barricade themselves in classrooms” with tables and chairs. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Harry Potter Professor Warwick Davis inspires students at Hogwarts career day
Over 300 students were given the opportunity to explore Hogwarts magic, and get advice from one of the professors. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Chinese students take Ottawa to court over study permit delays
Dozens of Chinese graduate students are accusing Ottawa of discrimination because their study permit applications have been left in limbo for months, preventing them from beginning their advanced degrees at Canadian universities. CBC | World News
Read More »Emory College active shooter LIVE: Shots fired as students told to ‘run, hide, fight’
Emory College in Atlanta, Georgia, warned its students of an active shooter on campus. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Family and friends of murdered Idaho students speak of love and anger at killer’s sentencing
Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation at his sentencing hearing Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Angry students confront Bangladesh officials as plane crash death toll rises to 31
Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in Dhaka, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights. CBC | World News
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