TAIPEI — After experiments aimed at assimilating ethnic minorities in Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, the Chinese government now is moving to apply its cultural assimilation policy for managing all minority populations by eliminating classroom inst…
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Eswatini Shuts Schools Amid New Wave of Protests
MBABANE, ESWATINI — Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, said Saturday it had shut its schools “indefinitely with immediate effect” as the country faces a wave of pro-democracy protests.Students of the tiny, landlocked nation formerly known as Sw…
Read moreCovid-19: Uganda’s education minister blocks reopening of international schools
Uganda’s Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, who is also the country’s First Lady, has rejected pleas by the Belgian ambassador to reopen international schools before the end of the year.The envoy had made the request to the government am…
Read moreUN: ‘Transitional Justice’ Key to Unblocking Vicious Cycle of Violence in DR Congo
GENEVA — A report by U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet finds some progress has been made in the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, the report finds extensive violations and abuses continue unabated in North Kivu…
Read moreNobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Tanzanian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his body of work detailing the refugee experience and how colonialism shaped African culture.At a news conference at the Swedish Academy’s headquarters i…
Read moreScimago Institutions Ranking: 13 Moroccan Universities Among 650 Worldwide
These universities are Mohammed I of Oujda, Mohammed V of Rabat, Qadi Ayad of Marrakech, Hassan II of Casablanca, the International University of Rabat (UIR), Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdalah of Fez and Sultan Moulay Slimane of Beni Mellal.Also included in th…
Read moreMedia Groups Voice Concern about Turkey’s Planned Social Media Law
ISTANBUL — Social media regulations are expected to be on the agenda for Turkey’s national assembly when it reconvenes in October.Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AKP) party is preparing a draft law covering false news and disinformation online…
Read moreNorth Korea Launches Another Missile, Accuses South Korea of Hostility
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea conducted another missile test Tuesday, its third in a month. The test occurred minutes before a North Korean ambassador spoke at the United Nations, where he accused South Korea of hostility.The North launched the miss…
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