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BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Piles of rubble and broken glass lie in the corridors and courtyard of Beirut’s College Notre Dame de Nazareth.Sister Magida Fheili, Principal of College Notre Dame de Nazareth, shows the damage at the school due to the explosion at the port area, in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz TaherThe principal’s office…

BEIRUT, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Piles of rubble and broken glass lie in the corridors and courtyard of Beirut’s College Notre Dame de Nazareth.A man works inside Sagesse Beyrouth school which was damaged due to the explosion at the port area, in Beirut, Lebanon September 24, 2020. Picture taken September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirThe principal’s…

LONDON (Reuters) – British university students will be able to return home for Christmas, although face-to-face teaching may have to end a few weeks before they leave to allow for self-isolation, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: A cloth face mask lies on the pavement near Oxford University buildings, ahead of the new…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visists Exeter College in Exeter, Britain September 29, 2020. Finnbarr Webster/Pool via REUTERSLONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is underproductive and its weaknesses have been exposed by the COVID crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday as he announced new measures to try to improve skill levels in the workforce.“Our…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visists Exeter College in Exeter, Britain September 29, 2020. Finnbarr Webster/Pool via REUTERSLONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is underproductive and its weaknesses have been exposed by the COVID crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday as he announced new measures to try to improve skill levels in the workforce.“Our…

LONDON (Reuters) – British university students will be able to return home for Christmas, although face-to-face teaching may have to end a few weeks before they leave to allow for self-isolation, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Teeside University lecture taking place at the Middlesbrough’s Town Hall, amid the…

here.Between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, weekly cases of COVID-19 among people aged 18 to 22 rose 55.1%. The Northeast region recorded a 144% increase in COVID-19 cases, while Midwest cases rose 123.4%, the report said.The uptick in cases was not solely attributable to increased testing and could be linked to some universities resuming in-person…

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have agreed to work together, UAE state news agency WAM said on Sunday.The memorandum of understanding follows the UAE’s decision a month ago to normalize relations with Israel. Both countries have said they hope normalised…

FILE PHOTO: Cyclists are seen in front of Cambridge University, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cambridge, Britain, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew CouldridgeLONDON (Reuters) – The University of Glasgow has offered a rent rebate to residents and support with securing food and medical supplies for self-isolating students in a sign of the huge…

FILE PHOTO: Cyclists are seen in front of Cambridge University, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cambridge, Britain, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew CouldridgeLONDON (Reuters) – The University of Glasgow has offered a rent rebate to residents and support with securing food and medical supplies for self-isolating students in a sign of the huge…