Cyclone Fengal: Schools Shut, Evacuations Underway in South India

Cyclone Fengal: Schools Shut, Evacuations Underway in South India

Schools and colleges across southern India have been closed, and hundreds of people moved to storm shelters as Cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall in Tamil Nadu later today. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that the cyclone will...
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Shuts Down Amidst Typhoon Toraji: Businesses and Schools Impacted by Severe Weather Alert

Hong Kong awoke to an unexpected quiet on Thursday morning as the city’s usually bustling financial and commercial districts slowed under the shadow of Typhoon Toraji. After authorities raised the third-highest typhoon warning overnight, schools and many businesses were instructed...
Afghan Girls School

Afghan Girls’ demand Taliban to reopen schools

Kabul Afghanistan Girls' students reiterated their request to the Taliban to reopen schools. It comes 660 days after schools for girls from grades 7 to 12 were closed in Afghanistan. The students said that they are facing an uncertain future....
Netherlands bans mobile phones, tablets in schools

Netherlands bans mobile phones, tablets in schools

The Netherlands government is set to ban use of mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches in schools by next year. They believe that these things are hindering the studies of the students, due to which it has been decided to ban...