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Three of the Iranian female footballers who sought asylum in Australia will return to their homeland
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (140+ words) Three members of Iran's women's football team, who had been granted refugee status in order to remain in Australia, have decided to return to their homeland, Australia's Minister for Home Affairs said. As a result, of the team's original seven…...
Sales of energy drinks to children under 16 to be banned in Spain
2+ week, 3+ day ago (382+ words) The government of Spain is preparing legislation to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors and tighten restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods, aiming to protect the health of children and adolescents. As announced by the Minister of Social Rights,…...
When scrolling becomes addiction: Internet addiction now affecting even primary school children
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (723+ words) Internet addiction rates among children and adolescents have nearly doubled since the pandemic, with the phenomenon now appearing even in primary school children. In this context, the debate over restricting or banning access to social media for children under 15 is…...
National Baccalaureate: The first major debate on changes in Lyceums and university access
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (635+ words) A high-level conference on the new National Baccalaureate and the upcoming changes in secondary education is being held today, Tuesday, at 12 noon at the Maximou Mansion, chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The meeting will be attended by Deputy Prime…...
The results of the Internal Mobility Programme in Universities were announced
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) It is noted that of the 136 applications submitted in total, 121 were approved. To access the respective online application, applicants will use the username and password provided by the Secretariat of their Faculty or Department for the academic services (e.g. student ID…...
Changes at top universities: Oxford abolishes the term 'doctores' for inclusion reasons
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (639+ words) The debate is not just about individual changes in the best foreign universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge in Britain, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown in the US, but also Greek universities, etc., it touches on the very role of universities as…...
Mattel releases the first Barbie with autism, watch video
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (216+ words) Mattel unveiled its first Barbie with autism on Monday, January 12, a new addition to the Barbie Fashionistas line aimed at promoting inclusion and highlighting neurodiversity through play. According to Reuters, the doll was designed in collaboration with the Autistic Self…...
280,000 perpetual students deleted – 35,000 asked for an extension of studies
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) I fully understand that any change on such a sensitive issue raises concerns. But I want to be clear: we are not talking about punitive policies, nor about cleansing" students, but about a modern, fair and functional framework that puts…...
Britain to rejoin Erasmus from 2027
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (271+ words) Britain and the European Union agreed on Wednesday to allow British students to rejoin the Erasmus+ student exchange programme starting in 2027. Britain's contribution for the 202728 academic year will amount to "570 million (650 million), the British government said, adding that the agreement…...
Australia: Meta will exclude children under 16 from its platforms from 4 December
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) Meta will block teenagers and children under 16 in Australia from social media platforms as early as December 4, six days before a law banning access to social media for children under that age comes into force. "From today, Meta is informing…...