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Asia Law and Courts

CRISPR: Chinese government deterring other scientists from similar research

The jail term conferred on He Jiankui, the biophysicist who created the world first CRISPR-baby, has led many scientists to...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 3, 2020
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Technology United States

Canadian scientists to plant a billion trees by 2028 using...

A team of Canadian scientists have announced a new initiative to use drones to plant new trees cheaply and quickly...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 3, 2020
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Europe Universities

Physics professor wins age discrimination lawsuit against Oxford

An Oxford University physics professor forced to quit before his 70th birthday has won a landmark age discrimination battle against...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 3, 2020
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Asia Schools

UAE private schools for the first time recording increase in...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released new figures which suggest that the numbers of students enrolling in its private...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 2, 2020
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Europe Universities

Portugal records Chinese student boom, with thousands registered in 2019

A General Directorate of Education and Science (DGEEC) survey revealed that Chinese students are in large number trooping to study...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 2, 2020
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Asia Opportunities

Saudi launches cultural scholarship program for students

Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud has announced the launch of Saudi’s first cultural scholarship...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 2, 2020
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Asia Students

Form-six student beaten by police diagnosed with PTSD

Chu, a Hong Kong form-six student, claims he has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from beaten gotten by...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 1, 2020
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Asia Students

15-year-old Muhammad Amir Rafiq begins PhD research in Leibniz University

15-year-old Muhammad Amir Rafiq Mohd Rafee is currently enrolled at a doctorate level (Ph.D.) in collaboration with a team at...

• BY Daniel Abel
• January 1, 2020
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Law and Courts

Martinez, 20 other climate activists sue US gov't over inaction

Climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, alongside 20 indigenous activists is suing the United States federal government over climate inaction. He is...

• BY Daniel Abel
• December 30, 2019
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Opportunities United States

Immigrant fleeing an arranged marriage secures a Bachelor degree 9...

Dilafruz “Dilia” Samadova, who fled an arranged marriage from Tajikistan, a Central Asian country at the age of 21, recently...

• BY Daniel Abel
• December 30, 2019
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