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Air pollution forces 352 schools to close in Thailand

Published on: January 24, 2025
10:13

Bangkok, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) High levels of air pollution worry the government of Thailand after 352 schools were closed on Friday in the capital, considered one of the 10 cities in the world most affected by pollution.

At least 10,000 schools destroyed in Syria’s war

Published on: January 22, 2025
11:30

Damascus, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Education of the Syrian Interim Government, reported that some 10,000 educational centers were damaged during the war that has ravaged this Arab nation since 2011.

Lula to approve limited use of cell phones in Brazilian schools

Published on: January 13, 2025
13:18

Brasilia, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Today is the deadline for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to certify the bill that limits the use of cell phones in Brazilian schools.

Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office raids house of spokesman

Published on: December 17, 2024
10:25

Lima, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The house of the Peruvian presidential spokesman, Fredy Hinojosa, was arrested today as part of investigations into the supply of horse meat to state schools and in the midst of several allegations against the president and her entourage.

India on alert over bomb threat against schools and bank

Published on: December 13, 2024
10:12

New Delhi, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Indian security agencies remain on high alert for bomb threats to major schools in the capital and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai.

Cambodia bans energy drink sales at schools

Published on: December 13, 2024
01:00

Phnom Penh, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Prohibiting the sale, consumption, and advertising of energy drinks within and around educational institutions in Cambodia was welcomed by public health experts in this capital on Thursday.

Cell phone ban ratified in schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
11:07

Brasilia, Dec 6, (Prensa Latina) Governor Tarcísio de Freitas today approved the bill that bans cell phones in public and private schools in Sao Paulo, the first state in Brazil to have such legislation.

Restoration and modernization of schools in the DPRK

Published on: November 29, 2024
09:46

Pyongyang, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) More than 1,270 schools, annexes and kindergartens were rebuilt or modernized this year in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the state news agency KCNA reported today.

Bukele ally criticizes El Salvador’s schools

Published on: November 15, 2024
10:54

San Salvador, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) In El Salvador there are abandoned educational centers and children have to receive lessons, even in a hacienda where there are cows, Reynaldo López Cardoza, deputy of the National Concertación Party (PCN), said.

Senate’s commission discusses using smartphones in Brazilian schools

Published on: November 12, 2024
13:58

Brasilia, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Senate's Education Commission is holding a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss the so-called media education, especially about using smartphones in schools.

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