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Added on the 27/08/2022 17:43:23 - Copyright : Euronews EN
France's long summer holidays have finally drawn to a close and "la rentrée" is upon us: it’s back-to-school time! But this year, for many students, there will be some significant changes. Among them are the re-introduction of a four-day week, drastically smaller class sizes, and a new focus on civic engagement. Meanwhile, 15-year-olds embarking on their baccalaureate qualifications will be the first to take the so-called "new Bac" in June 2021.
Ukraine and Kremlin-backed separatists launch the latest ceasefire attempt to coincide with the start of the new school year.
Images of the Apollinaire high school in Thiais, on the outskirts of Paris, where a 16-year-old teenager was fatally stabbed during a suspected brawl between rival gangs. A suspect of the same age was arrested shortly afterwards in Créteil outside his school. IMAGES
Russian president Vladimir Putin has replaced his top military commander in Ukraine just three months after appointing General Sergei Surovikin to the post
People in Moscow react to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to annex regions of Ukraine, following a controversial referendum. Putin warned the West that the people of four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions were "our citizens forever" as he prepared to formally annex them at a Kremlin ceremony.