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Added on the 07/10/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Thousands of Afghans are stranded at the border with Pakistan, after a Pakistani government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Islamabad has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. IMAGES
Weary, demoralised and increasingly precarious students demonstrate in Paris to demand a return to face-to-face teaching in universities, in spite of the Covid-19 crisis. For the time being, only first-year students will be permitted to attend classroom tutorials, from January 25 but in half-groups. French president Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to speak to students on Thursday at the Paris Saclay faculty. IMAGES
Some 750 pupils from the Bois d'Aulne secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) return to classes a day later than scheduled Tuesday, following a two-week break for holidays. On October 16, Samuel Paty, a history teacher, was beheaded outside the school by a jihadist. The rest of France's 12m pupils returned to classes on Monday. IMAGES
Pupils from Graveney School in South London arrive for classes as schools in England reopen after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Thousands of supporters of Gambia's former dictator Yahya Jammeh demonstrate on the outskirts of the capital Banjul, demanding his return from exile. The protest comes days after the former autocrat was heard in a leaked audio recording insisting that the tiny West African state guarantee his right to return. IMAGES
Thousands of students rally in Barcelona in support of Catalan independence and against plans by Spain's central government to curb the region's powers. IMAGES