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QC gov’t says it will provide 175,731 enrolled junior, senior high school students with tablets for “new normal” in education

(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has said it would provide over 175,000 high school students with .tablets to ensure their continued education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the local government said the tablets for 155,921 enrolled junior high school students and 19,810 enrolled senior high school students were apart from what Aly Medalla, the City’s Education Affairs Head,  said were the city government’s plans to “assign gadgets to all public schools […]

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Eight killed, 40 injured after avalanche hits ski slopes in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An avalanche Monday killed seven Japanese high school students and a teacher on a mountain-climbing outing, and injured 40 more. More than 100 troops were deployed in a major rescue mission after the avalanche hit ski slopes in Tochigi prefecture north of Tokyo. Television footage showed rescuers climbing the mountainside as ambulances stood by. A total of 52 students and 11 teachers from seven high schools were on a three-day mountaineering […]

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