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Desperate families wait on news of kidnapped Nigeria students

Families of more than 250 Nigerian students kidnapped from a school last week waited desperately on Monday for news about their welfare and the progress in rescue efforts four days after the attack. Gunmen on motorbikes stormed the school in Kuriga, northwestern Kaduna state on Thursday, rounding up the pupils and forcing them into the

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The robots delivering takeaways to Edinburgh students

Students can have food delivered by robots under a trial project under way at University of Edinburgh. Known as Pixie, the autonomous vehicles can travel along private roads on campus. Students at the university’s King’s Building are able to order up food or drinks using an app. The project hopes to demonstrate the potential for

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Dutch universities plan to limit amount of international students

The country is a very popular study destination for foreigners, with numbers tripling in the last decade. ADVERTISEMENT Fourteen Dutch universities are working on a programme to significantly reduce the number of foreign students in order to favour locals. Many universities work nearly exclusively in English, with their focus on the international labour market.  The

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