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No banking details leaked in PCF Sparkletots pre-school data security incident

LittleLives is still investigating the incident to determine its full extent and PCF Sparkletots is receiving regular updates.
LittleLives is still investigating the incident to determine its full extent and PCF Sparkletots is receiving regular updates.

US Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’

Students enter a school on the first day of China's National College Entrance Examination, known as "gaokao", in Beijing on June 7.
Students enter a school on the first day of China's National College Entrance Examination, known as "gaokao", in Beijing on June 7.

China to inspect eyeglasses to stop students cheating at gaokao exam

Students queue to enter a school during China's national college entrance exam, known as gaokao, outside a high school in Beijing on June 7, 2025.
Students queue to enter a school during China's national college entrance exam, known as gaokao, outside a high school in Beijing on June 7, 2025.

Fewer Chinese students register for tough university entry exam

Parents wait for students behind a police line during the annual national college entrance exam at a high school in Shanghai, China on June 7, 2023.
Parents wait for students behind a police line during the annual national college entrance exam at a high school in Shanghai, China on June 7, 2023.

Gunmen abduct seven students in northwest Nigeria, police say

From reform hopes to brutal crackdown - China's Tiananmen protests

An armoured police car is parked in the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An armoured police car is parked in the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Ohio State University reaches $128 million settlement with nearly 300 sex abuse survivors

The settlement with 279 of the 280 former students was ratified by Ohio State University's board on June 3.
The settlement with 279 of the 280 former students was ratified by Ohio State University's board on June 3.

India removes exam chief over marking fiasco

Young Indians are pressing for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Young Indians are pressing for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Indian exam board admits to cybersecurity holes found by teen

Students found that their physical answer sheets did not match the digital versions in the online portal used to grade the exam.
Students found that their physical answer sheets did not match the digital versions in the online portal used to grade the exam.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.