Chinese education authorities are using high tech for the Gaokao exam, the annual college entrance test that many believe could lead to lucrative jobs. High school students have reportedly been cheating by using wireless devices over the years. In 2017, exam centers used metal detectors, wireless detectors and even drones to deter cheating. 9.4 million students took the exam this year.If caught, cheaters can face up to 7 years in jail.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged for calm and an ease to the blockade imposed against Qatar by the Arab nations. He said the diplomatic row was causing unintended humanitarian consequences like food shortages, the forced separation of families and children being pulled out of school. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and the Western-recognised governments of Libya and Yemen as well as the Maldives cut ties with Doha on 5 June, accusing it of supporting terror groups, including the Islamic State. The countries also denounced Qatars perceived tolerance of Saudi Arabias arch-rival, Iran.
The US Pacific Command says the two US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers was on a 10-hour training mission from Guam over the South China Sea.
It was a win for youth democracy with a reported surge in 18 to 24-year-olds at the polls eager to get their voices heard.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster spoke in Belfast about the partys successful general election result. DUP won 10 seats in Northern Ireland and will take part in talks with Theresa May about their support for a potential minority government of the Conservatives.
Nicola Sturgeon has appealed for MPs from all parties to form a Brexit strategy which will benefit the whole of the U.K. The Scottish First Minister said Theresa May has now lost all authority and credibility after she failed to form a majority government.
The U.K. went to the polls again on June 8 2017, this time to vote for a new government. But no majority could be gained, here are the key numbers from the results.
Theresa May has announced she will remain prime minister and lead a government with the assistance of the DUP. Seven weeks after calling the snap election she said: I will lead a government that can provide certainty and lead Britain forward at this critical time for our country.
Jean-Claude Juncker said that he hoped there would be no further delay to Brexit negotiations following a June 8 UK general election that resulted in a hung parliament. Speaking during a press conference on EU defense and security, the President of the European Commission said that as far as the EU was concerned, negotiations could begin tomorrow morning at half past nine.
Jean-Claude Juncker said that he hoped there would be no further delay to Brexit negotiations following a June 8 UK general election that resulted in a hung parliament. Speaking during a press conference on EU defense and security, the President of the European Commission said that as far as the EU was concerned, negotiations could begin tomorrow morning at half past nine.
Ukip failed to win any seats in the general election, with Nuttall himself coming third in Boston and Skegness, one of the most pro-Brexit constituencies in the country.
The 2017 General Election in the UK has been one of the most shocking and surprising in recent memories, ending in a hung parliament. Here are the five biggest takeaways from the dramatic vote.
Two bicycle patrol officers and a public employee were injured when a speeding white truck ran them over in Washington D.C. The driver and a passenger of the vehicle were arrested, and police stated that terrorism could not be ruled out as a motive. Two of the victims are in a stable condition, while the injuries of the third are critical.
The U.K. election has resulted in a hung parliament, and Conservatives are understood to be in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party. The DUP is the largest unionist political party in Northern Ireland and was founded in 1971, with the main political aim of keeping Northern Ireland part of the U.K.
The fact that Conservative candidate Ben Bradley won the Mansfield seat after 94 years of Labour rule may have come as a surprise for some. So much of a surprise that initially Labour candidate Sir Alan Meale was declared the winner by acting returning officer Jacqueline Collins. The incident was reminiscent of this years Academy Awards Envelopegate when La La Land was declared winner of Best Picture even though Moonlight had won the acclaimed category.