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Main Stories, News / 07/08/2020 CCN cancels graduation

In an email to affected students on August 05 2020 the City College Norwich (CCN) stated that this year’s graduation ceremony for higher education students has been cancelled. The ceremonies were due to held on November 14 2020, in the email CCN stated that “due to the government restrictions currently in place for large gatherings,...

Global, Main Stories / 05/08/2020 Beirut sees explosions further worsening the Lebanon situation

On Tuesday evening, Beirut witnessed two horrifying explosions in its port area, which the Lebanese government has blamed on a warehouse containing almost 3000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. Videos of the second explosion went viral on social media. Footage showed columns of fire and smoke -the result from the first explosion- moments before the second,...

Global, Main Stories / 04/08/2020 Huge explosions rocks Beirut

A huge explosion has occurred in Beirut. The capital city of Lebanon was rocked at roughly 5PM by a huge blast in the port area. The explosion is believed by some to be at a warehouse in the port, with some local news channels reporting it was a nitrate storage facility. This may have contributed...

Main Stories, News / 29/07/2020 UEA among victims of cyberattack data breach

UEA is among the victims of the Blackbaud cyberattack data breach. The data stolen contained personal information and interaction history with the University’s alumni and supporters. The cybercriminal held the data to ransom, which Blackbaud paid and then the data was deleted. The breach affected at least 125 organisations, including dozens of universities, the National...

Main Stories / 23/07/2020 Major bone cancer treatment breakthrough from UEA researcher

New hope for future bone cancer treatment as researchers take the first step in preventing the spread of cancer. Recent research into osteosarcoma led by Dr Darrell Green from UEA Norwich Medical School and Dr Katie Finegan from the University of Manchester has been hallmarked as the first major finding in bone cancer for forty...

Global, Main Stories / 09/07/2020 China outlaws Hong Kong activism around the world

Last week the Chinese Government introduced a controversial security law in Hong Kong, the piece of legislation represents another step in China’s violation of the territory’s sovereignty. Importantly, it includes an article which attempts to make the law applicable to any region outside of Hong Kong. China had agreed to respect Hong Kong’s democracy for...

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