23 Senior managers graduate from first academy

Indonesia's Diponegoro University holds its graduation ceremony without its flesh-and-blood graduates, with robots receiving diplomas from the rector's hands in the students' stead. The 2,500 graduates were only allowed to watch the formalities via live broadcast due to pandemic social distancing, but they were represented by the top three students in each faculty -- who had their faces displayed on-screen as the robots took the stage.

Young libyan girls join a sports academy for girls only in the capital Tripoli, after it was closed to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Mohammed Mostafa al-Mohammed started studying medicine in rebel-held northern Syria to help the victims of war, but instead he has graduated into a world battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old graduate from an opposition-backed university had expected to be tending to the wounded under the threat of bombardment by the Russia-backed Damascus regime.

Africa's first drone academy has opened in Malawi, where students are learning how to make and fly drones, collect and analyse data.

'Soul' wins Best Animated Feature Award at 2021 Academy Awards. The Pixar film is the first-ever to win the award without having a theatrical release in U.S. cinemas.

After 11 years of learning and finishing a formal 5-year training programme, 31-year-old US national Jake Pinnick finally became a rare foreign coach teaching Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Daoism at a traditional Daoist Kung Fu Academy in Wudang, as filmed on Saturday.

They all have one dream - to compete in Formula 1. At the FFSA academy in France's Le Mans, teenage pilots train in the hopes of achieving their racing dreams - an expensive hobby that only the most privileged can afford.

They all have one dream - to compete in Formula 1. At the FFSA academy in France's Le Mans, teenage pilots and mechanics train in the hopes of achieving their racing dreams.

The financial crisis caused by the pandemic has left young graduates with limited job prospects. Experts say it could take years for the job market to make a full recovery.

Egyptian female soccer coach, Farida Salem, started her own academy to help aspiring women footballers achieve their dreams and challenge stigma and social boundaries in a male-dominated sport.

Jon Batiste led nominations on Tuesday for the Grammy Awards with 11 nods, followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R with eight apiece. Batiste and Bieber will compete for the top prize - album of the year - along with pop singer Billie Eilish, R&B artist Doja Cat, singer-songwriter H.E.R, rapper Kanye West, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, newcomer Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and rapper Lil Nas X, organizers said. The Grammys, the highest honors in the music industry, will be handed out at ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan 31.