A drone approaches for an attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
A drone approaches for an attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
Bec Shanks riding Alligator Blood, second left, alongside the Waterhouse and Bott racing team during a beach trackwork session at Altona beach in Melbourne, Australia. Getty
Bec Shanks riding Alligator Blood, second left, alongside the Waterhouse and Bott racing team during a beach trackwork session at Altona beach in Melbourne, Australia. Getty
Workers clean mud outside houses in the suburb of Maribyrnong in Melbourne, Australia. The ADF has been called in to help flood victims in Victoria, as authorities are predicting that more than 7,500 proprieties could be affected. EPA
Workers clean mud outside houses in the suburb of Maribyrnong in Melbourne, Australia. The ADF has been called in to help flood victims in Victoria, as authorities are predicting that more than 7,500 proprieties could be affected. EPA
Boats are parked at a Shasta Lake marina in Lakehead, California. Shasta Lake currently sits at 32 per cent of its capacity as drought conditions persist. AFP
Boats are parked at a Shasta Lake marina in Lakehead, California. Shasta Lake currently sits at 32 per cent of its capacity as drought conditions persist. AFP
Children exercise on the banks of the Yamuna River near the Taj Mahal in Agra at sunrise. AFP
Children exercise on the banks of the Yamuna River near the Taj Mahal in Agra at sunrise. AFP
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Al Yaman camp for people internally-displaced by conflict north of Syria's rebel-held north-western city of Idlib. AFP
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Al Yaman camp for people internally-displaced by conflict north of Syria's rebel-held north-western city of Idlib. AFP
A dummy target is exploded by mines laid by the Indian Navy, as a part of rehearsals for the upcoming defence equipment exhibition at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. AFP
A dummy target is exploded by mines laid by the Indian Navy, as a part of rehearsals for the upcoming defence equipment exhibition at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. AFP
A herd of sheep near the coal-fired power plant Neurath run by RWE and wind turbines in Lutzerath, western Germany. German multinational energy company RWE plans to demolish houses in the village of Lutzerath for coal mining. AFP
A herd of sheep near the coal-fired power plant Neurath run by RWE and wind turbines in Lutzerath, western Germany. German multinational energy company RWE plans to demolish houses in the village of Lutzerath for coal mining. AFP
French police use spray against protesters during a rally against the soaring cost of living and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People's Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris. AFP
French police use spray against protesters during a rally against the soaring cost of living and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People's Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris. AFP
Tanks take part in the annual land operation exercise of the German armed forces in Bergen, northern Germany. EPA
Tanks take part in the annual land operation exercise of the German armed forces in Bergen, northern Germany. EPA
Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar Junior, front, with his father Neymar Senior, to his left, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, left and ex-Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu, second left, at the first day of a trial over alleged irregularities in his transfer to the Catalans nearly a decade ago. AFP
Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar Junior, front, with his father Neymar Senior, to his left, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, left and ex-Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu, second left, at the first day of a trial over alleged irregularities in his transfer to the Catalans nearly a decade ago. AFP

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Ms Davison came to Dubai from Kerala after her marriage in 1996 when she was 21-years-old

Since 2001, Ms Davison has worked at many affordable schools such as Our Own English High School in Sharjah, and The Apple International School and Amled School in Dubai

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Updated: October 17, 2022, 11:57 AM
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