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UNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistan
Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education. UNESCO warns of lasting social and economic consequences.
India news: Jharkhand student leader hospitalized after police use force
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Devendra Nath Mahto joined a march to the state Assembly despite being on a nine-day hunger strike. The CJP denounced the police use of tear gas, batons and water cannons against protesters as…
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Ebola: Over 2,000 dead in DR Congo as virus gathers pace
Authorities in the DRC say the Ebola virus is killing faster than any outbreak on record. Scientists say it began sooner than thought, may have been transmitted from animals to humans and is gaining…
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Ex-Marine released and returning to US from Russian prison
A US citizen and former military serviceman has been released after four years in prison in Russia. President Trump said the release was not part of any exchange and expressed appreciation to…
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Can the new PKK law bring peace to Turkey?
Turkey’s parliament has passed a framework law for the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). What does it stipulate, why is it controversial and what does it mean for the future of…
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Hungary's parliament elects Orban critic as new president
Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly confirmed Andras Baka, formerly the head of the Supreme Court, to the largely ceremonial role of president. New Prime Minister Peter Magyar controversially…
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US vaccination executive order: making sense of it
President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have long tried to reduce the number of vaccinations available to the US public and even farm animals. The latest move in context.