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Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank

Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank [Courtesy]

Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe when a 22-year-old man asked her out. She turned him down but it was too late.

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