Search for 300 abducted Nigerian school girls continues as boys freed

Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups

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The price of beauty: in City of Love, some say roses harm the planet

Most roses sold in France in the run-up to St Valentine’s Day have to be imported by air freight from countries such as Kenya

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Brazilian ballerina born without arms soars with her attitude

Born without arms, Vitória Bueno’s dream of being a dancer seemed painfully unrealistic

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12-year-old Egyptian teaches neighbours during school closure

12-year-old Reem El-Khouly started offering instruction to her younger neighbours when schools across Egypt were shut due to the coronavirus pandemic

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Are two masks better than one?

When it comes to protecting yourself against new coronavirus variants, two masks may be better than one

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School gives second chance to teen mums forced out of classes

COVID-19 lockdowns shut schools and fuelled an increase in adolescent pregnancies and sexual abuse, aid agencies say

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Meet the man helping Black boys to dance proudly

Josef grew up dancing and said his passion for moving to music resulted in bullying and hurtful comments

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King toppled from throne by gender-neutral card deck

A card fan was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen?

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Swedish film festival to screen on remote island for audience of one

Scandinavia’s biggest film festival will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee selected from 12,000 applicants

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Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”

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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages

Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has now been infected with Covid-19 and more than 2.1 million people have died

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Card fan breaks tradition, designs gender-neutral card deck

The 23-year-old forensic psychology graduate decided it was time to break with the centuries-old tradition of sexual inequality in playing card deck

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