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Paris, France
Reuters
Teenagers' mathematics and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries and COVID school closures are only partly to be blamed, the OECD said on Tuesday in its latest survey of global learning standards.
The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

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Abuja, Nigeria
Reuters
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into a weekend military drone attack that killed at least 85 people, including women and children, in northern Kaduna.
Nigerian army chief Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja visited Tundun Biri village and apologised for the

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Vatican City
RNS
A life-size crèche representing the nativity will be unveiled at St Peter’s Square on Saturday, celebrating the 800th anniversary of a Catholic tradition long since adopted by Christians across denominations.
The crèche has enjoyed great popularity in Italy and beyond ever since St Francis

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San Salvador, El Salvador
Reuters
El Salvador has seen "an alarming regression" of human rights protections during President Nayib Bukele's government, a trend that has intensified under a sweeping anti-gang crackdown, Amnesty International said in a report published on Tuesday.
Bukele has enjoyed widespread popularity since taking

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Bhubaneswar, India
Reuters
Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage.
Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two

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Jakarta, Indonesia
Reuters
Indonesia's volcanology agency had warned since 2011 that it was unsafe to climb the country's active Marapi volcano, the organisation's chief said, days after the peak erupted and killed 13 climbers, with 10 still missing on Tuesday.
The 2,891-metre high volcano in West

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Wellington, New Zealand
Reuters
Thousands of protesters gathered in New Zealand's city squares, motorway over-bridges and in front of the country's parliament on Tuesday to protest the new government's policies that they believe are racist.
The protest action was called for by political party Te Pati
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