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Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools

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Sonia’s classmate and friend Oleksii also remembers the date his school was shelled for the...

On World Bee day, human activity blamed for falling pollinator numbers

If you think you’re busy, then spare a thought for the world’s bees; for they, along with other insects and animals, are responsible for pollinating more than 75 per cent of the planet’s favourite food crops.

UN chief calls for ‘enlightened self-interest’ from world leaders to save ‘the whole planet’ from climate change

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Vanuatu on the last stage of his Pacific Ocean mission to view...

Are robots sexist? UN report shows gender bias in talking digital tech

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Two schoolgirls make use of classroom computers at San Jose, a rural secondary school in La...