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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...

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Risk grows of ‘catastrophic humanitarian fallout’ in Syria’s Idlib, where 3 million are trapped: top UN officials urge unity in Security Council

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Families fleeing hostilities near Kafr Lusein, in the Syrian Arab Republic, shelter in group...

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UNICEF and partners vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children affected by Cyclone Idai; stepping up life-saving cholera prevention work in northern areas affected by Cyclone Kenneth

Hundreds of thousands of children affected by deadly Cyclone Idai in Mozambique have been vaccinated and received vitamin A supplements in the past week, with UNICEF and partners including the World Health Organisation (WHO) supporting the Government-...

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‘Starvation’ now a reality for displaced Syrians stranded in camp near Jordanian border

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Children in Syria's Rukban camp (November 2018).

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