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Education
Afghan girls and women cling to glitchy, lonesome online learning
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Frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate’s past
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School’s out forever in ageing Japan
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Students see glimmer of hope in post-Bongo Gabon
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UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools
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Self-made millionaire sits China’s university exams for 27th time
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Why books could help empty France’s prisons
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New ‘glass-like’ orchid species discovered in Japan
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