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Dialogue with Mozambique’s opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane is necessary. However, it must not be another ‘elite bargain’ that does not benefit the common people.
There is mounting evidence that Russia has used banned chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Cours à Mulhouse, dans l'est de la France, le jour de la réouverture aux élèves, le 18 mai 2020, alors que la France assouplit les mesures de confinement prises pour freiner la propagation de la pandémie de COVID-19.
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Les fermetures prolongées d’écoles ont des effets importants sur le développement des enfants. Revenir sur les expériences de crises passées est essentiel pour renforcer la résilience éducative.
The Maeslant barrier in the Netherlands provides protection from storm surges - this is one of the largest moving structures on the planet.
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Al contrario de lo que se pudiera pensar, las lenguas (incluida la primera lengua) necesitan usarse para mantenerse disponibles en nuestro cerebro. Si no, se pueden olvidar.
Members of the Yansakai vigilante group in north-west Nigeria surrendering their weapons, 2019.
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Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.
Banyak negara dan perusahaan teknologi kini berlomba-lomba mengembangkan teknologi kuantum. Indonesia harus ikut dalam perlombaan jika tidak ingin tertinggal.
General Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese armed forces.
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UN peacekeeping force Unifil is the only international witness to events on the ground in southern Lebanon as the IDF expands its incursion.
Des enfants se tiennent sur une pelleteuse de l'ONU qui a été brûlée par des habitants en colère à Kanyaruchinya, en République démocratique du Congo.
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Les filles ont généralement de meilleures relations avec leur famille et leurs enseignants, tandis que les garçons s'investissent davantage dans les réseaux d'amis.
Un tanque israelí se prepara para cruzar el sur del Líbano, 1 de octubre de 2024.
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