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The study pinpointed when girls fall behind in math
There is a gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a study. It said that the gap affects children from all socio-economic groups, in all regions of France and in all types of school. The study, based on a dataset of nearly 8 lakh children between the ages of 5 and 7,…
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The aid trucks are going to enter Gaza under an agreement with Egypt
The UN has said that over seven lakh people have been displaced in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on July 8. More than 1.8 lakh have been sheltering in schools and other facilities, while another 2 lakh people have been staying at home, it added. Gaza has been under curfew since the…
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America faces a fateful moment ahead of Trump
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with one count of criminal conspiracy in a case related to the payment of over 10 lakh to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen also was charged with one count of criminal conspiracy for his role in the deal.…
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The Sam Bankman-Fried case may be a new version of an old story and it may be the beginning of change
A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the world’s central banks could raise interest rates more than 300 times to counter rising inflation. “We estimate that this would result in global inflation of about 3,00,000 per year,” it added. It further said the rate could go up to 4 lakh per annum…
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18 months after the US military withdrawal Afghans face key immigration deadlines
The US has said it expects the number of Afghan evacuees to increase to “many hundreds” of thousands in the second half of 2021. It added that it expects to process around 1 lakh applications per month, out of which over 2,50,000 applicants would be Afghans. It further said that it’ll process up to 1,000…
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There are hidden faces of hunger in America
Around 10 lakh people struggled to put food on the table last year in US’ Washington, DC region, Radha Muthiah, CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank, said. Muthiah added that households of colour with children struggle the most to put food on the table, with two-thirds impacted by food insecurity. “It’s a hard time…