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Tired, hungry, shamed: Pupil poverty ‘stops learning’

British teachers have reported worsening signs of child poverty in their classrooms with pupils coming to school tired, hungry, angry and confused.

Five years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago by Boko Haram terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria.

Climate change affecting vegetable crops in Canberra region for backyard gardeners, farmers alike

Autumn is upon in Australia, which means it is time to plant their sweet peas, broad beans and lettuce so they can establish well before the frosts. Or is it?

Trump says could send migrants to 'sanctuary cities'

US President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering funneling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies.

Baby sleepers recalled in US after deaths

American toymaker Fisher-Price recalled nearly five million of its Rock 'n Play Sleepers after reports linked the product to dozens of baby deaths.

'The people's messengers': Myanmar's satirical poets target censorship

In a classroom on the outskirts of Myanmar’s biggest city, a thin, bespectacled university student led about a dozen peers in boisterous chants of “Censorship is a shame!” and “We don’t believe in censorship!”

Finland: From suicide hotspot to world's happiest country

When the United Nations crowned Finland the world's happiest nation last month for the second year running, there were still quite a few eyebrows raised. How could this Nordic country, better known for its harsh weather and high suicide rate, be the world's happiest?

New environmental pact could face September vote, UN official says

A new, ambitious environmental treaty is expected to be ready for a vote when the United Nation’s annual summit begins in September, the president of the UN General Assembly said.

Five reasons to recycle

Electronic waste recycling event set for May 4 in US county

Cleaning out plastic all types of containers and tossing them into the recycling bin along with papers, has never been easier. The US Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority’s recycling program switched to a single stream collection and processing system in 2013.

Brazil president creates body to pardon environmental fines

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has created a regulatory body with the power to forgive or revise environmental fines, a move to rein in what he has called an ‘industry of fines’ that he sees threatening the livelihood of farmers and ranchers.