Nigeria: One of 25 abducted schoolgirls escapes
One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from a school in northwestern Nigeria has managed to escape.
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Schoolchildren abducted by armed men
About 25 students from a girls' school in Kebbi state in northwestern Nigeria have been kidnapped, police say. The school's deputy principal was shot dead during the abduction.
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Up for evidence for the climate summit: "Really serious"
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Green funds invest in blacklisted mines
Swedish funds and banks are investing in blacklisted mining projects through green funds, a new report shows. I can understand that savers feel frustrated that it is difficult to make a green fund choice, says Jakob König at Fair Finance Guide, who conducted the survey together with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
Sweden
USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?
Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for the future of US aid.
World
USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?
Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for future American aid.
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Sources: Around 200 dead in fighting in Nigeria
Around 200 people have been killed in clashes between rival jihadist groups in the troubled northeast of Nigeria, intelligence sources, militias and jihadist groups told AFP.
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