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Is Roger Federer the best? And, would he have been a lesser or greater player without Nadal and Djokovic?

The Swiss tennis ace retires at this weekend’s Laver Cup 

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

Horn of Africa drought puts 3.6m children at risk of dropping out of school

Experts warn that girls’ education will be worst hit, as many families are forced to move away from schools

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Secret vaccinations help Zimbabwe mothers protect children

Church members in Zimbabwe are getting their children vaccinated against measles in secret amid a deadly outbreak

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education

School disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have set back children around the globe, from the United States to sub-Saharan Africa

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

How Pakistani entrepreneurs stepped in after flood disaster

Dozens of entrepreneurs and non-profits came forward to help as the country was overwhelmed by worst floods in decades.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2022

PHOTOS: The moms (and dads) of Ivory Coast are falling in love with kangaroo care

Can the warmth of a parent's chest be a boon to babies, especially premature births? In the 1970s, Colombian researchers found it did. The technique has gone global. Ivory Coast is the latest convert.

WEKU · Sep 18, 2022

‘Oorum, uyirum’ launched in Wayanad

The programme aims to combat malnutrition among tribespeople

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

‘Africa is on the frontlines but not the front pages’: Vanessa Nakate on her climate fight

The new Unicef goodwill ambassador would like to see reparations from nations most responsible for climate crisis

The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2022

Who funds CPR, the ‘centrist’ think tank under Income Tax scanner?

The Centre for Policy Research, which has recently come under the tax scanner for alleged irregularities in funding, prides itself on staying true to its “non-partisan” and “independent” values. Since its inception in 1973, the think tank has undertaken studies on almost every topic under the sun, and its academic…

Newslaundry · Sep 16, 2022

New UNICEF Ambassador Seeks to Give Louder Voice to Climate Change Victims

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate recently traveled to the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa to hear from children suffering from starvation. The next day she learned that one of the boys she met had died. It is for such children, whose lives have been shattered by the global climate crisis, that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 16, 2022