The government’s latest education figures highlight the problem. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday opened a conference to address the nation-wide problem. According to UNICEF, 70 per cent of 10-year-olds are unable to read or understand texts. Teachers note that children are forced to work to help their families.
A journey of 10,000 kilometres extolled by Beijing as an opportunity for development (and revenge on Italy's exit from the Belt and Road Initiative). But cotton and tomatoes from Xinjang are at the heart of the ‘policy of poverty alleviation through the transfer of labour’, which according to numerous reports is a form of forced labour.
Following the Chinese model with the panda, Kuala Lumpur wants to donate a monkey specimen to each country that will buy the controversial production. Indignant reactions and criticism on the net for a proposal described as ‘gross stupidity’. This risks destroying the natural ecosystem and endangering other species, including the Sumatran tiger.
Opposition protests continue in Georgia even during the Easter days after the second reading of the law on ‘foreign influences’ was approved. The law is expected to be reviewed by the parliament's legal committee for final confirmation. A situation that risks suspending the country's status as a candidate country for entry into the European Union.
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In his message, the prelate urges voters to go to the polls because “This is a very important moment" for the country, choosing a "clean" candidate who knows how to make India "one large family”. He also asks parishes to take part in a "special novena" and recite the rosary during the Marian month.