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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), says Nigeria now has about 20 million out-of-school children.
In its latest global data, The UN children's agency also says there are 244 million children and youths worldwide who are still out of school.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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The final votes are being cast for the next British Prime Minister.
Friday is the last day that Conservative members can vote for their new party leader, who will also run the country.
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have spent the summer battling to replace Boris Johnson, who announced in July that he would step down.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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India on Friday commissioned its first indigenously built aircraft carrier in the southern state of Kerala.
The carrier, which cost about $2.5 billion, took more than a decade to build, as it was beset with delays.
But it's seen as an important sign of progress in India's defence manufacturing capabilities.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Japan is making plans for the emergency evacuation of its citizens in Taiwan in the event China initiates a takeover of the self-governed island.
Japan is on high alert over growing military threats from China, following the visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan which has infuriated Beijing.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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UN experts are set to remain at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine after uncovering evidence of violations to the site's physical integrity.
It was the first time nuclear inspectors had been able to reach the facility which is now under Russian control, but staffed by Ukrainian technicians who have claimed they are being held under duress.
It's reported that between 5 and 12 UN experts will remain at the plant, though for how long is unclear.
Reporter Sergio Olmos has spent the day in Zaporizhzhia where the head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi spoke to reporters.
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Two high tech chip companies say recent U.S. export bans on their products will impact their business with China.
The restrictions affect AI chip used to speed-up machine learning on things like speech recognition for phones, or satelite imagery for weapons.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Boris Johnson has pledged over $800 million to finance a new nuclear power plant in the UK.
French energy company EDF says Sizewell C will likely cost over $20 billion dollars overall and will take years to construct.
But when it's finished it could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity which would be enough to power about six million homes.
Chris Jones has more details from London.
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UK leadership contender Liz Truss has ruled out introducing new taxes if she becomes the next prime minister.
The foreign secretary said she will take a different approach to help with the cost of living crisis.
Conservative Party members have until Friday to cast their votes for their next leader after Boris Johnson announced he would step down.
Results are due to be announced next week.
Here's Liz Truss speaking at the final leadership debate.
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