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28 Jan 2026

Africa's Young Population: Opportunity and Challenge

Africa has a growing and very young population, which makes youth policy essential. Countries show promising programs, but many young people lack school access and decent formal jobs.

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20 Dec 2025

Early pregnancy and women’s long-term earnings

A new study finds that having a child early in a career is linked to lower lifetime earnings. Researchers followed nearly 6,000 women across decades and identify career disruption and education as key factors.

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1 Dec 2025

Why top firms hire, train and then let people go

A study in the American Economic Review explains why elite firms hire bright people, train them, and later let many leave. The model shows how reputation, public results and selective turnover help firms and workers.

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6 Oct 2025

China starts campaign to remove 'negative' online content

On September 22 China's Cyberspace Administration began a two-month campaign to remove online posts it calls antagonistic or negative. Platforms removed posts, banned influencers and targeted fan groups, trolls and so-called low-consumption vloggers.

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29 Dec 2023

Kalpana’s move to Kathmandu

A young woman named Kalpana moved from a rural town to Kathmandu and began work in a beauty parlour. The shop later added massage services, and Kalpana now faces hard choices about money, safety and her marriage.

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