World News: 31 January 2023

Conflict in Niger leaves children in limbo
Some villages have no official records for births and the lack of a certificate becomes all the more problematic families who are displaced.
In Niger, with half the population under the age of 15, four out of 10 children are not registered at birth due to a lack of state infrastructure, old habits, or simply a lack of knowledge of the law.

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France hit by new wave of strikes against Macron's pension reform
Huge crowds marched through cities across France to denounce a reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64 and which is a test of Macron's ability to push through change now that he has lost his working majority in parliament.
On the rail networks, only one in three high-speed TGV trains were operating and even fewer local and regional trains. Services on the Paris metro were thrown into disarray.

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Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to at least 100
The assault on a Sunni mosque inside a major police facility was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistani security forces in recent years. Current and former officials say the attack reflects reflects “security lapses".
More than 300 worshippers were praying in the mosque in the city of Peshawar, with more approaching, when the bomber set off his explosives vest on Monday morning.
The blast ripped through the mosque, killing and injuring scores of people, and also blew off part of the roof.

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Children as young as nine exposed to pornography
The report also suggested that Twitter is the platform where the highest percentage of children had seen pornography (41%), followed by dedicated pornography sites (37%) and then Instagram (33%).
Dame Rachel said she was "deeply concerned about the normalisation of sexual violence in online pornography" and how it impacts children's understanding of sex and relationships.

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Airbus and Boeing try to fill giant factories with small jets
Airbus and Boeing were for years evenly matched in the single-aisle market which generates most cash. But Airbus pulled sharply ahead due to strong sales of the A321neo and a safety crisis over the 737 MAX, from which Boeing is just recovering.
Boeing aims initially to boost monthly single-aisle output to 50 from 30, and Airbus wants to go as high as 75 from about 45, though analysts question how quickly this can be done.
But narrowing the gap is crucial to preserving Boeing's main cash cow and strengthening the platform for future launches.

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Monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo in fourth suspicious incident
The zoo said Monday that the two emperor tamarin monkeys that have gone missing would most likely stay near their habitat - but that a search of the zoo grounds failed to find them.
Animals have escaped enclosures from the Dallas Zoo before. Most notably, a 340-pound gorilla named Jabari jumped over a wall in 2004 and went on a 40-minute rampage that injured three people before police shot and killed the animal.

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