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Afghanistan: ‘Children dying of preventable diseases’

BBC visited hospital wards where children sick with pneumonia were filling wards at least two to a bed.

The BBC has witnessed the plight of children in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where the United Nations estimates more than 160 are dying every day of preventable diseases.

Shares in major education companies have fallen sharply because of fears that artificial intelligence could disrupt their businesses.

And the World Food Programme says its ability to resume deliveries of life-saving aid in Sudan will depend on whether the latest ceasefire agreement takes hold.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 3 May 202305:06GMT