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Saudi uses sports 'soft power' as lever of influence

Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part of a multi-billion-dollar push

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EU budget: How did states agree on $188 billion figure?

The European Union budget for 2020 is 168.69 billion euros ($188 billion). But how is such a hefty sum agreed on? How does the EU budget compare?Each year, the EU sets a budget to assist member state

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Youth unemployment, Europe's unshakeable challenge

Europe'seconomyisfiringonallcylinders.Thelatestofficialdatashowacontinentthrivingonthebackofdecade-highgrowth,risingconsumerdemandandanoverallunemploymentfigure

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U.S. dream:A bottom-up approach to creating better outcomes for children

Theoriginaltitle:Investinginthenextgeneration:Abottom-upapproachtocreatingbetteroutcomesforchildrenandyouthThisarticleisintroductionpartofthereport.TheAmericand

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Young Somalians use music to tackle social issues

Facedwithmassunemploymentanddeadlymigrationpractices,youngSomaliansarefindingsolaceintheinspirationofmusic.23-year-oldAbdinurAhmeddoeswhathelovesbest–entertaini

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Popular Chinese teenage star speaks on quality education at UN forum

​A popular Chinese teenage star Yuan Wang on Tuesday spoke here at a UN youth forum and called for equal access to quality education for young people worldwide.

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China-built railway engineering course opens new frontiers to Kenyan youth

A 25-year-old accomplished guitarist is yet to reconcile with a strange turn in his life's path after landing in an engineering career despite spending the better part of his youth honing musical skills.

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Lower voting age makes many wonder 'Where's Japan's Bernie?'

From a shrinking population and a social welfare system creaking under huge ranks of retirees to a stagnant economy that is all they have ever known, Japanese youth have plenty to gripe about.

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10 pct teenagers in Western Pacific region use tobacoo: report

A report titled Youth and Tobacco in the Western Pacific Region: global youth tobacco survey 2005-2014 said at least 4.2 million students in Western Pacific countries are cigarette smokers.

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Youth discontent, recurrent delays behind low turnout in Egypt's polls

​The obvious low turnout that dominated the general scene in the first stage of Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary polls is attributed to the dissatisfaction of youth and the previous recurrent delays of the vital event, said political experts.

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Kenya launches manhunt for 300 Al-Shabaab returnees

​Kenyan police confirmed on Monday a major manhunt for the pursuit of more than 300 Al-Shabaab returnees who sneaked into the country from Somalia.

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Researchers call on Africa to tackle youth unemployment

​African economic researchers have called on African governments to tackle unemployment among the youth who they said are more exposed to conflicts and illegal activities in the continent.

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Sedentary lifestyle exposes Kenyan youth to diabetes

Maureen Wanjiku was among dozens of Kenya youngsters who defied the sweltering mid morning sun on Thursday to have a test on their blood sugar levels at a makeshift tent in a public university.

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Survey: HK young people pessimistic on youth poverty

A survey shows that 84.8% of the young people believe that the problem of youth poverty will continue to worsen in the next decade in Hong Kong.

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Young Australians getting fatter due lack of exercise: report

Thirty percent of young Australians aged between 15 and 24 are overweight or obese, and more than half of them lead sedentary lifestyles, although the Australian youth's smoking rate is among the lowest in the world, a latest research report showed on Friday.