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Nigeria schoolgirl kidnappings – what is going on?
Confusion and a lack of information have dominated the Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapping crisis something that one expert says plays into militant group Boko Haram’s plans.
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Yashika Bageerathi deported alone, despite late pleas
Teenager Yashika Bageerathi is deported without her family and before having a chance to complete her A-levels, despite appeals for compassion from an influential parliamentary committee.
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Turkey ban: will protest move from tweets to the streets?
The Turkish government’s decision to ban access to Twitter comes as little surprise, writes Niall Finn, a student in Ankara.
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Venezuela in crisis: living in the shadow of Hugo Chavez
In any analysis of Venezuelan politics, it is prudent not to underestimate the vast shadow that former President Hugo Chavez casts over his country, writes Thom Walker.
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Venezuela: eight die in violent clashes
A female student and a young supermarket worker are the latest fatalities from Venezuela’s political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rises to at least eight.
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Is Venezuela burning while world watches Ukraine?
As the violence in Ukraine threatens to take the country to the brink of civil war, on the other side of the world unrest in Venezuela threatens to do the same.
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Bad moods and big choices – being a teenage girl in 2014
They have huge opportunities and the internet at their fingertips. But they’re also under pressure to achieve – and to be perfect. Teenage girls from across the UK open their hearts to Channel 4 News.
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Ukraine: far-right extremists at core of ‘democracy’ protest
As violent scenes play out on the streets of Kiev, we look at the major role extremist right-wing movements have played in Ukraine’s “pro-democracy” movement.
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Ukraine: mirrors in Kiev but what next for protesters?
Opposition leaders in Ukraine say they are bracing themselves for repressions after a court publishes a ban on protests in central Kiev.
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Austerity kids: we are defending our civilization
As Italy’s anti-government Pitchfork Movement stage protest rallies across Italy, “Austerity Kid”, Agata Scionti, 26, tells Channel 4 News, that things are starting to change.
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Italy Pitchfork movement: peaceful or violent protest?
As violent protests spread across Italy, Channel 4 News speaks to one of the founders of the anti-austerity Pitchfork movement who says the group has been hijacked by extreme far-right groups.
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Gender segregation guidelines u-turn following PM warning
Guidance on the gender segregation of audiences in lectures and debates has been withdrawn, after Prime Minister David Cameron said it should not be allowed to happen.
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Bangladesh executes Islamist opposition leader Mollah
After the supreme court rejects his lawyers’ last-minute appeal, Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah is hanged at Dhaka central prison for war crimes committed in 1971.
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Key questions: Why are there so many cops on campus?
As students meet on a national day of action to get #CopsOffCampus, Channel 4 News looks at the increasing anger over campus policing.
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Chaos in court stalls trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Judges in Egypt walk out after leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood shout slogans and refuse to co-operate as they appear in court.