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Afghan girls protest school closure in eastern city
Afghan girls protest school closure in eastern city
World
by  AFP

Dozens of girls protested in an eastern Afghan city on Saturday after Taliban authorities shut their secondary schools just days after classes resumed, an activist and residents said. Last week, five government secondary schools in the eastern province of Paktia restarted classes after hundreds of girls and tribal leaders demanded they reopen.

Belgium's biggest trial opens, six years after worst bombing
Belgium's biggest trial opens, six years after worst bombing
World
by  AFP

Six years after Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack, a Brussels court will this week host a landmark trial that survivors hope will mark a step forward in their recovery and that of their nation. On Monday he will be in court, hoping that the trial will mark the start of a new stage in his recovery.