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MALALA AND KAILASH SATYARTH WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education campaigner shot on school bus in 2012 by a Taliban gunman, has won the 2014 Nobel peace prize. Malala won along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children’s rights activist. The two were named winner of the £690,000 (8m kronor or $1.11m) prize by the chairman of the Nobel committee - Norway’s former prime minister Thorbjoern Jagland - on Friday morning.  

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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We shouldn't forget today that many women are suffering and even dying because of domestic abuse.  

MALALA YOUSAFZAI GETS EU's SAKHAROV HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE

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Just some days ago we learned about Malala. And now she has received in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg the Sakharov Human Rights Prize. You can read about it in the BBC link . And watch the video in the Euronews:  

EDUCATION IN THE WORLD

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We were watching last week several videos showing contrast in education in different countries. First of all, we watched a video about education in Finland, which is considered the best education system in the world. It is from the NBC, an American TV channel: After it, students could see the contrast with Ghana, where Charlotte is one of the few girls who study in her place. And then we focused on Malala. Our student had to know how brave she was and how hard is life for girls in Pakistan or Afghanistan . And this is the document students had to fill, just click here if you want to download it.