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Added on the 12/10/2021 16:58:08 - Copyright : Euronews EN
One toddler named Misha Osipov wants to become a chess grandmaster, and he's started training with the best of the best. Little Misha Osipov played against Russian grandmaster Eugene Vasyukov in Moscow on Thursday to hone his skills, and the elderly grandmaster sees great potential in the boy, who is now just 4 years old. Although the veteran grandmaster won the game, the toddler proved to be a worthy opponent.
While some children in Syria's rebel-held Idlib region return to school, many others do not have classrooms to go to or have been forced to work instead to support their families. Since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, many educational facilities have been destroyed and the country has plunged into a crippling economic crisis. 90% of the population has fallen below the poverty line according to the United Nations, and most families cannot afford to send their children to school.
New history textbooks for high school students have come under fire for alleged bias and distortion of events.
Mitra Hejazipour: "Mehsa Amini's death was the beginning of the end of this regime. We know that during these years, many people have been killed and imprisoned by this regime, but this was a turning point for Iran."
Safety takes on a new dimension for many young Swedes as sub-zero temperatures and the surrounding conditions are a daily danger in winter. Frozen lakes are common playgrounds which means first-aid training and rescue to prepare for the worst is obligatory from a young age.