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A quarter of the world’s children are at risk of underperforming at school because of chronic malnutrition, Save the Children says

by BBC News

A quarter of the world’s children are at risk of underperforming at school because of chronic malnutrition, says UK charity Save the Children. Missing out on a nutritious diet could severely damage a child’s ability to read and write, it said.

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