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Government forces have rescued and not released abducted children who were forcefully recruited by the Al-Shabab jihadist group in northern Mozambique. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) could not give further details on the numbers of youngsters involved, for fear of jeopardizing efforts to liberate more children. UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva.

China’s factory activity has shrunk unexpectedly amid curbs on electricity use and rising prices for commodities and parts, raising more concerns about the state of the world’s second-biggest economy, which had rapidly recovered from a pandemic-induced slump last year. Output, orders, and employment all fell in September, according to official data, as Beijing turns to