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School shutdowns will weigh on global economy, says OECD

FRANCE24, 09 Sep 2020
Weeks of school closures during the coronavirus pandemic will weigh on generations of future workers - and the global economy. That's the warning from the OECD, as it calls on governments to invest more in education. Also in the show - South Africa plunges deeper into recession, as its economy shrinks 51%, and the French government bets on hydrogen as the clean energy of the future. 

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