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Unicef (news - web sites)'s annual State of the World's Children report says some 65 million girls around the world are unable to go to school, increasing the likelihood they will die in childbirth or live in dire poverty. In Brazil, many young girls live in poverty, such as Taisa dos Santos, 4, pictured here in front of the charcoal burners where her family works and lives in the countryside, 70 km from capital Brasilia, in this photo taken December 4, 2003. In Brazil, many children work in such charcoal burners. REUTERS/JamilBittar