The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Islamic State destroys Syria’s infamous Tadmur prison near Palmyra, students in Nepal return to classes for the first time since a massive earthquake damaged more than 8,000 schools, Egyptian demolition crews began taking down the burnt-out headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak’s political party, and China’s new tough smoking ban takes effect. 

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