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India Can Provide Excellent Maternal Care – But Not to Everyone

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 30, 2009 - 3:16 am
Women - Maternal Health
Every year in India, half a million women die as a result of pregnancy. And for every death, there are 20-30 cases of maternal injury.

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Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Stealing Water

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 27, 2009 - 7:32 am
Security
Amnesty International issued a new report today accusing Israel of unjust division of water resources.

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Too Many Orange Trees in China?

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 27, 2009 - 6:20 am
Development
Chinese farmers have planted so many citrus trees they can barely sell their fruit. This could be a symptom of a larger economic problem.

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Powerful Images of Global Drug Control

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 22, 2009 - 6:06 am
Security - Drugs
The Boston Globe is running a new photo series highlighting drug control efforts around the world. They’re very powerful – and upsetting -- images and they cast efforts to control illegal drugs in a new light.

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100 million children vaccinated each year; not enough

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 22, 2009 - 5:26 am
Health
The WHO released a new report on childhood immunization. We’ve got more and more-effective vaccines than ever before. However, 20% of children are still not getting full coverage.

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Will Zurich Ban Minarets? (Probably Not)

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 15, 2009 - 11:33 am
Rights
Switzerland is facing a referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques. While it's unlikely to pass, it's bringing out some frightening stuff.

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Tragic News in Pakistan

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 15, 2009 - 8:55 am
Security
Today, Pakistan saw five coordinated terrorist attacks in Lahore and Kohat. The attacks took place in the space of a few hours. Forty-three people are dead.

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Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 14, 2009 - 1:57 pm
Women - Maternal Health
The Alan Guttmacher Institute has issued a new report on global abortion rates. Roughly 20 million unsafe abortions occur every year. These unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year and harm millions more.

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China and South Africa drawing closer

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 7, 2009 - 3:06 am
Development - Trade
China is now South Africa's largest trading partner.

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One in Ten Births is Premature

Alanna Shaikh - Oct 5, 2009 - 8:07 am
Women - Maternal Health
A new study has found that, globally, 1 in 10 births is pre-term. Often seen as a problem of the wealthy world, the highest rate was actually found Africa, possibly due to maternal malaria infections.

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