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Q&A: Maternal Mortality Rates ‘One of the Saddest Cases’ in Asia
Marwaan Macan-Markar interviews NOELEEN HEYZER, U.N. under-secretary general and head of UNESCAP
BANGKOK - Nearly 15 years after a landmark international conference to advance the rights and freedoms of women, the picture in the Asia-Pacific region is mixed, says a leading women’s rights advocate and senior United Nations official.
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RIGHTS: Tick the Right Box If You Feel French
By Alecia D. McKenzie
PARIS - The stereotypical image of a French person is of someone wearing a beret and carrying a baguette under his arm. But can one wear a burqa and also be French? Can one prefer pitta bread to baguettes and still be French?
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INDIA: A Famed Region’s Triple Whammy of Environmental Bane
By Athar Parvaiz
LADAKH, India - The combined impact of tourism, climate change and changing lifestyle in this internationally renowned adventure haven has raised serious concerns among environmental groups.
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SOUTH ASIA: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace
By Irfan Ahmed
CHANDIGARH, India - Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.
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CUBA: Fewer Storks Visiting Shiny Maternity Clinics
By Patricia Grogg
HAVANA - Women in Cuba cite a variety of reasons to explain their decision to have only one child, ranging from the housing shortage to the rising cost of living and the many work responsibilities they have to shoulder. But many say that if things were different they would have a bigger family.
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EDUCATION: Foreign Students Flock Back to U.S
By Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - The number of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States has reached an all-time high of 671,616, largely bolstered by an increasing number of undergraduate students from China, while U.S. students are also studying abroad in higher numbers.
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U.S.: Supreme Court Punts on "Redskins" Case
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - The ongoing drive to purge derogatory American Indian nicknames and mascots from U.S. sports and schools took a minor hit Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined, without comment, to hear an appeal challenging the trademark protecting the name of the National Football League's Washington Redskins.
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RIGHTS-TURKEY: Transforming Men from Culprits to Allies
By Hilmi Toros
ISTANBUL - Success in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men themselves.
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SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator
By Mantoe Phakathi
MBABANE - It is one of the world's oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet's nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution.
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INDIA/CHINA: Dalai Lama’s Border State Visit: Purely Spiritual?
Analysis by Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI - It is hard to say whether the Dalai Lama’s sojourn this week in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state—which China claims as southern Tibet—is a purely spiritual exercise or a trip with a deep political mission.
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ARGENTINA: 'Grandma, Will You Read to Me?'
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - "Moving," "rewarding," "therapeutic" are some of the terms used to describe their volunteer work by some of the women taking part in the Storytelling Grandmothers Programme aimed at awakening a love of reading among youngsters from poor families in Argentina.
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RIGHTS-UGANDA: Baganda Fight for Their Heritage
By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
KAMPALA - Specioza Nakabugo (63) sits on a mat under a mango tree on a well-mowed grass patch, her expression a blend of boredom and gloom.
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CHILE: Women in Arms
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - The official version of Chilean history renders women’s political participation "invisible" and relegates them to a secondary or anecdotal role, says journalist Cherie Zalaquett, author of a new book, "Chilenas en armas" (Chilean Women in Arms).
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Q&A: "Guardian Angel" of Gulf Transsexuals
Suad Hamada interviews Bahraini lawyer FAWZIYA JANAHI
MANAMA - Transsexuals in the Gulf call Bahraini lawyer Fawziya Janahi "guardian angel". She is the Arab world's only female lawyer who takes up cases on behalf of clients who want to change their sex.
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MIDEAST: Egypt Makes Cultural Clout Count
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani
CAIRO - Egypt has long been recognised as the cultural trendsetter of the Arabic- speaking world. Despite recent challenges to this role with the advent of satellite television, experts say that contemporary Arab culture remains largely defined by Egyptian literature, music, film and television.
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