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11.06.2009, 14:06
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has demanded that a four-year-old-girl be saved from almost certain death. The girl’s parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses, were preventing hospital doctors from treating her.
26.06.2009, 20:45
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Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.
28.10.2009, 12:06
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A miracle or a simple hoax? Parents of a nine-month-old child claim their son has been marked by God, while doctors say the extracts from the Koran on his skin have nothing to do with divine intervention.
29.07.2010, 18:13
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Following a meeting on national priority projects, President Dmitry Medvedev has criticized officials via Twitter for too much talking and not enough action or practical proposals on solving problems.
01.02.2010, 20:24
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Russia's population increased last year to 142 million - its first growth in a decade and a half. But according to a recent UN report, it could shrink by 20% before 2050.
20.07.2009, 15:17
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A young Transformers fan in China was drinking gasoline for five years trying to become a "valiant fighter" like Optimus Prime, the West China Metropolis Daily reports.
04.03.2010, 22:21
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Condoms for children aged 12 and 14 have been designed in Switzerland after a study showed that sexually active teenagers avoid using contraceptives due to unsuitable sizes.
30.05.2009, 09:14
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A girl-Mowgli has been discovered by police at a property in the eastern Russian city of Chita. The five-year-old could barely speak and attacked her rescuers like a wild animal.
23.01.2010, 07:45
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Russia is pushing for the integrated education of special needs children following the UN convention on the rights of people with disabilities.
11.08.2010, 06:53
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India is home to one quarter of the world's starving population and one third of its malnourished children while, at the same time, maintaining a surplus of food grain in government storage areas.
Published: 29 December, 2008, 09:51
New Year's Eve is a time for making wishes, but for thousands of children with serious illnesses there's just one request – to become healthy again.
