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  • Maternal mortality in India and Africa: join the discussion

    Maternal mortality in India and Africa: join the discussion

    March 23, 2009

    Join Women’s eNews to understand the issue of maternal mortality in Africa and India. In a first for Women’s eNews, editor of the maternal health project and founder of Mochamanual.com Kimberly Seals Allers will host an...

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  • Charging prisoners room and board?

    Charging prisoners room and board?

    March 22, 2009

    Lawyers and prison reform campaigners attacked plans on Friday to charge Scottish prisoners' rent to claw back compensation paid out to them for having to 'slop out.' SNP minority government First Minister Alex Salmond has said...

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  • Urine and blood tests?   Now it’s Lance Armstrong’s hair

    Urine and blood tests? Now it’s Lance Armstrong’s hair

    March 22, 2009

    PARIS: Lance Armstrong has undergone hundreds of urine and blood tests throughout his cycling career. This time, he was in for a surprise - a hair sample test.

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  • EU leaders reject further stimulus plan

    EU leaders reject further stimulus plan

    March 22, 2009

    (Xinhua) European Union leaders rejected here on Thursday any new stimulus plans as the United States has urged recently, saying that the EU has done enough in this respect.

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  • UN brands Israeli acts crimes of war

    UN brands Israeli acts crimes of war

    March 22, 2009

    Original source: A top UN human rights official has described Israel's Gaza onslaught as a war crime and proposed that the security council should set up a tribunal to establish accountability. In a report submitted to...

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