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In France, number of women smokers on the rise

June 11, 2010 By l’Humanite

France: Experts warn of women's growing dependence on tobacco and other drugs.

World Notes: India, France, Paraguay, Palestine

March 17, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In India, women's representation gets major boost, France's Sarkozy loses in regional elections, Paraguay apologizes for repression, death squads, Israel grabs more Palestinian land with iron fist.

World Notes: Kenya, Thailand, Egypt, France, Colombia, Cuba

December 18, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Kenya: The Dandora waste disposal site serves Nairobi's four million people.

World Notes: Australia, Kenya, Dominican Republic, France, Iraq, Jordan, Cuba

November 12, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Iraq, Jordan: Water shortages weigh heavily Southern Iraq is so short of drinking water, according to Azzaman News, that the government has prevailed upon Iran to supply fresh water via tanker ships.

Who wants to kill the bees?

July 2, 2009 By l’Humanite

Translated by Shelagh Rothero (l'Humanite) The bee may have inhabited the earth for more than 80 million years- long before Man-and has survived all the upheavals of our planet, but its present situation has become a...