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Getting polio campaigns back on track (analysis)
How in the world did something as innocuous as the sugary pink polio vaccine turn into a flash point between Islamic militants and Western “crusaders,” flaring into a confrontation so ugly that teenage girls — whose only “offense” is that they are protecting children — are gunned down in the streets?
For poor, leap to college often ends in a hard fall
GALVESTON, Tex. — Angelica Gonzales marched through high school in Goth armor — black boots, chains and cargo pants — but undermined her pose of alienation with a place on the honor roll. She nicknamed herself after a metal band and vowed to become the first in her family to earn a college degree.
Dangers on the streets of India, shape lives, stifle dreams of country’s young women
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The “undeserving” poor: The American welfare system has grown, but so have the ranks of the poor, and as the US tries to focus help on those deemed most worthy, millions of adults are getting squeezed
The American welfare state has grown, but so have the ranks of the poor. As the U.S. tries to focus help on those deemed most worthy, millions of adults are getting squeezed.
How real are Myanmar’s reforms?
The visit of US President Barack Obama to Myanmar on 19 November has renewed international interest in the country’s democratic reforms, but also skepticism about their impact on the lives of ordinary Burmese.
Pakistan polio drive suspended after 8 health workers killed by extremists (video)
The UN has suspended its polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan following more attacks on health workers involved in the programme.
Curbing Tanzania’s land-grabbing race
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 19 2012 (IPS) – From January 2013, Tanzania will start restricting the size of land that single large-scale foreign and local investors can “lease” for agricultural use. The decision follows both local and international criticism that major investors are grabbing large chunks of land here, often displacing small-scale farmers and local communities.
After recession, more young adults are living on the street
SEATTLE — Duane Taylor was studying the humanities in community college and living in his own place when he lost his job in a round of layoffs. Then he found, and lost, a second job. And a third.
Five reasons malnutrition still kills in Nepal
Levels of wasting – acute malnutrition, or low weight-to-height ratio – hardly changed from 2006 to 2011, according to the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (DHS).
