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Is this the worst place on earth to be a woman?
Sunday, 11 May 2008 11:40
In Yemen, women belong to men. Most are illiterate. They are arrested in
the street. They die in childbirth. In this special re****t, Rachel Cooke
meets the brave few who are campaigning for midwives and against early
marriage
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'I love you, Mom, but can't afford to send flowers'
Sunday, 11 May 2008 09:56
LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Reuters) - Love for Mom is a given, but buying
flowers on her big day may not be.
A slump in flower sales since late last year will likely continue
through Mother's Day, another example of Americans cutting back on
spending due to recession fears and escalating food and gasoline prices.
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Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women
Sunday, 11 May 2008 09:46
Nepalese police have arrested some 560 Tibetan women, including many
Buddhist nuns, after breaking up demonstrations against China's
crackdown in Tibet.
In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu
were quickly stopped by police.
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Journalist facing fines urges press to protect 1st Amendment
Sunday, 11 May 2008 00:02
A former USA Today re****ter facing fines for failing to reveal her
sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that
news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect
the First Amendment.
"As we all know, the news business is on a collective nervous
breakdown," Toni Locy told a coalition of open-government and press
groups. "It's time to stop running. It's time to turn and fight. If we
don't fight for the First Amendment, who will?"
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