Geneva, Nov 20 : Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World's Children, the Online news agency reported.Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70...
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Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World's Children, the Online news agency reported.Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the...
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Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World's Children, the Online news agency reported.Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the population...
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shenanigans of a group ofyouths in Pakistan's sleepy capital, cocooned from theturbulence buffeting their country, is the subject of alow-budget, independent film that is already generating agreat deal of buzz ahead of its release next year."Slackistan" is part of a trend of cheaply made moviesbeing produced by young filmmakers that look at differentaspects of life in a country that is often described...
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GENEVA: Eight years after a US-ledinvasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state isthe most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nationssaid.It is especially dangerous for girls, the United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF) said in launching its annual flagship report,‘The State of the World’s Children’.Afghanistanhas the highest infant mortality...
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Vatican has condemned Hallowe’en as anti-Christian, saying it is based on a sinister and dangerous “undercurrent of occultism”.The Holy See has warned that parents should not allow their children to dress up as ghosts and ghouls tomorrow, calling Hallowe’en a pagan celebration of “terror and fear”.The Roman Catholic church has become alarmed in recent years by the spread of Hallowe’en traditions from...
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