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Girl lost in poker game desperate for help

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Feb 26th 2007 12:31PM

Fifteen years ago, Rasheeda's father lost her in a poker game to a middle-aged relative. Now, at age 17, the teen is filing applications with police and local authorities to stop that relative from collecting his winnings. The debt of 10,000 rupees ...
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Polio makes a comeback in Pakistan

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 17th 2007 1:29PM

The parents of 24,000 children in Northern Pakistan declined to have their children vaccinated against Polio last month. It seems that rumours have been spreading that the harmless vaccine is actually an evil American plot to sterilize Muslim ...
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Mandarin on deck in British schools

by Unknown, Posted Feb 6th 2007 2:01PM

I've always regretted not having a larger grasp of a foreign language. Sure, my Spanish skills can get me by in a really desperate situation, but I'm nowhere near fluent. My husband and I were discussing other languages recently and he said he'd ...
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Children with genetic defect feel no pain

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Dec 14th 2006 2:34PM

6 children from Northern Pakistan apparently feel no pain. The children have had broken bones go unnoticed, and have suffered burns from scalding water and sitting on radiators. This unique condition is the result of a genetic defect that inhibits ...
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Girl requests to stay with her father, but is returned to her mother by the courts

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Nov 30th 2006 12:27PM

Splitting up is often a nasty business when kids are involved. However, at least when the kids are older, they have their own opinions about which parent they'd like to live with -- thus taking the custody battle out of the hands of warring parents. ...
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