Divorce is on the increase around the world. It seems divorce rates are rising in pretty much every country you read about. I know in my country, divorce is now not unusual. More than thirty per cent of marriages end in divorce. I suppose its easier

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Katia: So, Enam, we're talking about arranged marriages, but what about the rate of divorce of arranged marriages? Is it high? Enam: Well, actually, the rate is incredibly low. Actually, it's below ten percent and it's changing but still it's really

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 July 2006 People from several sides of Ivory Coast's conflict are disappointed at the results of a meeting between the government and rebels that was chaired by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Franz Wild reports for VOA f

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When scientists inadvertently killed what turned out to be the worlds oldest living creature, it was bad enough. 一只被证明是世界上最古老的生物被科学家不小心弄死了,这似乎已经够糟糕的了。 Now, their mistake has be

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 March 2007 In some parts of Africa, divorce is still considered a scandal. But, as more couples move to Africa's rapidly growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock. Although female divorcees in rural communit

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Frequent hand-washing in my job as a medical technologist and the harsh Alaskan weather combined to give me very dry skin. One night as I prepared for bed, I rubbed my hands with petroleum jelly and covered them with a pair of old white gloves. As I

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