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SYRIA: Children die after receiving 'UN-sponsored contaminated measles vaccine'
17 Sep 2014 News
Death toll expected to rise as parents accuse the Syrian opposition of negligence when storing the vaccines and of supplying out-of-date medications.
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BELGIUM: Parliament poised to give children right to die
13 Jun 2013 News
Summary: While the proposal has been met by strong opposition by religious groups, liberals and socialists appear to agree...
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BRAZIL: Forced evictions ahead of World Cup, Olympics preparations
17 Aug 2012 News
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INDONESIA: Child addicts at heart of anti-smoking lawsuit
25 May 2012 News
Summary: So pervasive is the habit that tobacco products are the number two item in household expenditure after rice,...
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AUSTRALIA: Gov't approves new transgender and intersex law to fight discrimination
19 Sep 2011 News
Summary: Intersex individuals, who do not identify as completely male or female biologically, can now legally list their...
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CHINA: One-child policy boosts child confiscation for overseas adoption
12 May 2011 News
Summary: Officials in the Hunan Province of China have been confiscating babies from parents who are unable to pay fines...
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