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New look for French families (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - Data from the 2006 census in France reveals that more people than ever are choosing to have children out of wedlock. Data released on Tuesday shows that 50.5 percent of all births in France take place out of wedlock, showing that the French have embraced a non-traditional view of family ties. |
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A gathering for Hassidim (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - This year, like every year, hundreds of Hassidic Jews from around the world gather in the Polish city of Lewow at the grave of David Biderman, an 18th-century rabbi and important figure for the Orthodox religious movement. |
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Stamping out smoking in Turkey (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - Turkey is following the example of many western countries by banning smoking in public places. The government has given the country 18 months to prepare its transition to the ban, time enough for restaurant owners to fret about business and smokers to contemplate their future. An AFPTV report. |
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French aid workers await sentence in Chad kidnap case (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - Six charity workers convicted in Chad of trying to kidnap children and fly them to France are awaiting their sentence. The six members of the aid group Zoe's Ark were ordered to serve eight years of hard labour by a Chadian court, but now that they have been extradited to France, their sentence is being recast. Only five of the six defendants were in court on Monday, including Zoe's Ark founder Eric Breteau, who has been on hunger strike since his return from Chad. The group insists it was pursuing a humanitarian goal: to rescue children from the crisis in Darfur. |
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'Cousinage' or ethnic mockery helps keep peace in Niger (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - Niger's ethnic groups are encouraged to mock each other - gently. The technique is said to prevent worse clashes and is credited with guaranteeing their peaceful co-existence. Urbanisation is threatening the tradition and so the government has launched a special week to promote ethnic mocking. An AFPTV report. |
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Sarkozy gears up for mayoral race (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - French local elections in March will be a major test for Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party. Its candidates across the country face a tough run against Socialist and centrist opponents, but nowhere else more so than in Paris, where the hugely popular incumbent, Bertrand Delanoe, has hit the campaign trail. |
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Pro-choice campaigners speak out against abortion laws (Jan 17 2008 09:41 GMT) - Anti-abortion laws in Poland are some of the most restrictive in Europe ? women?s rights organisations say the laws are unnecessarily endangering the health of women in the country. A new report says there are some 180,000 illegal abortions each year ? and the number is growing. |
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