Nepal’s five million Dalits are pinning their hopes of an end to discrimination on a new Constitution being promulgated to replace the country’s 240-year old Hindu monarchy with a democracy.
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Albinos now live in constant fear of human “poachers” who have become barbaric in their efforts to capture and sell their "prey" dead or alive to witch doctors.
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The Philippine government and the Catholic Church face off over plan to distribute contraceptive devices nationwide.
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Since Sunday, August 22, when contact was finally made with the 33 miners trapped for 17 dreadful days, the word that has undoubtedly appeared the most often is "miracle".
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It is still common to find widows naked, sleeping on bare floors for weeks, being rubbed with unpleasant substances, and having contact only with other widows.
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Desde que se logró hacer contacto con los 33 mineros, la palabra que más ha aparecido es "milagro".
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This question warrants no time for reflection. The answer is apparent everywhere in Africa - in every household, every small township, every church and media house.
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Emeka Izeze, editor-in-chief of Nigeria's The Guardian, answers a few questions for The Media Project.
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Both the Church and state have a critical role to play, and must undertake this role with a great deal of commitment, patience, steadiness.
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The question is whether these are parallel developments or they are linked somehow.
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