Egypt vows to ban female circumcision amid CNN uproar
Cairo Egypt promises new law to ban the long practiced female circumcision as government ministers pledge support to anti circumcision groups. The CNN report showing a 10 year old girl undergoing the procedure sparked national debate and calls for action.
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Egypt
Cairo
CNN International
Al-Wafd
Aziza Hussein
Prac
CNN
U.N
Ali Abdel-Fatah
Ms. Hussein
World Health Organization
Africa
Progovernment
al- Ahram
Afaf Zahran
Surviving Rwanda: First lessons in a nation rebuilding
Pupils return to eight northwest Rwanda elementary schools amid trauma and danger. Teachers like Francois Rwabukumba face shattered communities, with many students missing or hiding after ethnic violence. Initial lessons cover weapons identification as UNICEF plans expand aid and schooling across the country.
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Angus Shaw
Associated Press
Rohengers
Rwanda
Francois Rwabukumba
Nyamaguimba
Zaire
Unicef
U.N
Rwabukumba
Ruhengeri
Nigel Fisher
Ohe
Cholera epidemic spreads to Crimea amid outbreak in Russia
Public health officials say the cholera outbreak, previously raging in southern Russia, has reached Crimea with four deaths and 58 infections. Officials warn of worsening conditions due to water shortages and heat, as Simferopol prepares hospitals and markets amid broader Soviet-era health declines.
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Moscow
Russia
Crimea
Black Sea
Ukraine
Dagestan
Crimean
Boris Lezhentsev
Star- Tass
Simferopol
Tass
Soviet Union
Estonia
World Health Organization
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Maria Neira
WHO
Geneva
Mikhail L Narkeyevich
Ministry of Health
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Gayle Young
Caren Tintwarcitar
Maipal School
Mohammed Abu- Elghar
Kigali
Loreta Colatosti
Copenhagen
Denmark
Ban S$ Stefanski
APY
Chio
Pane, Barys
Oberlin
East College ST
Sheffield Lake
Parma
Ridge RD
Westlake
Center Ridge
Lorain
Elyria
A. Kirwin Tonti, M.D
Perrysburg
Ohio
Toledo
American Heart Association
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