Month: October 2016

By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Millions of girls are left “invisible” because of a lack of data, a children’s charity said on Monday, and the absence of accurate statistics on issues such as sexual violence means policymakers cannot draw up effective plans to help them. There is no data that fully captures the daily realities of girls in poor communities, Plan International said in a report, including why girls drop out of school or how many become pregnant because of sexual violence. “We do count how many girls start school, but we actually don’t count how many girls leave school,” said Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of Plan International.
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Yet, I've always maintained that you can&039;t outrun a bad diet — that what you eat has a far greater influence on your weight and health than exercise …
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A Mediterranean diet is abundant in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and olive oil. CDT/Melissa Doss Centre Daily Times, file.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles, many dressed in black, rallied Saturday in front of parliament in Warsaw to protest a proposed bill that would impose a complete ban on abortion.

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