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JAPAN
Househusbands Giving Birth To More Gender Equality
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
TOKYO - Since their first child was born 16 years ago, Hiroyuki Ozaki has taken care of the household, relinquishing his traditional role as the main breadwinner while his wife held on to her career in the travel industry.
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RIGHTS-PAKISTAN
Mob Brutality Raises Painful Questions
By Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI, Pakistan - A breakdown in Pakistan’s justice system, a sign of a society desensitised to violence, an example of mob brutality.
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SPAIN
Puppet Marathon for Building School in Bolivia
By Tito Drago
MADRID - The 17th Titirilandia (Puppetland) Festival will conclude with a marathon puppet show, to be held Sunday Aug. 29 in Spain's capital city in aid of a school in the remote Bolivian mining province of Potosí.
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CULTURE-CHINA
Now Showing – Independent Films
By Mitch Moxley
BEIJING - While Hollywood blockbusters and state-funded historical epics continue to dominate China’s box office, a vibrant independent film scene is quietly growing.
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UGANDA
Unfriendly Nurses and Culture Hinder Male Involvement in HIV Prevention
By Wambi Michael
MBALE, Uganda - Irene Wangolo was advised to undergo an HIV test during her antenatal visit and to return to the clinic with her husband so they could be counselled on preventing HIV transmission to their unborn baby. But her husband refused to accompany her saying it was not his business and Wangolo never returned to the clinic in Bungokho in eastern Uganda. So she missed all the services, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
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MEXICO
The Voice of the Community Faces Numerous Threats
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - The Jenpoj ("winds of fire) community radio station in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which plays an important role in keeping the Mixe indigenous community informed, has had its equipment confiscated and has fought and won a court case to get a broadcast license.
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HEALTH-KENYA
Attempts to Modernise Traditional Circumcision Rites
By Susan Anyangu-Amu
NAIROBI - During every year that ends in an even number, the month of August is a special occasion for young men in Kenya’s Western Province. During this month thousands of boys aged between 10 and 18 undergo male circumcision – something that is seen as an important rite of passage into manhood among their communities. But it is also a time were nearly half the young men circumcised will have to fight for their lives.
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CHILE
Another Bicentennial – But This One's for the People
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - A bicentennial celebration for ordinary people, envisioned as the start of a process of social reflection, is being prepared by over 100 organisations and public personalities in Chile as a response to the official commemoration of the 200th anniversary of independence from Spain.
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PAKISTAN
Schools Cross Extremism Out Of Textbooks
By Ashfaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR - Turn schools into hate-free zones, and achieving peace in violence-wracked Pakistan may not be far behind.
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CULTURE-SINGAPORE
Ghost Festival Far From Dying
By Stanislaus Jude Chan
SINGAPORE - Like a seasoned star, Ting Ting pranced around on the stage in an energetic dance routine as she delivered a pitch-perfect rendition of a high-tempo Chinese ballad. Enthralled, the 500- strong crowd surged forward, eager to catch a closer look at the svelte 25-year-old artiste, dressed in a bright pink top – and a skirt that ends too many inches above her knees.
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POLITICS
Cambodia Seeks to Internationalise Temple Row with Thailand
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is threatening an international showdown with neighbouring Thailand over the vexed question of managing a 10th- century Hindu temple, an architectural jewel of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer civilisation.
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Independent Theatre Flourishing in Buenos Aires
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - Independent theatre productions are mushrooming in basements, small theatres, garages or private residences throughout the Argentine capital, and sometimes even making it big across borders.
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AFRICA
Bearing Witness and Celebrating the Everyday
By Kristin Palitza
CAPE TOWN - "I had a lump in my breast for a few years that I ignored [mainly because] it didn’t hurt. It’s so easy to try to deny illness," says Tracey Derrick. When she finally went to see a doctor for a biopsy, she got a big shock. The result came back positive: breast cancer.
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Arab-Israeli Orchestra Spreads Message of Peace in Latin America
By Gonzalo Ortiz
QUITO - "The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra has proved that music can break down barriers previously considered insurmountable," its Argentine-Israeli conductor, Daniel Barenboim, told IPS on a visit to Ecuador.
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JAPAN
Tapping Into Tokyo’s Past Pushes Conservation Efforts
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
TOKYO - When architect Hikari Kurihara built his quaint house five years ago, he hoped to spread a new message of conservation – by revisiting the past.
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