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April 23, 2008

Anti-rape bracelet stirs debate in Italy

ROME (ANSA) - A proposal to protect women from rape by fitting them with special tracking bracelets is stirring heated debate in Italy.

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April 16, 2008

People become happier with age, survey finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Happiness increases along with age, according to findings from a three-decade-long U.S. survey released on Wednesday.

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April 15, 2008

Iran says number of executions is "not high"

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The number of executions in Iran is "not high", the judiciary said on Tuesday, responding to an Amnesty International report that listed the Islamic Republic as the world's second most prolific executioner in 2007.

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April 9, 2008

Baghdad anniversary clampdown fails to stop violence

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least a dozen people were killed in Baghdad's Shi'ite slum of Sadr City on Wednesday, despite vehicle bans aimed at preventing unrest from spreading on the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad.

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