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China’s Unwanted Babies, Abandoned Twice Over

An orphanage in Siping, in China's Jilin province
An orphanage in Siping, in China's Jilin province The Wu's Photo Land

-Opinion- BEIJING — After trying it out for less than two months, China’s southeast city of Guangzhou has announced it will suspend the “safe baby hatch” program, which provided a secure place to leave abandoned babies to increase their chance for survival. Since Guangzhou’s Children’s Social Welfare Home launched the arrangement earlier this year, 262 […]

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Gunmen Kill 106 In Nigeria, Italy’s New PM, Curtain Rod World Record

Following Enrico Letta's resignation, Italy’s Democratic Party leader Matteo Renzi received a mandate to form a new government
Following Enrico Letta's resignation, Italy’s Democratic Party leader Matteo Renzi received a mandate to form a new government Marco Aprile/NurPhoto/ZUMA

ISLAMIST GROUP KILLS 106 IN NIGERIA Fighters with the Islamist group Boko Haram killed 106 people over the weekend in a small Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, bringing the death toll over the last few weeks close to 300, newspaper Punch reports. According to witnesses, the gunmen gathered a group of men and shot them […]

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