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Yemen’s ‘swap marriages’ can end in disaster, murder

A Yemeni groom walks down the street dressed in traditional marriage attire in Sanaa in October 2012. Sheghar, or swap marriage, is a widely practised tradition in impoverished Yemen. Image via AFP

The deal is simple: I marry your sister and you marry mine. No dowry necessary. But if one marriage fails, the other must end as well. Such is Sheghar, or swap marriage, a widely practised tradition in impoverished Yemen. Beyond tying the knot between two people, it links the future…

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Worst drought in 50 years takes toll in northern Brazil

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Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil – the worst in a half-century — is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday. An average of one person a day is being killed in “water wars” in rural areas, while scores of animals are wasting away before…

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Some U.S. women live far from maternity care

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some U.S. women, especially in the rural West, live more than an hour’s drive from a hospital with maternity care, a new study finds. There’s no set ideal for how close a pregnant woman should live from a maternity hospital. And the study did not…

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