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AIDS spreading fast in Pakistan
Dec 3 2009, Global Report

AIDS in Pakistan is spreading like a silent killer. From the ages-old custom of arranged marriages in the rural areas to sex industry in Lahore and Karachi, AIDS is rarely mentioned until the time it infects someone. The minimum estimated...

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Irish tourists Marie Moynihan, left, and Liz O’Mullane pose with a cardboard cut out of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, used to promote condom sales, so a friend can take their photograph Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in New York. Practice...

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