The unstable future of a world full of men
As the global population hits seven billion,
experts are warning that skewed gender ratios could fuel the
emergence of volatile “bachelor nations” driven by an aggressive
competition for brides. The precise consequences of what French
population expert Christophe Guilmoto calls the “alarming
demographic masculinisation” of countries such as India and China as
the result of sex-selective abortion remain unclear.
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Pakistan’s former First Lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto laid to rest
Begum Nusrat Bhutto was laid to rest, next to
the grave of her husband Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, at Garhi Khuda
Bakhsh Bhutto graveyard on Monday. Chairman of the Pakistan People’s
Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, grandson of the deceased,
lowered her mortal remains into the grave and placed it in
accordance with Islamic traditions.
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Lad pulled from Turkey earthquake dies of internal bleeding
The boy of 13 who captured hearts around the
world when he was pictured being pulled from an earthquake-hit
building has died of his injuries. Tragic Yunus Geray was taken to
hospital but died from internal bleeding on Monday night.
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