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| SENEGAL: Forecasting the future in an erratic climate |  THIES, 5 January 2009 (IRIN) - In the darkness after pre-dawn prayer a village elder would squint at the sky overhead, tilting his head back until his cap fell off, looking for a cluster of bright stars that signalled the middle of the rainy season. Now many traditional methods are becoming increasingly unreliable predictors due to climate variability, and African farmers already facing fluctuations need scientific data to help them adapt, farmers and climate experts say.
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| | SUDAN: It takes more than a law to stop the cut |  KADUGLI, 5 January 2009 (IRIN) - A law passed in November 2008 prohibiting female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the state of Southern Kordofan is unique in Sudan. But for it to translate into genuine abolition, deep-seated attitudes and misinformation will have to be overcome.
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| | AFGHANISTAN: Little to eat for IDPs in makeshift Kabul camp |  KABUL, 5 January 2009 (IRIN) - Azizullah's family left their home in the Sangin District of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, because of the worsening conflict, drought and food security situation. Their new home is a one-room mud-hut in the western outskirts of Kabul where over 4,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have established a makeshift camp.
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| | BANGLADESH: Acid attacks continue despite new laws |  DHAKA, 5 January 2009 (IRIN) - Acid attacks against women and girls are continuing despite legal campaigns to halt their spread. Over 2,600 cases have been reported since 1999, according to the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) of Bangladesh.
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| | ISRAEL-OPT: Gaza rockets cause shock, fear in southern Israel |  NETANYA, 2 January 2009 (IRIN) - Zulfira has been living in Sderot near the border with Gaza for 14 years. For the past eight years she endured Kassam rockets fired from Gaza. “I just pray,” she said.
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