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The Monitor's View: Child marriage and the Warren Jeffs polygamist trial

The Texas trial of Warren Jeffs should shine a spotlight on the global problem of child marriages, and efforts to prevent them.
India listens after a child bride says 'I won't.'

The girl's courage has prompted India, where nearly half of all females wed before age 18, to consider the consequences of marrying young.

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Global News Blog Gerard Depardieu goes to Chechnya to film next movie

Depardieu and actress Liz Hurley are paying a visit to Chechnya to make a movie, in what appears to be an effort to remake the former war zone's international image.
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The Monitor's View: Child marriage and the Warren Jeffs polygamist trial

India listens after a child bride says 'I won't.'

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Global News Blog Gerard Depardieu goes to Chechnya to film next movie

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