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Radiation can be slow to cause cancer, taking decades to kill. But children can suffer quickly.

"Charismatic and idiosyncratic, capable of building friendships. Communicating to the masses as few other leaders ever have, Mr. Chavez will be missed."

General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse

Tipped workers, such as waiters in restaurants, have not seen a minimum wage increase since 1991.

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, which focuses on 'violence against women', the ILO is highlighting the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace - an often subtle but disturbing form of aggression.

The share of American households with guns has declined over the past four decades, a national survey shows, with some of the most surprising drops in the South and the Western mountain states, where guns are deeply embedded in the culture.