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Russia's ban on U.S. adoptions devastates American families Dec 28th 2012, 01:11 Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to sign a bill that bars Americans from adopting Russian children provoked anguish Thursday among U.S. families that have been waiting months, and in some cases years, to complete the process. Read full article >> Russia is one of the most popular countries for U.S. adoptions Dec 27th 2012, 22:51 Shortly after announcing that he supports a bill that would prevent Americans from adopting Russian children, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the prospect of a better life in America shouldn't be a reason to send Russian children overseas. Read full article >> U.N., Russia signal diplomatic push on Syria Dec 27th 2012, 22:22 BEIRUT — The diplomatic push to end the fighting in Syria gained new momentum Thursday as a top U.N. official endorsed the formation of a transitional government and Russia signaled that it might be prepared to pressure President Bashar al-Assad's regime to negotiate. Read full article >> 'Fiscal cliff': Around the world, liberals are okay with spending Dec 27th 2012, 20:08 As the United States continues to hurtle toward the "fiscal cliff" deadline, Majority Leader Harry Reid called on House Republicans to back a Senate bill to extend tax cuts for all except those households earning more than $250,000 a year. Read full article >> Why are other countries wary of American adoptions? Dec 27th 2012, 17:08 Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will sign a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, an apparent retaliation for an American law that places visa and financial sanctions on Russian officials deemed to have been connected with the death of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. Read full article >> Children of China's "Immortals" find wealth amid boom Dec 27th 2012, 14:58 Lying in a Beijing military hospital in 1990, General Wang Zhen told a visitor he felt betrayed. Decades after he risked his life fighting for an egalitarian utopia, the ideals he held as one of Communist China's founding fathers were being undermined by the capitalist ways of his children -- business leaders in finance, aviation and computers. Read full article >> Is India's malnutrition crisis a myth? Dec 27th 2012, 14:29 That was the question posed by Columbia University Professor Arvind Panagariya this year. He argued that genetic differences, not poor nutrition, explain in large part why Indian children are often dramatically underweight and short for their age, compared to global norms. Read full article >>

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