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The study suggests that Mom is the one taking it out on the kids. During the deployment of her soldier-husband, rates of child maltreatment tripled; neglect quadrupled; and physical abuse nearly doubled. "Female spouses are the ones that stay at home when soldiers are deployed," says Gibbs. "They deal...
And so for China's leaders, placating the Me generation is seen as critical to ensuring the Communist Party's survival. By 2015, the number of Chinese adults under 30 is expected to swell 61%, to 500 million, equivalent to the entire population of the European Union. From issues of...
Many southerners had hoped that the violence might subside with last September's coup-General Sonthi is a Muslim, and he and Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont have pledged a conciliatory policy involving negotiation, more autonomy and greater economic aid. But since the junta seized power, the average kill rate...
Not surprisingly, these huge dollar holdings are a source of considerable anxiety for capital markets. Any hint that Asian countries in general-and China in particular-are going to sell their dollars causes the greenback to sink and sends treasury rates higher. There is evidence that governments are worried about...
The weak dollar also makes U.S. asset prices attractive to foreign investors. U.S. interest rates are higher than those in Continental Europe and are much higher than Japanese rates. Similarly, U.S. stocks look better by comparison. Measured in euros or pounds, the S&P 500 index is up less than...