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...Jikei Hospital's stork cradle is also a reminder that options are few for Japanese couples facing unwanted pregnancies. Many opt for abortion. Japan has no legal or moral opposition to ending pregnancies, and the abortion rate is a relatively high 22.2% - 22.2 abortions for every 100 live births - and is rising fast among women below 25, despite the fact that premarital cohabitation is rare in Japan. But while abortion is common, adoption in Japan is virtually unheard of, although there are many couples eager to take in children. But the law is stacked in favor of birth parents' rights...
...second, leaving Russia with a lot of egg on the face and in a lot of trouble for all its pains. Even with the current rise of Serbian nationalism, piqued by the West's position on Kosovo, Belgrade is more likely to cut a deal with the West and opt for the EU's patronage rather than for Moscow...
...France's international relations. A trained physician, Kouchner founded the M?decins Sans Fronti?res (Doctors Without Borders) relief group in 1971, and used the diplomacy skills he learned in humanitarian crises to launch a political career. Socialist opponents have called Sarkozy's recruitment of Kouchner a ploy to co-opt and thus weaken the left ahead of June legislative elections. Supporters counter that the pick is proof of Sarkozy's commitment to seek public and political consensus as he modernizes France...
Once suitably soaked, perhaps with an authentic fleck of rain-forest mud or two around your ankles, forge your way back to the Livingstone for lunch. After a morning discovering Africa, most guests quite rightly opt for an afternoon by the pool. Children and companions with attention-deficit disorder can be diverted to helicopter rides over the Falls or game drives in the tiny adjacent Mosi-oa-Tunya Zoological Park, which boasts five white rhinos, as well as antelopes, giraffes and buffalos. Exploring this ain't - and it's all the better for it. www.suninter national.com
...octane, you may need more help than merely occasional travelers do. The Revival Treatment ($155) at the Banyan Tree Seychelles, tel: (248) 383 500, doubles the medicine, with two therapists simultaneously kneading your face, hands and feet. The final ahh is a synchronized back-and-foot massage. You can opt to have the treatment in your sumptuous villa or in one of the spa's hillside pavilions - all are ensconced amid lush vegetation...