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http://www.mercatornet.com ~ Friday 2 September 2005
Below youll find this weeks highlights from MercatorNet. Tell us what you think. Were keen to get your ideas for improving and expanding the site.
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DIAGNOSING DOWN SYNDROME: PLEASE DONT SAY SORRY
By Carolyn Moynihan
Doctors are getting better at telling parents their baby has Down syndrome. According to research by a Harvard medical student, they need to.  http://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=148

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PRIMATE INTER PARES?
By Christopher Blunt
The London Zoo has placed a new primate on display for its summer tourists: homo sapiens. But does he belong behind bars with his monkey cousins?   http://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149

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STEMMING THE TIDE OF INTERNET PORN
By Michael Cook
It's commonly thought that filtering objectionable sites and email from the internet is virtually impossible. It's not true: we just have to try.   http://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147

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HEIRS OF ABRAHAM
By Francis Phillips
Three eminent representatives of the Peoples of the Book -- Jews, Christians and Muslims -- engage in a trialogue in an effort to promote mutual understanding.   http://www.mercatornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150

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