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World news about Malawi, including breaking news and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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African Studies Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight
 Two new studies found different ways to sharply cut H.I.V. infections among women: a vaginal gel and a system of cash payments.
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Malawi President Pardons Gay Couple
A gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison for “unnatural acts” was pardoned shortly after the U.N. secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, met with President Bingu wa Mutharika.
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Madonna Reprimands Malawi Court
Madonna said she was “shocked and saddened” by a court in Malawi’s decision to sentence a gay couple to 14 years of hard labor in prison, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Gay Couple Convicted in Malawi
The men were found guilty of gross indecency and unnatural acts after a ceremony in an nation where homosexuality is seen as nonexistent.
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Same-Sex Couple Stir Fears of a ‘Gay Agenda’
 A same-sex couple has been arrested in Malawi, where homosexuality carries a sentence of 5 to 14 years.
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Nelson Mandela’s Captive Audience: Freedom’s Dominoes
Mr. Mandela’s release heralded the eventual freedom of political prisoners in Malawi.
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Aid Gives Alternative to African Orphanages
 Experts are endorsing a program in Malawi that gives money to poor extended families who take in orphans.
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Global Number of Early Childhood Deaths Falls Below 9 Million for First Time
Unicef statistics show that number of children dying before their fifth birthday has fallen below nine million for first time on record; child mortality rate has declined by more than 25 percent in last two decades--to 65 per 1,000 live births last year from 90 in 1990--largely because of widening distribution of relatively inexpensive technologies and breast-feeding for first six months of life; one of most dramatic drops has occurred in Malawi; photos; graph
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Malawi Grants Madonna an Appeal
A court in Malawi will hear on May 4 an appeal of a ruling that denied Madonna’s petition to adopt a 3-year-old girl there, a court official told The Associated Press. This month Malawi’s High Court ruled that Madonna could not adopt the girl, Chifundo James, because she had not been a resident of the country for the last 18 months. In 2008 Madonna completed the adoption of her son, David Banda, from Malawi; she also has a daughter, Lourdes, 12, from a previous relationship, and a son, Rocco, 8...
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Madonna’s Adoption Bid Is Denied in Malawi
A Malawi court ruled on Friday that Madonna cannot adopt a 3-year-old child there.
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