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  • July 2008
    • Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      (Newser) - A Dutch organization is helping steer Kosovo's war widows toward a brighter future, Radio Free Netherlands reports. Many were left to fend for themselves after losing loved ones in the war against Serbia; now the Dutch group The Bridge is giving them cows to put food on the table and earn money by selling milk. Each is obliged to give their cow's first-born calf to another woman. More »

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      Kosovo   cows   humanitarian aid   reconstruction   Balkans War   dairy products   widows

  • May 2008
    • Sex and the Pity: A Widow Ponders Limbo

      Sex and the Pity: A Widow Ponders Limbo

      (Newser) - After her first weeks of widowhood, one woman noticed the kind yet patronizing treatment she was getting from loved ones—especially when it came to her sex life. Among the platitudes she came to despise: "You look like you could use a hug," and "You're not ready to date," Susan Seligson writes in Nerve. More »

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      death   friendship   widows

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