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Reuters UK – LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters Life!) – Most teenagers are more afraid of losing their sight than suffering from cancer but are unaware that smoking can increase the risk of blindness, researchers said on Tuesday. They know that smoking causes lung cancer

Brazil vows to install condom machines in schools
Reuters – The study, conducted by the United Nations body UNESCO, concluded that two-thirds of the parents surveyed like having the government offer teenagers free condoms and sex education. The findings could come as a surprise to some Brazilian parents. Most

Britain: 15 Troops Under 18 Sent to Iraq
Washington Post – Teenagers can join the British military at 16 with parental consent. In 2003, Britain signed an optional protocol to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child setting an age limit of 18 for compulsory recruitment and direct participation in

4 teens get probation, house arrest in Long Beach attack
Los Angeles Times – A judge Friday sentenced four black teenagers to probation and 60 days of house arrest for their roles in the mob beatings of three white women on Halloween night, evoking tears of joy among the defendants and their relatives and gasps of indignation

Time to search the Web for summer camps
Christian Science Monitor – Broadreach ( www.broadreach.info ) focuses on teenagers looking for international adventures. CampChannel.com offers a variety of choices similar to KidsCamps, as well as a special breakdown of camps in Canada. You’ll also find

Creating Asia’s Answer To Pixar
Forbes – TV animation projects for companies such as DreamWorks for two years before working on Ninja Turtles. Next to come will be Astro Boy and Chatchaman, all popular teenage cartoon characters, built around the action movie genre targeting male teenagers