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World Population Day marked
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Updated: 2005-07-11 16:53
Chinese actor Pu Cunxin displays a condom with his cartoon photo on it to promote safe sex at a ceremony marking the World Population Day July 11, 2005. This year's World Population Day, which falls Monday, highlights the fight to empower women in the hope of better tackling the spread of HIV/AIDS. There are 840,000 people in China who are HIV positive, and 80,000 have developed AIDS. The United Nations warns that 10 million people could be infected in the country by 2010 if preventative measures are not taken. [newsphoto]
Chinese actor Pu Cunxin displays a condom with his cartoon photo on it to promote safe sex at a ceremony marking the World Population Day July 11, 2005. This year's World Population Day, which falls Monday, highlights the fight to empower women in the hope of better tackling the spread of HIV/AIDS. There are 840,000 people in China who are HIV positive, and 80,000 have developed AIDS. The United Nations warns that 10 million people could be infected in the country by 2010 if preventative measures are not taken. [newsphoto]
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