South Sudan's vision to tackle blindness (AFP)
                   
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by Peter Martell 11 minutes ago JUBA, Sudan (AFP) - Tapping down the rough track with metal sticks, blind Sudanese schoolchildren negotiate a route between stinking pools of muddy rainwater and zooming motorbikes. Life is tough in southern Sudan, a grossly impoverished region struggling to rebuild after 21 years of civil war with the north. It's even harder for the tens of thousands who can't see, mostly... [read full story]                    

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