UN says 140 million females `missing' due to son preference
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July 1, 2020 12:06 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 140 million females are considered “missing” today because of a preference for sons over daughters and extreme neglect of young girls leading to their death, the U.N. Population Fund said in its annual report released Tuesday.
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