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Sexual abuse of female LTTE cadres were widespread
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This is according to Google Trends, a public web facility that shows how often a particular search-term is entered relative to the total search-volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages.
The research, carried out by Emirates 24/7 as of December 26, 2012, shows that second-placed India is not far behind in search for the term, and so isn’t (surprise, surprise) #3 Papua New Guinea and #4 Ethiopia even as Pakistan completes the Top 5 nations that Googled for ‘sex’ in 2012.
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According to Google Trends, search for the term peaked in Sri Lanka during the week April 15-21, 2012, even as the partial data for the current week (December 23-29, 2012) shows it as second-highest week during which the term was Goggled in 2012.
In India, people most Googled for the term during the week November 11-17, 2012 while the week October 21-27, 2012, wasn’t far behind.
When it comes to breaking down the data by cities, however, India’s Bangalore tops the charts for people Googling the term ‘sex’ in 2012.
In fact, the top 5 slots are all Indian cities – Bangalore is followed by Chennai, Pune New Delhi and Calcutta, in that order.
And mind you, this is a worldwide list – not the list of Indian cities most searching for the term. Pakistan’s Lahore is at No. 6 while the next two – Chandigarh and Mumbai – are again Indian cities, followed by Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, both in Vietnam.
Below are the ‘rankings’ for 2012, as of December 26, 2012.
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Top 10 Countries where People Googled the term ‘sex’ in
2012
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1. Sri Lanka
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2. India
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3. Papua New Guinea
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4. Ethiopia
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5. Pakistan
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6. Bangladesh
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7. Vietnam
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8. Nepal
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9. Somalia
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10. Cambodia
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