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| | Third of world transfixed by TV soap operas | Business | Money | Telegraph |
 | | Telenovela, drama series that go on for hundreds of episodes but, unlike many soaps, do actually come to an end, are now watched by a staggering 2bn people worldwide, nearly one-third of the global population. |
 | | Marimar, a Mexican telenovela, was apparently so gripping that mosques in the Ivory Coast issued the call to prayer early so that the nation wouldn't miss an episode. |
 | | Telenovela deal with all the problems of teenagers like the first kiss, the first sex, relationships with parents, relationships with teachers, the fat guy in the class, the extraordinary guy in the class. |
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