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It is estimated that 80% of the world's population will live in urban areas by the year 2020, another prediction has the population of the planet approaching 10 billion, a 150% increase over today's... Top 20 most polluted cities in the world
A list of the best and a list of the worst. Today it is the latter and the top 20 most polluted cities are being highlighted, just in time for the Olympics. It doesn't come as a surprise that China hosts 16 of the... Urban Farming to Tackle Global Food Crisis
It is possible to grow more food in cities and bring down the rising cost of food. I think this approach in Cuba is a good model. The world’s population is becoming more urban by the day. By 2030, some five ... Zipcar Revolution
USA - Zipcar was founded by Robin Chase and Antje Danielson in 1999. The first Zipcars made their way to the streets in the year 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts. Another car sharing... Graffiti from cities around the world
"Written on the city" is a website that catalogs graffiti from major cities around the world. Anyone can submit photos of any urban art in their part of the world, but the focus tends to be on poetry, politics, and... Moving from Miami? - Some Options
" No surprise there, Miami it seems is not the top 5 cities to for building wealth. The good news is that it is not among worst 5 either. Topping the list is Plano, Tex., while high cost of living lands New York at the bottom, reports Salary.com. Salary.com, which... Fashion pirates find gold in stylish fakes
To good to be true... only for people who want to look "haute couture" " When stylish, metropolitan women stroll along with a Louis Vuitton Pleaty bag, they exude an air of high class, impeccable taste and... 750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China
Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave... China-Taiwan direct flights resumed after six decades
The first regular direct flights from China to Taiwan for nearly six decades have begun. "Five major Chinese cities will have direct air links with Taiwan, as ties between the two improve following the... Oh sh**! Global Sanitation Woes
‘Sanitation is more important than independence’, Gandhi. Rasika comes down to the beach each day in Kumara Kanda Sri Lanka to have his morning shit, along with the other fisherman in the village. ... Big archaeology find in Egypt
While it has been historically difficult to get access to dig and study ruins in Egypt, a University of Chicago expedition has discovered a large administration building and silos dating back to early Egyptian... Police rescue 15 'sex slaves' in crackdown on trafficking in Scotland
After a 15-month investigation a massive sting has resulted in the arrest of 35 people on sex trafficking charges in Scotland, identifying 15 women from Southeast Asia who were duped into coming to the UK and then forced into prostitution."FIFTEEN "sex slaves" from south-east... Heavy rains hit China
About half of China has been hit by torrential rains - killing one person, injuring four and affecting nearly 400,000 people. Experts said the rainfall in several cities exceeded 100 millimetres, while Macheng City,... Hundreds nabbed in U.S. child prostitution sting
There are certain stories that lift the human spirit, that enoble us as a species. This is not one of them."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 300 people have been arrested for involvement in child prostitution rings and 21 children rescued in a nationwide sweep, the FBI said... Convienent Excuse: Will Refugees Now Use Climate Change Excuse?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA "Convenient Excuse" as a side dish to Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth"? granted immigration is beneficial to the "Buffet of Cultures" served equally...
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