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India must resist European pressure to trade away health
Latest round of negotiations on sensitive intellectual property issues resumes today India should resist pressure from the European Union to accept, as part of a free trade agreement, harmful provisions that will have a major negative impact on access to affordable...Developed countries stop using arm-twisting measures in FTAs
The European Union’s actions are a direct threat to access to safe, effective and affordable medicines across the developing world. The European Union is demanding longer patents through free trade agreements (FTAs), longer than demanded by the World Trade Organization....Ten Tips for Travel Commandments
"Traveling has become an important part of our life and it makes us enjoy and stress free during our vacation with friends or family. But traveling does not mean simply to pack bags, book the tickets and have fun. It means more than that. It needs whole sole preparation and...
created by EverythingFinance | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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PENALTY OR NOT...GUNNERS GOT LUCKY
Against Dynamo Kiev who played with no fear or intimidation, the Wenger boys grew out of ideas. The Dynamo players closed down every ball, chased every golden shirt, and threw their legs into tackles - even...Dalai Lama suffering from exhaustion
The Dalai Lama is exhausted. He has canceled his upcoming international trips, and will instead spend the next three weeks undergoing medical tests. "The 73-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner had been "experiencing...
UK Gay soldiers to be paid expenses for attending Pride marches
Homosexual soldiers in the UK are going to be paid for their travelling expenses to attend Gay Pride parades, which is angering 'straight' troops as they are not allowed to claim for trips made to the Queen's... Yidcore: Semitic Punk Will Rock You
What better way to begin Pesach (Passover) than with some Australian Jewish punk rock? Just when you thought the genre was exhausted..."Yidcore, formed as a joke during the boys' college days, and includes Bram...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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311 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities
Here is an 'entertaining' angle on problems associated with private donations to universities. I'm more concerned by donations that limit academic freedom. We all know about university "studies" which are paid for by vested interests. Think how much better off we would...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Tourism at the End of the World
"Tourism at the End of the World
By Stephen Leahy*
So-called “climate tourism” is a mix of legitimate interest in protecting nature, the desire to see rare wildlife on the verge of extinction, and, of course, the search for profit.
TORONTO, Jan 14 (Tierramérica).- -... Forestry Ministry organizes parallel events during UNFCCC
"The ministry would launch the Readiness of the Reducing Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) on Thursday (Dec. 6), a statement of the forestry ministry said here on Tuesday. A workshop on forest policy and conservation, reforestation, plantation,...Which Wife is First Lady?
When I first read this, I thought, does it matter how many First Ladies there are? If polygamy is recognized in Nigeria, shouldn't that also apply to the titles of officials' wives? There's more to it than that,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Pack up your reading glasses! Bookstore tourism is here.
Browsers who lose themselves in bookstores are now taking a quantum leap forward. Bibliophiles now clamber aboard tour buses for guided excursions to the best independent bookstores for miles around. "Booklovers...Gun owners want their other car to be a Chevy Volt
"Unlike most hybrids, the Chevy Volt may have the uncanny ability to attract buyers outside the culture of environmentally conscious citizens. Case in point is AR15.com, a gun owners website and forum that's...Pedophelia Tourism: Convicted in Philadelphia
" PHILADELPHIA — A wealthy motel owner was convicted Friday of traveling to eastern Europe to sexually assault impoverished boys in exchange for money and gifts. Anthony Mark Bianchi, 44, of North Wildwood, N.J., was found guilty of virtually all the charges...Satnav makes car trips shorter and safer
"Cynics often dismiss in-car satellite navigation (satnav) systems as an expensive luxury bought by people with no sense of direction. But new research suggests that drivers using in-car satnav systems not only...NowPublic on Facebook
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