Is Sudan the only place to save those refugee?! Is that the right choice?! Do UNCHR fully aware about the safety for those refugee?!"Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may accept...
"Officials are alarmed by a plunging tiger population in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, a refuge that once boasted among the highest densities of this endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. There...
A very good study and analysis of security on the Internet points out not only vulnerabilities in add-ons, but the public's perception of the lack of "sell by" dates for software." Just as a floating iceberg only exhibits part of its mass above the waterline, we believe that...
"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...
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Yeah, yeah, I know: another study proving what everyone on the face of the earth already knows: bad boys get the girls. The interesting twist, though, is that it doesn't work the other way. The study discussed below...
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Certainly distressing when an entire town must be evacuated before it is swallowed up forever. It is also reported that the State of Iowa is under 2/3 of water. Where do you relocate a state?...
Severe winds and rain battered a huge swath between Windsor and Toronto and was felt as far away as New Brunswick during the evening and overnight on Sunday. And that big funnel and huge amount of wind you might have...
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This article is more appropriate for Jordan, Cynthia Yoo or other NowPublic geeks and techies. It is presented here in it's entirety, and comments on how Linux-savvy users can use one of that OS's distributions to take control of a third person's Vista run computer. The...
Soaring food prices are going to increase the food import bills of poor country. This will affect mostly to economically vulnerable countries. Majority of their budget will be spent on food and other...
Air pollution that increases the exposure of small particles to the body may cause blood clots in the leg. This will result in an increase in deep-vien thrombosis, a condition that is similiar to the "economy class...
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A knock-on effect of the cyclone and its aftermath: human traffickers are capitalizing on the confusion and desperation of Burmese citizens. "Two traffickers are reported to have been arrested in the worst-hit delta region, where up to 100,000 people are believed to have...
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In an effort to help educate the young people of India about safe-sex practices, a Bollywood style condom video has been made by the Nrityanjali academy. It is quickly becoming a hit on YouTube among western nations...
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The head of the UN has held a joint press conference with the head of teh World Bank to discuss how the two organisations are going to deal with the food crisis. So far Moon has been criticized for not doing enough to draw attention to the problem."United Nations...
Like in the US, the British have become additcted to borrowing. Today the utspoken and controversial leader of the Anglican church decried the creation of a debt culture that encourages people to spend what they don't have even in times of prosperity."Archbishop of Canterbury...
Physically isolated and socially and politically marginalized, mountain dwellers are among the most vulnerable in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. A disproportionate number of the world’s 840 million chronically undernourished people live...
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