Beating Runaway Inflation in Kenya

" This month Kenya's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released figures showing that Kenya's annual inflation has reached 31.5%.  There are many factors contributing to this trend amongst them are...

Whiteout Causes Over 100 Vehicles to Crash on Ontario Highway

Not a real surprise that driving conditions were so terrible, it's been freezing cold and blowing snow on and off all week here in Toronto."Whiteout conditions were a factor Sunday for a multi-car pileup on a...

Tests of ER trainees find signs of race bias in care - The Boston Globe

For those that have asked themselves why Africans in the United States are afraid of doctors, here's one reason.  And it's a reasonable one that many of us share.  - The...

Help Eradicate Software Piracy

" Information technology has changed the world in which we live. It has made us more efficient, more productive and more creative. It has also proven to be a remarkable engine for global economic growth. The sector employs more than nine million people and contributes...

[New Zealand] PM tells Fiji what a coup will cost it

"Saturday December 2, 2006 - By Mathew Dearnaley Prime Minister Helen Clark has cast doubt on whether New Zealand would continue making its $8.7 million-a-year aid contribution to Fiji if the country has another...

Study finds Hollywood can be filthy (AP)

" LOS ANGELES - Special effects explosions, idling vehicles, teams of workers building monumental sets — all of it contributes to Hollywood's newly discovered role as an air polluter, a university study has found. The film and television industry and associated...

Acne drug linked to depression in animal tests

"The active ingredient in the acne drug Accutane seems to cause depression-related behavior in mice, a study has found. Accutane, also sold generically as isotretinoin, has been linked to reports of depression and suicidal behavior among users. However, human studies have...

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