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Old Lang Syne - Iraq

We coming to the time of year where we sing Old Lang Syne, please sing it with me now, dedicated and in the memory of all those that have died far away, from the shores of the lands they have loved and far away...

Old Lang Syne - Afghanistan

We coming to the time of year where we sing Old Lang Syne, please sing it with me now, dedicated and in the memory of all those that have died far away, from the shores of the lands they have loved and far away...

Plague or mutant H1N1 infects 40,000+ kills 80+ in Ukraine

This story seems to be gathering speed with fishy facts coming out daily... Reports of possible pneumonic plague cases, or an "unknown" virulent h1n1 strain. The government don't know what it is and deny spraying...

Distracted Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year

Drivers who were distracted by electronic devices killed around 5,800 people in the United States during 2008, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The numbers were presented at a two-day Transportation...

Quake Shakes Himalayas Causing Deaths, Destruction in Bhutan

The Himalayas has always been a playground for earthquakes as it is located on the suture zone of two most volatile continental plates moving against one another. "A powerful earthquake has struck the Himalayan region, causing at least five deaths and destruction in the small...

India still accounts for 21% of under-five deaths

"Next global superpower" , This phrase is normally used by the media when they talk about India's growth story. To some extent it is right, but latest findings related to death rate contradicts these tall claims....

Should he be hanged? Sir, mujhe mera gunaah kabool hai’

Kasab has accepted his crime. will it be short sighted to hang him???The real culprits are in Pakistan. Therefore Kasab should get life imprisonment. He will be more useful to India in the long run.is a 4 and half...

DOH reports 2 more H1N1-related deaths

" MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) recorded Monday two new deaths related to influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu infection. Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, head of the DOH-National Center for Disease Control Prevention,...

"Thailand's Death Hotels, David Carradine, & The Wrath of God"

(from Ace Preston's "Adventures in Southeast Asia" series continued..) Thailand I was once told meant "land of smiles" but I prefer to call it by it's old name of Siam just as I call Myanmar Burmur. Could you...

Taiwanese goats may have died from wind farm noise

Over 400 Taiwanese goats, whose pasture is right next to a recently erected wind farm, died a mysterious death, which may be due to exhaustion from the noise of the nearby farm. The goats have died since eight giant...

What is Swine Flu?

Swine flu, a virus that carries genes from North American swine, bird and human flu strains, also known as A (H1N1), and rarely infects humans, is actually thought to be responsible for dozens of deaths in Mexio...

Earthquake death toll in Italy rises to 250

Sad news as Italy wakes up, officials report that the death toll has now peaked to 250. 1,000 people remain hurt, about 100 seriously, and around 50 are still missing. The first funeral of a victim will take place...

Drug selling teen charged in drug death

Opinion I have never heard of police taking this approach - charging people who sell illegal drugs that ultimately kill their users.  I wonder if this approach could be expanded to include Tobacco companies?  " Alta. teen arrested in connection with party drug...

Are cats mass murderers?

Millions of cats roam around outside their home for at least part of the day, and scientists are now looking at what some of them might get up to during the day. Scientists in the UK are claiming that cats kill...

Bat Deaths Mirrors Honeybee CCD - cases confirmed in w.virginia

This is interesting if not worrying - another "canary in the mine" warning? NPR : "Wildlife biologists are scrambling to understand a mysterious epidemic that has killed tens of thousands of bats in upstate New...

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