More on the One Girl initiative

" As many as 20,000 Nepalese girls are trafficked to India every year, according to Siddharth Kara’s 2008 book, “Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery.” They’re taken across the border,...

Tory Minister loses funding program responsibilty

"Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy has been stripped of responsibility for administering a major tourism funding program after she signed off on a grant for Toronto's gay pride week." "Ms. Ablonczy, who retains her title as minister of state for small business and tourism, was...

B.C. Liberal government poised to scrap Big Pharma watchdog

British Columbia's Therapeutic Initiative -- a 14-year-old government funded agency that provides independent advice on prescription drugs -- may be replaced by the B.C. Liberal government.The agency has a stellar...

Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8

Now that California's Proposition 8 has passed, which cancels the gay marriage ruling and nullifies all the marriages which have been performed - including that of Ellen DeGeneres - gay rights advocates are...

'INNOCENCE LOST' STING II Another 47 Kids Rescued

"  In a Virginia hotel that ordinarily caters to business travelers and vacationers, FBI agents and local police officers were encountering a different kind of clientele. Throughout Friday evening, a...

Vancouver study finds free heroin reduces crime: BC reviewing Study

Barry Artiste Op/Ed You know I do not even know where to begin in all this, first taking blame away from addicts whose excuses for their addiction ranging from rape to murder, now have a new ally. More Heroin, and...

BC Schools: Mandarin & English, "BC's Official Language" ? "Or Did we just ...

Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in...

Zardari to launch ‘Friends of Pakistan’ initiative in NY

" President Asif Zardari will launch a “Friends of Pakistan” initiative in New York next week to garner urgently- required economic and security assistance from leading members of the international community official sources said here Saturday. The Friends of Pakistan...

Google Enhances Green Technology Development

Reproduced from personal website: " Mega search engine Google.com, today announced an investment of $10.25 million in advancing the development of green technologies. Google is supporting a technology called,...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

Bollywood Unplugged on Fox Business TV with India EU Film Initiative

"With 1000 films and about 4 billion cinema tickets per year, Indian film industry is attracting world's attention for another reason; it's phenomenal growth, about 17 per cent, during the last two years. On...

FBI tries to fight zombie hordes

"The initiative is part of an ongoing project to thwart the use of hijacked home computers, or zombies, as launch platforms for hi-tech crimes. The FBI has found networks of zombie computers being used to spread...

The One Health Initiative MWV18

Ronald Atlas, former President for the American Society for Microbiology, discusses the new One Health Initiative that recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to...

UN to go green by cutting on AC

Fighting global warming should start at the top and to set an example the United nations have decided to remove Air-conditioners from the headquarters office in NY. UN is exhorting its staff and...

Breakthrough drug 'could halt' Alzheimer's

"(CNN) -- British researchers say a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, offering hope to millions. ...

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