" In a big victory for conservation advocates across the country, the Obama administration on Thursday announced it would finally end President George W. Bush's damaging "No More Wilderness" order. Since 2003, the...
Development at the cost of Historical Heritage. We go for development,what if that development costs you loss of 23,600 heritage sites in just three years. Yes, that is shocking, the survey conducted by the historical department of China says that more than 23000 historical...
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There is a link between having parasitic worms in your stomach and being protected from allergies, shows a new study conducted in Vietnam. The study looked for a link between hookworm and other types of parasitic worms and the rates of allergies in humans. The researchers...
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" Demands for more equipment to protect UK forces in Afghanistan from roadside bombs will be considered, the government has promised. The head of the British army, Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, says he is compiling...
At least 39 journalists fled from their native countries worldwide in the past 12 months. Sri Lanka leading the way with at least 11 journalists, which is more than quarter of the journalists fled worldwide. "...
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Bolivian President promotes Earth’s ‘right to life’. Mr. Evo Morales, the first indigenous president in Bolivia's history, spoke whole-heartedly to the UN General Assembly to encourage people to put the...
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First let me say, I’m not an expert on this. Next, this is not about sex; it is about other things more elusive. Finally, I have only seen this, and been aware of it, perhaps six times in my life. Only two of those were direct experiences.Let me start out by trying to...
The Canadian federal government yesterday voted to protect the critically endangered killer whale (Orca whale) habitat off the coast of BC, and environmental groups couldn't be happier. Canda has an act called the...
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Norway breaks silence, condemns war [TamilNet, Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 10:21 GMT] The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, in a statement issued on Tuesday said his government condemned the ongoing war...
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was...
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Alaska has said that it will sue the federal government over the decision to protect Beluga Whales under the Endangered Species Act. The state of Alaska wants the government to withdraw the decision to list...
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Wolves being killed in spite of being on the endangered list in the US. From Michigan come the latest reports of a Radio Collared Wolf being killed in spite of the fact that this magnificent animal is on the...
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"Woman on mission for medical marijuanaCalifornia couple runs only legal marijuana farm in U.S.Valerie Corral and her husband, Mike, founders of the only legally recognized, non-profit medical marijuana club in the United States, pose in their office in Santa Cruz, Calif., on...
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"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...