Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is worsening and without increased foreign assistance the crisis will become a full blown health catastrophe according to Medecins Sans Frontieres international president Dr....

Health Scare: 79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills

"Affordable health care has become a consistent struggle for Americans, a new study reveals. More than 79 million Americans admit to having problems paying for their medical bills. Also, 61 per cent of those with medical debt are insured. ""61% of those with medical debt are...

E-mail warns of bloody weekend in Mexican border city

"CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- The streets of Ciudad Juarez are empty after police became aware of an e-mail warning that this weekend will be "the bloodiest" in the Mexican border city....

India's Population to Reach 1,111,111,111 By 08-08-08

It's pretty well impossible to track every single huma being on the planet (for now), but this is certainly a compelling set of numbers that underscores the exponential speed and scale of India's population...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

One in Three Toronto Families Live in Poverty

A depressing statistic, to be sure. I live in Toronto and I know that there's financial problems in pretty much every sector of business and area of government."Almost one in three families in Toronto is living...

Reid: One Meeeeelyun Deaths

"Harry Reid is now on record as claiming as “Truth”, the dubious statistic of a million Iraqi deaths since the beginning of the war. It seems that bad news is good news for the majority leader. In an interview with Reno Gazette Journal reporter Anjeanette Damon, Reid...

Tour de France: The Road to Canterbury

The Tour de France sees its first "real" stage today, with riders touring from London to Canterbury."Crowds partied across Kent as the Tour de France sped through the county - arriving on the route with hours...

Spyware Traces in Detail

"In December of 2006, a total of over 150,000 Malware infections were reported by the a-squared Scanner. The actual figure including all those not reported is probably much higher. According to this statistic, one...

The Vatican - The State of Rogues?

"The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world. The...

Is the Vatican Crime Central?

"Is the Vatican a Rogue State? The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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