World
Study: Wi-Fi radiation harmful to trees
November 23, 2010The entire digital revolution sweeping the world these days may not be so great after all especially when it comes to protecting the environment.
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In Europe, poor countries in economic straightjacket
November 23, 2010To satisfy the International Monetary Fund, countries like Ireland and Greece have taken drastic anti-worker measures.
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Pope’s condom statement offers Rorschach theology
November 23, 2010Pope Benedict XVI set off a firestorm this week when the Vatican released excerpts from a new book in which the pontiff obliquely says that HIV prevention might be a reason for condoms.
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Artists protest funding cuts
November 22, 2010Singers, painters and television presenters demonstrated across the Netherlands on Saturday against government plans to slash funding and subsidies for the arts.
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Haiti cholera crisis provokes street protests
November 19, 2010The cholera epidemic in Haiti has now spread to the capital, Port au Prince, and has killed over 1,000 people while sickening up to 19,000.
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