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U.S. urged to tackle shocking maternal mortality rate

Written on 13 Mar, 2010 at 0:41 in Humanity | viewed 41 times | 1 Comment

| More By Karen Mullins NEW YORK – Amnesty International called on U.S. President Barack Obama to tackle soaring rates of maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications that... (Continue reading)

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Midlife crisis over as Playboy turns 50

Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 23:46 in Humanity | viewed 63 times | 0 Comments

| More By Karen Mullins TORONTO – Playboy is fifty – and it seems like it is getting over its mid-life crisis. When it opened in Chicago 50 years ago,... (Continue reading)

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Cluster bombs ban comes into effect in August

Written on 17 Feb, 2010 at 1:15 in Humanity | viewed 15 times | 0 Comments

| More NEW YORK - Cluster bombs which have killed 10,000 civilian will be banned on Aug. 1 after the  30th country raitifed a U.N. treaty banning the use... (Continue reading)

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Kids don’t care? Think again says study

Written on 16 Feb, 2010 at 9:03 in Humanity | viewed 28 times | 0 Comments
Kids don't care? Think again says study

By Karen Mullins TORONTO – Parents may see their teens as lazy and selfish but they may be wrong. According to a new study many teens have a charitable nature and want to do more to help those in need. The 30... (Continue reading)

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Prof: Valentine’s rules get confusing for men

Written on 13 Feb, 2010 at 23:02 in Humanity | viewed 38 times | 1 Comment

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – While Valentine’s Day used to consist of the traditional dinner date and a gift of flowers or candy, the romance rules have changed, and in many cases, have become much more confusing. “Men no longer have... (Continue reading)

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More dads winning custody of kids during divorce

Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 22:22 in Humanity, More News | viewed 69 times | 0 Comments

By Karen Mullins TORONTO -With fewer stay at home moms more fathers are being awarded primary child custody when parents divorce. According to Working Mother Magazine fathers are winning custody about 50 percent of the time when they seek primary physical... (Continue reading)

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Fishing operations threatening dolphins and whales

Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 22:47 in Humanity | viewed 18 times | 0 Comments

NEW YORK – Large-scale fishing operations are seriously threatening the lives of the majority of toothed whale populations, which include dolphins and porpoises, warned a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today.  The report, launched on the Convention on... (Continue reading)

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Gates Foundation pledges $10 billion for vaccines

Written on 29 Jan, 2010 at 22:13 in Humanity | viewed 10 times | 0 Comments

DAVOS – The Bill Gates Foundation has pledged $10 billion for the development and delivery of life saving vaccines over the next decade. The pledge by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation was made in Davos, Switzerland and welcomed by World... (Continue reading)

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King of Morocco: Don’t whitewash Holocaust

Written on 29 Jan, 2010 at 0:54 in Humanity | viewed 62 times | 0 Comments

NEW YORK -  Efforts to whitewash the Holocaust are “a wound to the collective memory, which we know is engraved in one of the most painful chapters in the collective history of mankind,” King Mohammed VI of Morocco said in... (Continue reading)

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Israel pays U.N. $10.5 million for Gaza destruction

Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 21:52 in Humanity | viewed 25 times | 0 Comments
Israel pays U.N. $10.5 million for Gaza destruction

NEW YORK – Israel has coughed up $10.5 million for damaging the U.N. compound and three schools in Gaza during its three week offensive. It agreed to pay the cost of the U.N. compound and its contents as well as... (Continue reading)

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