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Britons Outraged Over US Conservatives Criticism of British Health Care
World  (tags: britain, nhs, conservatives, lies, socialist, healthcare, government, public, option, republicans, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, americans, abuse, illness, disease, treatment, prevention, medicine, protection, safety )

Tom
- 83 days ago - voanews.com
Britons are outraged and speaking out in response to comments among Conservatives in the United States attacking Britain's national health care system as socialist, evil and Orwellian. Such criticism has sparked an outpouring of NHS support in Britain.
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Venezuelan National Guard to Assist in Crime Prevention
World  (tags: Venezuela, revolution, socialism, democracy, capitalism, crime, insecurity, homicide, murder, death, justice, justice system, security, safety, government, police, national guard, Chavez, Hugo Chavez, President Chavez, President Hugo Chavez )

Simon
- 92 days ago - venezuelanalysis.com
Crime rates have gone up in recent years, and in several polls more than 75% of Venezuelans ranked insecurity as the top issue affecting the country. The plan, called "The People's Guard," has already been tested with success in 4 Caracas communities.
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New Zealand Escapes Damage After Magnitude-7.8 Quake
World  (tags: earthquake, tsunami, New Zealand, damage provisions, safety, government )

Raffi
- 115 days ago - bloomberg.com
New Zealand escaped serious damage after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off South Island, triggering a tsunami alert that extended to Australia. The quake, which hit at 9:22 p.m. local time yesterday, was the largest since 1931, when a temblor
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Sign Petition: Tell Congress to Help Afghan Girls
World  (tags: world, afghanistan, usa, war, troops, obama, politics, military, government, americans, girls, rights, freedoms, culture, family, education, health, food, protection, medicine, safety )

Tom
- 128 days ago - thehungersite.com
Schools torched. Classrooms hit with poison gas. Acid thrown in their faces. Girls risk life and limb to learn even as attacks by insurgents mount. You can help: The Afghan Women Empowerment Act would fund educational opportunities and keep them safe.
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Mexicans Cry for Justice in Day Care Fire
World  (tags: Mexico City, Day Care, government, failed inspections, ethics, children, death, fire, crime, investigation, safety, corruption )

Dee
- 138 days ago - nytimes.com
MEXICO CITY-As smoke and fire filled the ABC day care center in northern Mexico, a neighbor moved quickly. Ramming his pickup truck into the concrete again and again, he gouged three holes in the front wall to clear an escape route for the children---
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Sign Petition: Provide Water for the World
World  (tags: world, clean, water, sanitation, poor, health, prevention, protection, risks, safety, illness, health, humans, disease, children, rights, technology, science, government, obama )

Tom
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In his Inaugural Address, President Obama said, "let clean waters flow." With those words, he brought recognition to the suffering of 884 million people who do not have access to clean water and 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation.
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Sign Petition: Thank UN Peacekeepers for a Safer World
World  (tags: world, war, violence, UN, peacekeepers, military, middle-east, africa, human, rights, protection, safety, food, medicine, freedom, government, conflict, Refugees&Relief, politics, GoodNews )

Tom
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
UN peacekeepers are risking their lives in the name of peace. These men and women in blue helmets, more than 100,000 in total - the second largest deployed military in the world - can be found in 16 of the world's most dangerous conflict areas.
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Take a Stand Against Wrongful Eviction
World  (tags: world, poverty, poor, shelter, homeless, water, sanitation, disease, suffering, health, harassment, corruption, discrimination, women, children, human, rights, safety, prevention, culture, humans, government )

Tom
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
For the more than 1.6 billion people suffering from some sort of shelter deprivation in the world, that future is bleak. Without access to adequate shelter, clean water or sanitation, upwards of 10 million people die each year from preventable diseases.
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~Take Action~ 25,000 Children Are Forced Into Marriage Everyday
World  (tags: children, abuse, corruption, crime, culture, education, government, humans, rights, sadness, safety, society, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world )

Barb
- 158 days ago - care2.com
Building on the conference's success, our goal now is to make sure every member of Congress becomes a supporter of the child marriage law. Please, send a quick note to your elected officials encouraging them to stand up for girls' rights. That action...
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Sign Petition: Tell Congress the World's Poorest Need Clean Water
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, relief, human, rights, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 161 days ago - humanitarianrelief.change.org
One in five people worldwide go without access to safe and reliable water sources every day. Double that number go without basic sanitation services, such as latrines or even a place to wash their hands, contaminating water supplies.
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Sign Petition: Marginalized People in Sri Lanka - Help Protect Their Human Rights
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, aid, human rights, women, children, sri lanka, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 161 days ago - change.org
The people of Sri Lanka have suffered immeasurable, untold violations of their fundamental human rights. The worst of these abuses are horrific acts of torture and the systematic abuse of women and children. Much work needs to done to get justice.
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Sign Petition: End Child Trafficking, Exploitation in Haiti
World  (tags: world, haiti, children, victims, prostitutes, sexual, abuse, violence, child, slavery, poverty, hunger, crime, freedoms, family, culture, society, rights, safety, sadness, abuse )

Tom
- 177 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
With 80 percent of Haitians living in poverty -- and half of them on less than a dollar a day -- a huge number of children are forced to work against their will in homes, fields, gangs and as prostitutes. As many as 200,000 children are victims.
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Sign Pledge: Send Bed Nets to Refugees in Africa for World Malaria Day
World  (tags: world, africa, malaria, bed, nets, UN Refugee Agency, refugees, health, prevention, fundraising, rescue, humans, children, family, medicine, illness, disease, risks, safety, prevention )

Tom
- 200 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
From now until World Malaria Day, April 25, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign is working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to send 275,000 life-saving nets to protect African refugees from malaria--the #1 killer of refugees in Africa.
8 comments
International Meeting Applaud's Australia's Support for Indigenous Peoples
World  (tags: Indigenous Peoples, Australia, CBD, americans, ethics, freedoms, GoodNews, humans, interesting, news, rights, safety, politics, law, government, family, culture, ethics, government, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', world, Refugees&Relief )

Kat
- 219 days ago - indigenousportal.com
At today's international meeting under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), being held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Australia was given spontaneous applause following the announcement that Australia has supported the Declaration on the...
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Alaska's Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts
World  (tags: world, u.s., volcano, mount redoubt, alaska, eruption, news, usa, energy, environment, science, safety, tech, nature, volcanism, usgs )

SirRobert
- 230 days ago - cnn.com
Mount Redoubt in southern Alaska began erupting late Sunday night at 11:38pm according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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