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Trees Are 'Crucial Famine Food'
World  (tags: humans, interesting, world, trees, famine, africa, india, South America )

Linda
- 137 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The leaves of Moringa oleifera, which is cultivated across Africa, India and South America, for example, have more beta-carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges and more calcium than milk, the head of Tree Aid wrote.
Social Worker Paid Girls to Strip
World  (tags: world, england, abuser, social worker )

Linda
- 137 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Christopher Hardman, 55, used his position at Kirklees council to obtain files and contact details of several young vulnerable girls.....A conduct hearing was told he contacted the girls posing as someone who worked for a legitimate modelling agency
How Gary McKinnon Became a Cause Celebre
World  (tags: crime, humans, interesting, usa, world )

Linda
- 137 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
British computer hacker Gary McKinnon's fight against extradition to the US has drawn support from a large and diverse range of influential people. How did his case become such a cause celebre?
Cops Beat Women Protesting Sudan Trouser Ban
World  (tags: government, Sudanese police, abuse, violence, women's rights, protest, HumanRights, conflict )

Dee
- 137 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
KHARTOUM, Sudan-Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public.
Afghanistan Legalizes Rape But Only Sometimes
World  (tags: government, human, rights, ethics, crime, corruption, violence, women, marriage, rape, Afghanistan )

Anthony
- 263 days ago - citizensugar.com
The UN is in an uproar after Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, hastily signed a law that legalizes rape. But, you know, only between husband and wife.
Beheading Threat To Red Cross Workers
World  (tags: world, philippines, violence, red cross, Al qaeda )

Linda
- 263 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
Philippine troops are preparing to rescue three Red Cross workers taken hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants after the deadline to behead one of them passed.
Baby Mix-Up Mums Forced To Swap Toddler Sons
World  (tags: children, humans, baby, world, russia, DNA testing )

Linda
- 263 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
Two mothers in Russia have been forced to swap their two-year-old sons after DNA tests revealed the children had been mixed up as newborns by a careless nurse.
Man Survived Both Atomic Bombings
World  (tags: world, japan, survivor, Atomic Bombs, humans, interesting )

Linda
- 269 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Japan has certified a man aged 93 as the only known survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, both hit by atomic bombs towards the end of World War II.
River Threatens Historic Flooding in North Dakota
World  (tags: world, river threatens )

Christine
- 269 days ago - cnn.com
FARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- More than 1,000 volunteers rushed to fill sandbags early Wednesday as many in North Dakota tried to protect themselves from historic floods that are expected to swamp the area.
French- Send Message to Harper & Kenny - to Let George Galloway In to Canada, PLEASE SIGN
World  (tags: canada, french, george galloway, let him speak, freedome of speech, harper, kenny, gaza, palestine, iraq, afganistanhumanrights )

Cheryl Su
- 269 days ago - cjpme.ca
This french form to send letters to Harper and Kenny to let Galloway in Canada, please note and forward
 
 
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