A brush with blindness
OPERATION EYESIGHT UNIVERSAL: When you’re an active little boy, having an eye injury is very difficult – you can’t run or play football with the big brother you idolize. Four-year-old Ian lives with his family on a farm outside Eldoret, Kenya. He suffered an eye injury last year that almost blinded him – the [...]
Sweden has introduced a gender-neutral pronoun into the country’s National Encyclopedia this week. The pronoun “hen” (they) is to be used as a singular gender version for those who identify with neither “hon” (he) nor “han,” (she). The neutral pronoun has gained increased usage and recognition via schools, children’s books and most recently, the National [...]
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“Subterfuge and a fraud ? If it lacks BACARDI rum, no bartender’s concoction can be called a BACARDI cocktail” says Court HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 25, 2012 /CNW/ – Flashback to 1937 during the economic upheaval of the Great Depression in the United States. Prohibition had recently ended and BACARDI became very popular. During this [...]
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The first bill in the Maldives for the prevention of domestic violence was ratified today by President Dr Mohamed Waheed. The Family Protection Authority will create awareness of domestic violence in Maldives thus allowing victims a way to report the abuse and get services to heal. Some of the goals of the Prevention of Domestic [...]
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Sanford Police were expected to be charging George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, 17. The final decision rested on Angela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed by Florida’s governor to investigate the case. The exact charges were not known until a press conference this evening when prosecutors announced they have taken George Zimmerman into [...]
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Japan has deployed missile batteries in Tokyo and destroyer ships have been dispatched against a North Korean rocket launch planned for April. Between April 12-16 Pyongyang has said that a satellite for scientific research will be launched in North Korea. The launch will mark the 100th anniversary on April 15 of the birth of Kim [...]
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KJ Mullins: Five people have been charged for illegal organ trading in China after a teenager wanting an iPhone and iPad sold his kidney last year. The young man is now in failing health and suffering from kidney failure. According to reports the young man with the surname Wang is down to one kidney. The [...]
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California state prisoner #B33920, better known as Charles Manson, will be up for parole next week for the 12th time at the age of 77. The man who was behind some of the state’s most violent murders is not expected to appear before the parole board nor is he expected to see freedom. Charles Milles [...]
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Seven people perished at a Oakland, California college on Monday after a Korean-American gunman alleged to be angry at his treatment at the school opened fire. According to the police the alleged gunman, a former nursing student, was upset with students and the administration at Oikos University. Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said that the [...]
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A nightclub owner and two others in Serbia have been detained after six young people died when the Contrast club in Novi Sad went up in flames Sunday. This morning a three day period of mourning has been declared after three women and three men in their 20s lost their lives during a fire at [...]
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