Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can’t leave the country due to federal corruption charges, so his wife will travel to the Costa Rican jungle to take her husband’s place. Patti Blagojevich Ventures Into the Wild Last month, Blagojevich was told that he wasn’t allowed to participate in the upcoming NBC reality show “I’m a Celebrity […]
First Kuwaiti Women Are Elected to Parliament
Four women were elected to the parliament of Kuwait, a mere four years after women were granted suffrage in the country. “A victory for Kuwaiti women and…for Kuwaiti democracy” Four of the 16 female candidates running for Kuwait’s 50-seat parliament were elected Sunday; they are the first women elected since the Persian Gulf nation became […]
Child-Monitoring Database Raises Hope and Concern in England
ContactPoint aims to improve communication among professionals working with children at risk but the controversial database has raised numerous security and privacy concerns. ContactPoint Launched After Two Delays This week, the British government launched ContactPoint, a national database containing detailed information on 11 million children up to 18 years of age living in England, the […]
Civilians Caught in Pakistani Army-Taliban Crossfire
Military convoys intended to enclose Taliban forces within the Swat Valley have effectively barricaded in civilians attempting to escape the fighting Over the past several weeks, some 800,000 refugees have fled Pakistan’s Swat Valley, where Taliban forces and the Pakistani army are battling. The total number of civilians who have left the region since August […]
Swine Flu Vaccine in the Works
Swine flu cases continue appearing as the virus evolves, prompting a World Health Organization meeting to address decisions surrounding creation and distribution of a vaccine. Questions Still Loom : The Associated Press reports that pharmaceutical companies are prepared to start producing a vaccine for swine flu, but crucial questions must first be answered. In […]
Air in Madrid and Barcelona Contains Cocaine and LSD
Researchers: Cocaine and LSD in Spanish Air Won’t Hurt Anyone Barcelona has always been known for being a great party city, and that was before researchers from the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations, an institute of the Spanish government, discovered that the air there is laced with cocaine, LSD, amphetamines and opiates. The researchers said […]
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