A new study has found that the southernmost continent is heating up just like the rest of the globe. Temperatures in Antarctica Have Risen in Past 50 Years New satellite data has shown that on average, Antarctica warmed on average by 0.5 degrees Celsius between 1957 and 2006, and that the planet as a whole […]
Goan blogger faces Rs 500 crore defamation suit at Kolkata High Court
“Defamation is a serious offence in India; it’s both a civil wrong as well as a criminal offence, and the aggrieved party can initiate either a civil suit or file a criminal complaint. Or both. Filing a defamation case is a particularly useful SLAPP strategy, a neologism that stands for ‘Strategic Legal Action against Public […]
India has around 60% heart-disease patients
An international group of researchers has warned that India may have 60 percent of the world’s heart disease patients by 2010, for a study has shown that one in 25 individuals in the country carries a genetic mutation that raises risk of heart disease.Almost 1pct of the world’s population carries a genetic mutation that leads […]
More Reasons Why Amateur Bow Hunting in the Juhring Estate Makes Little Sense
The debate about bow hunting in the Juhring Estate was in full swing last night, at least on Cricket Lane, the private road edging Dobbs Ferry’s famous nature preserve. The Cricket Lane node on the Internet was lit up. Emails were flying fast and furious. One of our neighbors even picked up the phone and spoke to my […]
Uproar in Australia over Plan to Block Web Sites
SYDNEY, Australia — A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries. Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited […]
Hundreds Die in Nigeria’s Post-Election Riots
by Elia Varela Serra Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in the violence that erupted in Jos, Plateau State, Central Nigeria on Friday November 28th over a disputed local election. (Photo by citizen journalism portal Sahara Reporters) Saralynn, a missionary based in Jos, described the situation on Saturday: I fled my house […]
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