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April 25, 2024: EDUCATION

A Look at the Gaza War Protests That Have Emerged on U.S. College Campuses

Associated Press – Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.

April 25, 2024: HEALTH ISSUES

UN: 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger in 2023

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday.

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December 2008

Dec 18 Europe Riots in Athens Escalating

Dec 11 Africa Zimbabwe’s Cholera Outbreak Spreads

Dec 3 Africa Unabated Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

Dec 3 Economy & Personal Finance 1.82 Million Out of Work in UK

Dec 3 Health Issues Smog Threatens Food Security

Dec 3 Society & Lifestyles Same-sex Marriage Ban—What Next?

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November 2008

Nov 14 Media The Future of Newspaper, Magazine Industry Grows Dim

Nov 7 Health Issues Study: Spike in Obesity-related Prescriptions for Children

Nov 6 International World Reacts to Historic Presidential Win

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October 2008

Oct 30 Science & Technology Archeological Discovery Supports Scripture?

Oct 29 Geopolitics Asian and European Nations Discuss Global Financial Crisis

Oct 24 Health Issues Study: Eating Too Much, Too Fast Triples Obesity Risk

Oct 23 Economy & Personal Finance Credit Companies Tighten Standards

Oct 10 Health Issues New California Law Promotes Healthier Eating

Oct 8 Health Issues India Growing in HIV Infections

Oct 3 Europe Broadband: Is the EU Ready?

Oct 3 Asia Japan Welcomes New Prime Minister

Oct 3 Middle East Israel’s Next PM?

Oct 3 Economy & Personal Finance Banking Crisis Tops $700 Billion

Oct 3 Economy & Personal Finance WaMu: Largest Bank Collapse in U.S. History

Oct 3 Asia China’s Space Walk Success

Oct 3 Religion British Paganism Alive and Well

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September 2008

Sep 23 Africa South African President Resigns

Sep 15 Weather & Environment Hurricane Ike’s Multistate Damage

Sep 11 Americas 9/11: Seven Years Later

Sep 9 Economy & Personal Finance Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Takeover: Cause and Effect

Sep 5 Americas U.S. Politics: History in the Making

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August 2008

Aug 29 Geopolitics Ties Increase Between Iran and Germany

Aug 28 Terrorism & Security Philippines: Government and Muslim Separatist Clashes Stall Peace Process

Aug 26 Health Issues Self-Examination…Re-examined?

Aug 21 Crime & Punishment Cybercrimes Rising to Epidemic Proportions

Aug 14 Geopolitics Timeline of the Georgian Conflicts

Aug 13 Geopolitics Overview: The Russia-Georgia Conflict

Aug 8 Religion Turmoil Continues in the Anglican Church

Aug 7 Health Issues Study: HIV Infections in America 40% Higher than Previous Estimates

Aug 1 Geopolitics U.S.-Pakistani Relations Strained

Aug 1 Health Issues Report: Americans Improving Their Diet

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July 2008

Jul 25 Economy & Personal Finance GM, Ford “On Verge of Bankruptcy”?

Jul 24 Crime & Punishment U.S. Targets North African Piracy

Jul 23 Crime & Punishment Bosnian War Criminal Captured

Jul 16 Middle East POW Exchange Brings “Tears of Joy, Pain”

Jul 15 Economy & Personal Finance FDIC Allays Fears Over IndyMac’s Turmoil

Jul 10 Asia Expanding Economy Continues China’s Meteoric Rise

Jul 9 Geopolitics G-8 Agenda: Oil, Food and Global Warming

Jul 3 Africa African Union Seeks to Resolve Zimbabwe Crisis

Jul 3 Religion Anglican Church on Verge of Split?

Jul 2 Religion China Loosens Grip on Traditional Christianity

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June 2008

Jun 27 Middle East Overview: France’s President Visits Israel

Jun 26 Africa Zimbabwe: Election Crisis Unravels

Jun 26 Asia Few Survive Philippine Ferry Sinking

Jun 19 Economy & Personal Finance World Economic Forum: “Dire Situations Call for Bold Measures”

Jun 18 Weather & Environment Flooding in the U.S. Midwest: A Deluge of Problems

Jun 18 Middle East Housing Project Threatens to Harm Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Jun 13 Europe Concerns Mount as Fuel Strikes Continue Across Europe

Jun 13 Europe EU Lisbon Treaty Derailed by Irish “No”

Jun 12 Economy & Personal Finance Snapshot of the Global Food Crisis

Jun 12 Africa Follow-up: Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

Jun 12 Society & Lifestyles Study: UK’s Children in State of “Fear and Crime”

Jun 6 Society & Lifestyles Tel Aviv Celebrates Tenth Annual Gay Pride Parade

Jun 5 Australia & South Pacific Australia Ends Combat Role in Iraq

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May 2008

May 30 Geopolitics Upcoming EU-Russia Trade Pact Summit

May 30 Weather & Environment Twisters Tear through Midwestern U.S.

May 22 Geopolitics German Chancellor in Mexico

May 22 Middle East Report: Iran’s Nuke Program May Lead to Nuclear Middle East

May 15 Asia China Struggles to Recover From Earthquake

May 13 Americas Police Killings Mark Increase in Mexican Drug Violence

May 8 Economy & Personal Finance Foreign Investment Increases in Canada

May 7 Weather & Environment Cyclone Nargis Devastates Myanmar

May 1 Africa Abuse and Rape Part of Life for Darfur Women

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April 2008

Apr 29 International Update: World Food Crisis

Apr 15 Geopolitics China, New Zealand Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement

Apr 9 Health Issues Inactive Children at Greater Risk of Heart Disease

Apr 9 Americas Gangs Reign in Jamaica’s Inner-city Slums

Apr 8 International Food Shortages Cause Worldwide Price Spike

Apr 8 Health Issues Studies Reveal Benefits of Meditation

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March 2008

Mar 31 Health Issues One-Third of World Without Proper Sanitation

Mar 25 Asia Protests Continue as China Prepares for the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mar 21 Europe EU Report: Climate Change Means Flood of Illegal Immigrants for Europe

Mar 20 Health Issues “Sick Days” Cost British Economy 100 Billion Pounds

Mar 20 Crime & Punishment South African Schools: Breeding Ground for Rape and Other Crimes

Mar 18 Americas Post-Katrina New Orleans: Homeless Rate Rises to 1 in 25

Mar 17 Weather & Environment Increased Ethanol Production Worsening Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”

Mar 17 Europe Spanish Election Results—What Next for Spain?

Mar 17 Health Issues Parents Sentenced to Prison for Refusing to Vaccinate Their Children

Mar 14 Crime & Punishment Proposed Guidelines Give Addicts Lighter Sentences

Mar 13 Americas South American Relations Remain Volatile After Standoff

Mar 13 Health Issues Less TV, Computer Viewing Helps Overweight Kids

Mar 6 Asia China’s Increasing Military Budget Draws U.S. Concern

Mar 4 Religion Iraqi Youth Losing Faith in Religion

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February 2008

Feb 21 Health Issues Study: National Wealth Does Not Equal Good Health

Feb 21 Europe Rioters Storm U.S. Embassy in Serbia

Feb 20 Asia Pakistan Election Bolsters Democratic Hopes

Feb 19 Middle East Attacks in Baghdad Down 80%

Feb 15 Asia India, Pakistan Sign Cooperation Pact

Feb 14 Weather & Environment Lake Mead: Gone by 2021?

Feb 12 Terrorism & Security 25-Year Conflict Reignited in Sri Lanka

Feb 7 Weather & Environment Amazon Deforestation Rate Escalates

Feb 5 Science & Technology Study: China Rivals U.S. in Driving Global Economy and Leading Technological Innovation

Feb 4 Health Issues Alcohol-Related Deaths in UK Rising

Feb 4 Middle East A Third of Jerusalem Lives in Poverty

Feb 1 Geopolitics South/Central American Alliance Against U.S.

Feb 1 Weather & Environment Thousands Displaced by Bolivian Floods

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January 2008

Jan 25 Asia Food Stocks Run Dangerously Low in Afghanistan

Jan 25 Health Issues Meningitis Outbreak Feared in Africa

Jan 24 Middle East Thousands of Palestinians Break Into Egypt for Supplies Amidst Gaza-Israel Tensions

Jan 22 Economy & Personal Finance World Markets Plunge as Fears of U.S. Recession Take Hold

Jan 21 Australia & South Pacific Australian Flooding Seen as Mixed Blessing

Jan 18 Health Issues Study: Type 2 Diabetes in Australia to Double

Jan 17 Health Issues New Staph Bacteria 13x More Likely in Homosexual Men

Jan 16 Africa Violence in Chad Escalates

Jan 14 Geopolitics Georgia Re-Elects President

Jan 11 Geopolitics UN Sets Agenda for 2008

Jan 9 Americas Canadian-Made Ecstasy-Meth Drug Flooding U.S.

Jan 9 Asia Pakistan: Political Update

Jan 7 Africa Malnutrition Rises in Darfur

Jan 7 Africa DR Congo: Child Soldier Recruitment at “Catastrophic” Levels

Jan 2 Asia Bhutan Holds Its First Democratic Elections

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