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The Japan Quake, Is It A Case Of Man Against Nature Scenario?

Mar 13th

Japan is an earthquake cultured country having the most seismically active areas in the world.

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Melting Mountain Glaciers Divulge More Discoveries

Feb 11th

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Some discoveries have augmented significant signs into the past of human migration, diet, health and ethnic origins according to Maria Victoria Monsalve, a pathologist of British Columbia who studies ice mummies.

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World Population To Reach 9.2 Billion in 2050

Nov 3rd

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The World’s population will likely reach 9.2 billion in 2050, with nearly three times as many people over the age of 60 and virtually all growth in the developing world, the UN Population Division reported.

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Does The US Withdrawal Deadline , Put Iraq In Limbo?

Sep 29th

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The story in Iraq is an unfinished business, whatever American officials in the administration may say, the country is neither occupied nor independent but rather put Iraq in limbo.

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Can TXA Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives Worldwide?

Aug 16th

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A cheap drug known as TXA or also known as Tranexamic Acid that is commonly used in developed countries during elective surgeries to stop bleeding but is not prescribed for accident victims could potentially save the lives of tens of thousands in injured accident patients worldwide a study says.

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Real Guns, Are Toys For Children In Somalia?

Jul 20th

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In Somalia, real guns are often more accessible than school to children. It is a well known scenario in Somalia that children as young as 9 years old are being recruited to become fighters by radical Islamic insurgents.

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Is Global Economic Crisis A Product Of Outdated Financial Regulations?

Jul 5th

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The Panic Depression of 1873, was considered the long economic depression followed by years of deflation and instability while the financial crisis of 1929 to 1931 was considered as the Great Depression followed by years of mass unemployment.

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Is World Population Growth Outpacing Its Food Production?

Jun 30th

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Record harvests are unable to keep up with population growth, along with land scarcity, water scarcity are now emerging as serious constraints on effort to expand world food production especially in developing economies.

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