Chandigarh discusses pollution levels with Lok Sabha panelTimes of IndiaSPM are the suspended particulates, which are less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10) and tend to pose a great health hazard as these particles can be easily inhaled and can ge…
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Obama in Senegal for first leg of three-country Africa trip
Washington Post While the U.S. has been slow to ramp up its trade with Africa, China, along with India, Malaysia and Brazil, have been building robust economic relationships on the continent. Chinese officials say Beijing’s trade with China totaled $200 billion last year. Obama begins three-nation Africa tour in SenegalDeutsche Welle Obama in Senegal for first leg of Africa tripNewsday |
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UN Downplays Health Effects of Nuclear Radiation
Inter Press Service Birulee, a student and photojournalist, lives next to a tailings dam, filled with radioactive waste from a uranium purification plant operated by the Uranium Corporation of India. “Lung cancer, skin cancer, tumours, congenital deformities, down … |
Photos of the dayWashington PostJune 25, 2013. People protect themselves with umbrellas during high tide in Mumbai. Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September. Rajanish Kakade / AP. Related Content. People offer prayers for flood victims in…
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June 26, 2013 « » The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Family Foundation In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to … |
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Barack Obama embarks on trip to Africa, Nelson Mandela’s health a question
Daily News & Analysis The 94-year old former South African president remained hospitalized in critical condition after being admitted more than two weeks ago with a lung infection, the government said on Tuesday. Air Force One carried Obama, his wife Michelle, their … Obama’s Africa Mission Is to Make Up for Lost TimeBloomberg Why Obama Is Visiting Senegal , South Africa and Tanzania But Not KenyaPBS NewsHour Obama visit seen as sign of SA’s statureMail & Guardian Online |
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Around the world: 10 things to know for Wednesday
Colorado Springs Gazette NSA-SURVEILLANCE. 5. ARCHBISHOP WISHES PEACEFUL ‘END’ FOR MANDELA. Lucas Aedwaba offered a prayer after visiting the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader in a hospital, where he’s critically ill with a lung infection. SOUTH AFRICA-MANDELA. 6. |
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Nelson Mandela’s condition deteriorates, on life support system
Times of India JOHANNESBURG: Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has been kept on a life-support system following deterioration of his health condition at a South African hospital where the 94-year-old leader was admitted three weeks ago with a recurring lung … South African Archbishop prays for Mandela’s ‘peaceful end’India Today Mandela on life support system, South Africa remains on edgeZee News Bishop prays for Nelson Mandela’s ‘peaceful, perfect end’Tamil India.com Irish Independent –indiablooms –AllAfrica.com all 631 news articles » |
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E-cigarette, shisha are not safe smoking alternatives – DOH Bicol
Philippine Information Agency While Shisha, the origins of which are disputed (some say India, others Persia or Turkey) is a glass-bottomed water pipe in which fruit-flavored tobacco is covered with foil and roasted with charcoal. The fruit-flavored tobacco smoke passes through a … |
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Family hears prayer for Nelson Mandela’s ‘peaceful end’
Times of India Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, who spent 27 years behind bars for his struggle under white minority rule and went on to become South Africa’s first black president, was admitted on June 8 with a recurrent lung infection. During a 19 day vigil his … Nelson Mandela critical, bishop prays for ‘peaceful, perfect end’Tamil India.com Thoughts and prayers with the Mandela family: USIndia Today Nelson Mandela in critical conditionThe Statesman AllAfrica.com –Zee News –India Education Diary all 420 news articles » |