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After an assassination attempt injured him and forced him to flee the country, Yemen’s President Ali…
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A school in Arizona has banned all processed food from the premises, including refined sugar…
A 7.1 earthquake struck northwest China yesterday, killing at least 400 people and injuring 10,000.…
A new law in Nebraska bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, citing new…
Walmart, which often comes under fire for labor practices by some groups, has a plan…
International human rights group Amnesty International today accused the United States of committing human rights…
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Google has started embedding the number of a suicide prevention hotline any time someone uses…
A study from the World Health Organization suggests that breastfeeding babies for the first six…
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A law that was proposed in 1995 to ban the sale and advertising of tobacco…
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6 workers with charity organization World Vision were killed in Pakistan today. Authorities say armed…
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey this…
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A woman in Illinois died recently at the age of 100—and left $7 million behind…
Southern Taiwan was rocked by a 6.4 earthquake on Thursday morning. So far there have…
Check out these sobering pictures taken three days after the devastating 8.8 earthquake in Chile.…
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Over 100 bodies have been recovered from a mudslide in Uganda, while over 200 people…
If they can get the funding, Invisible Children is going to take indie bands Yeasayer…
This online alternate reality game has been set up by the World Bank to help…
After an 8.8 earthquake struck the nation on Friday, Chile was hit with three aftershocks…
A 7.0 earthquake has struck off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Authorities have issued a…
The government of Myanmar—led by a mysterious military junta—has denied the appeal of the country’s…
Remember the Amazon rainforest? We know, it’s very 1995 to be concerned about. Well, studies…
This story about a former Khmer Rouge soldier who has dedicated his life to disposing…
This story of the people of Haiti rejoicing in the face of hardship is incredible…
A new study has found that Haiti’s earthquake could be the most devastating natural disaster…
In the month since the earthquake, $32 million has been donated to the Red Cross…
Haitians are holding a day of mourning today—one month after a devastating earthquake hit the…
Nearly 1,000 young Haitian earthquake survivors are now enrolled in public schools in the Miami-Fort…
According to a new report released Wednesday by the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission, about…
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