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 According to a new law to be implemented as of immediately,
airline companies will not be allowed to run adult-themed movies on overhead
screens after receiving g numerous complaint from passengers.
The legislation was prompted by complaints from parents and
others who said airlines were increasingly showing movies and television...
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 According to the World Health Organization, Iraqi has been
confronted with more than 7,000 cases of cholera in its northern region in past
weeks.
The most affected provinces are Sulaimaniya, Kirkuk and Irbil.
Provincial authorities have chlorinated public water supply systems and
undertaken other measures to contain the...
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Around 160,000 geese were culled in Germany over the weekend, following the finding of 400 dead geese at a farm near the city of Erlangen. The dead birds were found to be infected with the H5N1 virus. Five birds tested positive for the virus strain, according to testing done at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Veterinary...
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 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that common household flame retardants cause a significant increase in the occurrence of cat thyroid disease. The culprit is a class of substances known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, according to a new study published in the Aug. 15 online issue of Environmental...
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 Gathered for a workshop that
takes place in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, the
World Health Organization wanted to warn the whole world about how global
warming has important health implications worldwide.
The regional director for the
Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization, Shigeru Omi, warned
that this is the...
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 Heal the Bay released this year’s Beach Report Card, revealing Los Angeles County with 7 of the 10 most polluted beaches in California and the Long Beach area as the one most affected by pollution. Help the Bay (www.healthebay.org) is a non-profit organization based in Santa Monica that releases a study each year assessing California’s...
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A deadly fish virus has crept up in Wisconsin inland waters, prompting the state’s Department of Natural Resources to call for strict measures.
The virus is called viral hemorrhagic septicemia, and causes fish to bleed to death internally. It was first discovered in Lake Huron in 2005, then in Lake Eerie; last year the virus was...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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