The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the elimination of yaws, and maternal and neonatal tetanus, to India and hailed its public health achievements as examples to other countries.
Tenth graders from the Carmel School in Perth embark on a Roots journey in Israel, and spend a day with Israeli youth their age in Merhav Am.
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A new report by the United Nations human rights office released today describes widespread killings that have taken place in Ukraine since January 2014, concluding that very limited accountability has taken place.
During child abuse trials, jurors naturally defer to the testimony of medical experts who are called to explain an infant’s injuries. But if that medical testimony is based on questionable science, innocent people will be vulnerable to overzealous prosecutors. A new documentary, The Syndrome, follows the efforts of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars who challenge the validity of “shaken baby syndrome,” a child abuse theory used in hundreds of prosecutions each year. Filmmaker Meryl... Читать дальше...
The Future Young Professionals Mission of JNF Canada is touring all around Israel and visiting JNF Canada projects. We join them for a day in Israel's Gaza Border towns.
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Approx. 1,000 children with special needs enjoyed challenging outdoor activities in the forest for the first time ever at KKL-JNF’s Tzipori Field and Forest Center from 5-7th July.
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Danielle Huskisson took her maiden international title at the European open Water championships in Hoorn, The Netherlands, as she took gold in the 5km time trial. Jack Burnell meanwhile finalised his Rio preparations with the battling silver in the 10km event.
Lost luggage is down by 65% thanks to some new tech. Follow the roller coaster ride that your bags make into the bowels of the airport.
The four things you need to know about lab grown meat!
This Murcian port on Spain's south-eastern coast offers Modernist architecture, Roman remains and underwater archaeology
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Cleveland and the surrounding area is off-limits to drones and model aircraft from July 17 through July 22.
Krist Novoselić is chairman of Fairvote.org. In his assessment of reforms to make changes to elections in the United States, he ranks overturning Citizens United at the bottom and argues that groups have free speech rights.
Around this time last year, Blogs With Balls 6 in Chicago hosted a panel featuring Kevin Blackistone (ESPN), Julie DiCaro (then “A League of Her Own”), Aaron Harison (Washington Free Beacon), Greg Howard (then Deadspin), Chris Kluwe (NFL), and Cyd Zeigler (Outsports). Here’s the run down: 2014 saw an unprecedented intersection between sports and social […]
Читать дальше...SuperMeat is run by a longtime vegan and animal rights activist and co-founder and co-CEO Koby Barak says his company's meat will be kosher and vegan-friendly.