Support the fight against malaria
April 22, 2010 • written by Emily Goyda
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People around the world will unite against a global killer to participate in the third World Malaria Day April 25. Malaria, a disease carried by mosquitoes, causes chills, fever and other flu-like symptoms, but often if left untreated leads to death. According to the CDC, over 350 million people are... Read more »
Tragedy strikes Poland
April 10, 2010
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Huddled together with tears streaming from their eyes, thousands of Poles gathered in Warsaw April 10, 2010, mourning one of the greatest tragedies to strike Poland in 70 years. Polish President Lech Kaczynski was aboard a Russian airliner carrying dozens of Poland’s top military and political officials... Read more »
Earthquake rattles Mexico and Southern California
April 4, 2010
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UPDATE–The Los Angeles Times has reported that over 500 afterschocks have occured since the Earthquake April 4, 2010. High rise buildings, from San Diego to Los Angeles, CA, shook at 5:40 p.m. CST April 4, 2010. The shaking was brought on by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Baja California,... Read more »
Senior protests sanctions put on Eritrea
March 11, 2010 • written by Amber Taylor
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She’s passionate, and she felt wronged. So she crammed into a van with 15 other people and traveled to Washington D.C. She held flags. She marched. She rallied. And, along with 20,000 other Eritreans, Mezan Ogbe flocked to the streets of D.C. to try to make a difference—to prompt change to a sanction... Read more »
Earthquake leaves Chile in shambles
February 27, 2010
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A catastrophic earthquake shook Chile early in the morning Sat. Feb. 27, 2010. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and had nearly 500x the energy of the Haiti earthquake that occurred last month, according to CBS.com. The damage of the quake caused structurally unsound buildings to crumble and cars... Read more »
