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Should the United Nations be promoting Sex Toys?
by newsscooper
U.N. Pushing Sex Toys and Morning After Pill It’s only been a couple of weeks since the United Nations’ World Youth Conference in Leon, Mexico—where sex toys, condom demonstrations and thongs were the highlights in the Conference’s exhibi...
UN makes breakthrough on women's rights
by Mary Mary
MUSLIM and Western nations have overcome deep divisions to agree a landmark UN declaration setting out a code of conduct for combating violence against women and girls. Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations agreed to language stating violence ...
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A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, killing at least 64 people, ministers say. The quake struck at 0634 GMT about 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-wes...28 opinions2010/02/27 11:59:46
The Republicans all want to privatize Social Security, and often cite the Chilean privatized pension system as a model. This is from a 2006 article: "Most people perceive the costs of pensions and the pensions themselves...39 opinions2012/02/02 06:38:40
SANTIAGO, Chile – A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami. Chilean TV showed devastating images from the country's secon...7 opinions2010/02/27 13:48:49
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE Rose Garden 1:48 P.M. EST Good morning, everybody. Earlier today, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Chile, affecting millions of people. This cat...9 opinions2010/02/27 21:47:04
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixtur...3 votes2012/02/21 00:05:53
The Right Deal on Cuba The U.S. should end the embargo. Latin America should press on human rights. By Jorge Castañeda http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027198023237151.html Despite the rhetoric and the photo-ops, t...0 opinions2011/10/20 16:28:55
Inspecting the Dead February 6, 2012 I was delighted this morning to see a video on LewRockwell.com in which it was revealed that high-school students do not know what countries border on the United States, or how many s...3 opinions2012/02/06 21:27:30
March 11 is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 295 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 222 – Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, J...0 opinions2012/03/11 13:46:35
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining until the end of the year (320 in leap years). Events 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. 1113 – Pope Paschal...7 opinions2012/02/15 17:48:23
May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 220 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 567 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for...3 opinions2012/05/25 14:55:36