Dumping children in Nebraska

Sunday, 26 October 2008, 2:00 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Apparently it is legal to dump children of any age in hospitals in Nebraska. So parents and other family members are coming from other states to do just that… A quote from the article:
“I certainly recognise and can commiserate and empathise with families across our state and across the country who are obviously struggling with [...]

Tanzanian albinos

Sunday, 26 October 2008, 1:04 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Tanzanian albinos have staged a protest to raise awareness of their problems. They are being killed so that witch doctors can make potions out of their body parts.

Omar Khadr

Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen. He was 15 when he was taken into custody by US soldiers in Afghanistan. He is now 23 and still has not been sentenced. He remains in Guantanamo and the Canadian government is not doing anything to help him (Omar Khadr is the only Western national remaining in Guantanamo, [...]

Opium production in Afghanistan will drop according to estimates

Saturday, 25 October 2008, 19:46 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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This is partly due to anti-drug measures, but unfortunately also due to drought. See the article here.

How much racism is there in the USA?

That is the question everyone is asking right before the coming elections. I guess I’m naive cause I never anticipated quite this much could depend on racial issues. Some of what people said in this article really shocked me:
Charles is a registered Democrat in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
“If it wasn’t for Obama I would vote Democrat. Blacks [...]

Russia’s military plans

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 9:31 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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This article covers quite a wide spectrum of things. It’s about the army stationed in Crimea, the former Soviet republics, the missile shield and the general mood in Russia.
The prime minister is also quoted as saying:
“We are not going to start a war or attack any country. Right now, in fact, Russia does not fight [...]

A strip search in the centre of Athens

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:34 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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That’s what apparently happened.

Finns miss harsh winters

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:24 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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It never occurred to me that missing harsh winters was possible, but apparently it is…

Iceland and the UK: sudden enemies

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:04 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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See here.

A carbon-neutral farm

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 0:42 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Italy will be the first to attempt it.