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Japan: Another disaster

This is becoming much too familiar. As I turned on the news this morning, I gasped. Oh no, not again.  Like most of you I started a familiar dance - inching closer to the screen to see what was going on and mentally cataloging where my friends and family are.  My niece is in Malaysia, she should be fine but my pilot friend often flies to Osaka,... >Full Story

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Fort Hood shootings leave America grieving

Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood - the largest US military base in the world, home to about 40,000 troops. The commander...... >Read More


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G-8 Summit Tackles Climate Change

The G8 leaders summit is an annual gathering of eight of the world's most powerful government leaders. The purpose of the summit is to discuss important world issues, and besides the economy, the main topic of discussion seems to be the environment and climate change. US President Barack Obama is heading the Major Economies Forum, attended by...... >Read More


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Swine Flu Fear

The recent news about "Swine Flu" has caused widespread concern, perhaps with memories of the SARS outbreak only a few years ago, which ended up killing over 900 people, still fresh in our minds. Today the Toronto Star provided a helpful list of questions and answers about Swine Flu: Q: What can I do to prevent myself from getting the... >Read More


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10 Lost in Alabama shooting

CNN and others are reporting that a man went on a shooting rampage in southern Alabama yesterday killing  at least 10 people including a child just a year and half old.  Most of the victims were family members of the killer who turned the gun on himself.  One of the victims, Andrea Myers, the mother of the young child... >Read More


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