WHAT’S THE WORLD’S TOP PROBLEM?
WIN/Gallup International asked 66,806 people in 65 nations. Here’s a sampling of what they said:
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Ghana: Why are the Chinese miners here?
Ghana has sold its soul to China, said Alex Bossman Baafi. Small-scale gold-mining permits are reserved by law for native-born Ghanaians only. Yet Chinese immigrants are operating illegal gold mines all over the country, with expensive machinery and guards armed with illegal guns. These miners hurt the environment by razing our forests and dumping toxic mining by-products like cyanide into […]
Read moreMove More, Sit Less, Likely to Live Longer
Studies have shown that if you move more and sit less you will be able to live longer and healthier. When you have a job where you sit for eight hours a day you should get up and walk around at least a few minutes an hour you will help your body. Instead a taking the parking spot closest to […]
Read moreLoneliness – The New American Epidemic
If you experience loneliness you are not alone according to a recent survey. A survey of 20,000 adults conducted by USA TODAY showed that about half of them said that they suffer from loneliness. They said that most of the people in their lives don’t understand them or they lack meaningful relationships and companionship. Some that sufferers may have some […]
Read moreThe non-subject of gun violence
What’s the most forbidden topic in America? asked Timothy Egan. It’s not sex or religion. It’s gun violence. We are “the most armed society in the world,” with more than 300 million guns in private hands, and 9,146 gun homicides in 2009—a rate nearly 20 times higher than that of other supposedly civilized countries. “But don’t bring that up.” Sports […]
Read moreThe Fatty Downside of Soda
Diet pop might not have the sugar and calories found in normal sodas, however individuals who drink it every day frequently wind up with fatter stomachs. A study in the Diary of the American Geriatrics Society followed 749 individuals over the age of 65 for nine years, and found that regular diet soda consumers picked up about three times as […]
Read moreWhy are Gambian Youth Leaving Home for Europe?
When president Yahya Jammeh took over the ruling of Gambia the youth started to leave. The youth believe that they will have a better life in Europe rather than staying in Gambia. Gambia’s economy is deteriorating at a rapid rate because most of the businesses are owned by Jammeh. The country has no rules due to the fact that it’s […]
Read moreAbandoned 7yo boy Found in Japan Forest
The parents of a 7-year-old boy decided to leave their son in a forest to teach him a lesson about throwing rocks at cars. They said that they were only gone for a few minutes and when they came back the boy was gone. The boy was all alone for almost a week. He found an old military hut that […]
Read moreStrokes Linked To Heavy drinking
Men who average three drinks a day and women who average two face a significantly higher risk for stroke in middle age, a new study has found. The study by Swedish scientists examined drinking habits of more than 11,000 twins over four decades, and found that those they defined as “heavy” drinkers in their 50s and 60s have a 34 […]
Read moreBus Sized Dinosaur Found
Researchers have found a bus sized dinosaur. A new species of sauropod that lived about 80 million years ago in Egypt. Paleontologists found the remains in the Sahara Desert of the bus size dinosaur that measured approximately 33 feet long and weighed approximately 5.5 tons. This long necked, long tailed herbivorous was named Mansourasaurus Shahinae. It is known that the […]
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