EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

derekreilly · derekreilly

The first human trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine has produced promising results, U.S. scientists said, raising hopes that protection from the deadly disease may be on the horizon. All 20 healthy adults who received the vaccine in a trial run by researchers from the National Institutes of He...

Banddude · Banddude

Brazil's congress recently raised its own salaries by 34%, making their annual salary around $187,000. They are considered among the highest payed government officials in the world. Should Brazil's congress be allowed to raise its own pay while the wrest of the country is struggling with seriou...

Amy Nguyen · Amy Nguyen

In southern Nepal, the Gadhimai festival takes place every 5 years where thousands of water buffalo, roosters, and goats are sacrificed as part of the ritual sacrifice to the Hindu goddess of power. With about 80% of the population Hindu and some 5 million people from adjoining districts partici...

Amber Kennedy · Amber Kennedy

An airport in Papua New Guinea was ransacked by a group of thirty armed men. They took about thirty passengers and nine security guards hostage while they looted food and office equipment. The airport security guards were outnumbered and ordered at gunpoint to huddle with the other hostages. The si...

kristina chaney · kristina chaney

DAVID PUGLIESE Published on: December 3, 2014http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadas-contribution-to-funding-landmine-treaty-efforts-drops-significantly Fewer people were killed/injured by landmines in 2013 than in any previous year, and nearly all...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

This is a list of 100 unique gifts (check out the 3D pen!!! so cool!!!) : http://dodoburd.com/best-christmas-gifts-2014 Do any of these look like something you might want or buy? Who's your most difficult person for whom to shop? Are you a plan-ahead gift giver (as in, you've been done with your sh...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Snow Glow Elsa is flying off shelves worldwide. Also popular this year- according to The Guardian, so granted with a British slant - Nerf guns with video cams to record your epic battles, Minecraft sets, and more: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/01/top-toys-for-christm...

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	Scientists: 'Positive' results in 1st human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine (Preview) The first human trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine has produced promising results, U.S. scientists said, raising hopes that protection from the deadly disease may be on the horizon. All 20 healthy adults who received the vaccine in a trial run by researchers from the National Institutes of He...	derekreilly	12	1970	Dec 5, 2014 by kristiestoermer
	Brazilian Congress raises its own salaries! - Team Tiv (Preview) Brazil's congress recently raised its own salaries by 34%, making their annual salary around $187,000. They are considered among the highest payed government officials in the world. Should Brazil's congress be allowed to raise its own pay while the wrest of the country is struggling with seriou...	Banddude	16	1422	Dec 5, 2014 by kristiestoermer
	Alpha Squad: Death and the goddess- The world's biggest ritual slaughter (Preview) In southern Nepal, the Gadhimai festival takes place every 5 years where thousands of water buffalo, roosters, and goats are sacrificed as part of the ritual sacrifice to the Hindu goddess of power. With about 80% of the population Hindu and some 5 million people from adjoining districts partici...	Amy Nguyen	14	1304	Dec 5, 2014 by kristiestoermer
	Armed Men Attack Papua New Guinea Airport (Preview) An airport in Papua New Guinea was ransacked by a group of thirty armed men. They took about thirty passengers and nine security guards hostage while they looted food and office equipment. The airport security guards were outnumbered and ordered at gunpoint to huddle with the other hostages. The si...	Amber Kennedy	16	1853	Dec 5, 2014 by kristina chaney
	Canada’s contribution to funding landmine treaty efforts drops significantly (Preview) DAVID PUGLIESE Published on: December 3, 2014http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadas-contribution-to-funding-landmine-treaty-efforts-drops-significantly Fewer people were killed/injured by landmines in 2013 than in any previous year, and nearly all...	kristina chaney	2	1145	Dec 5, 2014 by Zachary Francine
	...and gift-giving for the non-toy giftees in your life :) (Preview) This is a list of 100 unique gifts (check out the 3D pen!!! so cool!!!) : http://dodoburd.com/best-christmas-gifts-2014 Do any of these look like something you might want or buy? Who's your most difficult person for whom to shop? Are you a plan-ahead gift giver (as in, you've been done with your sh...	MrsCavalluzzi	2	1174	Dec 3, 2014 by Amy Nguyen
	Top Toys of the Holiday Season (Preview) Snow Glow Elsa is flying off shelves worldwide. Also popular this year- according to The Guardian, so granted with a British slant - Nerf guns with video cams to record your epic battles, Minecraft sets, and more: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/01/top-toys-for-christm...	MrsCavalluzzi	2	1024	Dec 3, 2014 by Amy Nguyen
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