Society

Dalai Lama Finally Meets Barack Obama

- by Jayden Attard

President Barack Obama personally received the Dalai Lama gladly to the White House. Obama admired his goals for the Tibetan people, but he put their get-together off-camera and restrained in an attempt to prevent intensifying tensions with China. He also delivered encouragement to the Dalai Lama’s appeal for talks with the Chinese government. China opposed this, as it considered any official foreign leader’s meeting with the Buddhist monk as violation of its sovereignty. China had …

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Society

The Death Of Pope John Paul II

- by Adrian Fisher

The death of Pope John Paul II resulted in an end of era in the life of the Roman-Catholic Church and modern history. He had been credited to bringing down communism in Eastern Europe, by being the spiritual inspiration and a catalyst for “a peaceful revolution” in Poland. The funeral day of Pope John Paul II was held on April 8, 2005, exactly six days after his death. The funeral was lead by the novemdiales …

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Society

Former ABC Newsman Died Doing What He Liked Most

- by Jayden Attard

Former chief national security correspondent of ABC News, John McWethy died in a skiing accident in Colorado. A witness at the site said that McWethy aged 61 was skiing fast on an intermediate trail lost control and slammed into a tree nearby. McWethy moved to Boulder only a few days prior to the accident along with his wife. He served ABC News as a correspondent for nearly 30 years. He shifted to Colorado to enjoy …

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Society

Random alcohol drug testing

- by Jose Barreto

Random drug and alcohol viewing is used by many UK companies to deter the use or mistreatment of illegal drugs and or alcohol by employees within the workplace. There have been a huge number of case studies to demonstrate how efficient random screening is in reducing accidents, absenteeism, ill health, litigation, etc, and as a result it is commonly considered to be best practice, particularly in safety critical environments. After few days a random alcohol …

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Society

U.S Defends Taiwan Arms Deal

- by Dylan Thurston

The U.S government announced that it had approved the arms deal to Taiwan. China and Taiwan have separate governments since the end of a civil war in 1949 and Taiwan to be part of China. The worth of arms deal to Taiwan is $ 6.4 billion of military equipment and it is the most sensitive issue in U.S-China relations. The arms deal providing 114 Patriot missiles, 60 Black Hawk helicopters, two Osprey mine-hunting ships, twelve …

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Press

Crunch-Care Expands Nanny, Babysitting, and Senior Care Services Business To South Florida

- by Adrian Fisher

Released by: Crunch Care Inc Crunch Care expands its business of providing quality nanny, babysitting, and senior care services to South Florida Crunch Care is expanding its business of providing quality nanny, babysitting, and senior care services to South Florida. Families now looking for a South Florida Nanny, Babysitter, or general Caregiver can call on Crunch Care to find the best care available. After successfully serving the San Diego community for over 3 years, Crunch …

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Science-n-Technology

NASA Launches First Weather Mission Into Space

- by Gavin Moodie

NASA launched first weather mission into space by the experiment Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE). The weather mission is called as Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The SDO successfully separated from the booster rocket about one hour and 48 minutes after launch. This weather mission helps to understand the sun and its effects on society. NASA missed this launch three times due to the bad weather conditions. Solar Dynamics Observatory will send about 1-5 terabytes of …

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