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Iceland best country for women, Yemen worst

What do Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden have in common, except for cold winters? These Nordic countries, of all nations in the world, have the smallest equality gap between men and women.
Oct 27, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 4 comments

UK insurance firm loses data belonging to more than 50,000 people

Information relating to more than 50,000 UK customers of the Swiss insurance firm Zurich has gone missing. The information was lost in South Africa.
Oct 23, 2009 by  Jane Fazackarley in Business - 1 comment

2010 World Cup ‘Biggest Ever’ South African Military Deployment Special

The measures being put in place to keep visitors safe at next year’s FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa will include the biggest command and control operation yet undertaken by the South African military.
Oct 14, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 2 comments

12 Southern African Nations Exercise New Standby Force

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its satisfaction with the regional grouping’s first military standby force exercise, codenamed Exercise Golfinho.
Oct 4, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 2 comments

African Sickle-Cell Anemia Deaths Heighten By Vaccine Shortage

Despite readily available vaccines, death rate of sickle-cell anemia in African children remains to be a growing concern, researchers said Thursday.
Sep 11, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 1 comment

First female ‘Angolan Giraffe’ born in Malaga, Spain

A female Angolan giraffe (also known as the 'Smoky Giraffe') has been born at the Selwo Adventure Park in Estepona, in the province of Malaga.
Aug 26, 2009 by  Alethea Borgman in Environment - 14 comments

Study says pregnant women has higher risk with swine flu

In a recent swine flu-related study. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have concluded that pregnant women who get the dreaded virus are four times more likely to be hospitalized as compared to other swine flu patients.
Jul 29, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 1 comment

Homophobia and its impact on AIDS rates in Africa

In the newest HIV/AIDS study conducted by various researchers from Oxford University, the Population Council of Ghana and the Kenya Medical Research, they found how men who have sex with men have no safe access to relevant HIV/AIDS information.
Jul 20, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 3 comments

New Software Developed to Predict Floods

Across the globe, flooding is becoming widespread. Software that can predict flooding can be helpful in the planning for people and property. With advanced warning lives can be saved and property protected.
Jun 7, 2009 by  Carol Forsloff in Environment - 2 comments

First Suspected Cases of Swine Flu Reported in South Africa

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and South Africa’s National Health Department have confirmed two suspected cases of Swine Flu, both in people who have recently travelled and been to Mexico.
May 1, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in Health
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