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28.07.2009, 10:21
Several Israeli factories stand accused of dumping waste so toxic it has destroyed Palestinian farm land and sent cancer rates soaring. The owners say tests they have carried out indicate those accusations are baseless.
23.10.2010, 09:36
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US commanders in Iraq ignored evidence of torture and the murder of civilians. These are the major findings from the leak of 400,000 secret American military files from the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
29.10.2010, 07:21
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With US troops heading home, Iraq is faced with tons of rubbish and leftovers staying behind. Although markets in the country are now flooded with used American goods, many Iraqis are scared to buy them.
26.06.2009, 20:45
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Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.
26.06.2009, 19:05
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The UN considers female circumcision torture. Human rights activists worldwide see it as a major women’s rights violation and a broader debate is needed, says Thomas Von Der Osten-Sacken from human rights NGO – WADI.
08.09.2009, 02:17
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A Swedish aid group has accused American troops of storming a hospital in central Afghanistan, tying up staff, and breaking down doors under the pretense of rooting out insurgents.
02.07.2009, 09:18
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There's a ticking time bomb in Serbia, where doctors have reported a sharp increase in cancer deaths among locals and claim this could be linked to NATO's use of depleted uranium shells during the 1999 bombings.
22.10.2010, 09:57
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In northern Iraq, the greed of smuggling gangs is putting health and livelihoods of the locals’ under threat due to illegal trafficking of gasoline from Iran into the country.
03.09.2009, 04:04
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A doctor has been fired from an Estonian hospital for chucking the passport of a Russian patient into the dustbin because the teenager couldn’t speak Estonian.
18.07.2010, 15:33
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Healthcare officials, government representatives and scientists from around the globe have gathered in Vienna for 2010 AIDS conference amid the heated debates over what causes the disease and how it should be treated.
Published: 15 April, 2009, 12:59
The initial reason to invade Iraq was the alleged presence of weapons of mass destruction. Now the US has pledged to withdraw troops, who are accused of using controversial weapons themselves, and no clean-up is planned.
Chemical weapons? What chemical weapons have the Americans used in Iraq? Depleted uranium, I certainly understand the controversy, but that's not a chemical weapon nor is it illegal.