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GlobalPost Swine flu and the environment.

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Beth Hodgson is a professional writer based in Toronto, Canada. In her experience as a freelance writer she covers topics that span a wide variety of industries, with a particular interest in...
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GlobalPost Behold: the world's 10 fattest countries.

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The World Health Organization has used body mass index to track obesity levels around the world At Thanksgiving we wonder which are the world s fattest countries And where does the US rank in the obesity epidemic
Liz Petrosian
Liz Petrosian
Holy crap we're number three, this after two island nations the size of water chestnuts (you can hardly jog off the extra pounds if it takes you a half hour to run the entire circumference of your country).
November 26 at 12:18pm
Tonia
Tonia
That's what I said! Number 3?!! We have some work to do.
November 26 at 2:12pm
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GlobalPost Where the turkey is called chompipe and other Thanksgiving stories.

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Thanksgiving stories from abroad about foreign American Thanksgivings show that the Thanksgiving meal is not always the most important part of Thanksgiving But to make a chompipe or churkey you better have turkey tips
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GlobalPost Why Hugo Chavez hates "World of Warcraft," "Counter-Strike" and "The Legend of Zelda."

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Venezuela to ban violent video games including World of Warcraft and Grand Theft Auto citing studies that link violent video games and aggressive tendencies in children
Samuel Halcomb
Samuel Halcomb
Brilliant ! Ban Games not Guns! You Go HUGO!
November 26 at 8:38am
Jendayi Nanyamka
Jendayi Nanyamka
@Samuel. lol!!! Interesting point.
Fri at 6:13pm
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GlobalPost Obama denounces Mugabe's rule.

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US president Barack Obama criticizes Mugabe regime as he gives Kennedy human rights award to Women of Zimbabwe Arise The women s group was honored for leading street protests against Mugabe s government
Benjamin Holmes
Benjamin Holmes
America is dead.
November 25 at 6:18am
Jendayi Nanyamka
Jendayi Nanyamka
News from BBC and Western news outlet distorts the truth of Robert Mugabe. No leader is perfect, but he is not a dictator. Always look deeper when labels as this is placed on leaders from the West. It is oftentimes propaganda. And its certainly hypocritical that we are sucking on China's breast milk when its a totalatarian regime. Obama leave the script alone!!!
Fri at 6:02pm
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GlobalPost Why white skin is all the rage in Asia.

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A skin whitening boom is underway across Asia as rising income levels feed a popular cultural belief that whiter skin is more attractive But skin whitening is leading to new fears of skin cancer and other health risks
Terrence Lee Reed
Terrence Lee Reed
Look what it did for MJ.
In Asia it is a sign of prosperity, it says "I never had to work in the fields under the hot sun to make a living."
November 25 at 6:19pm
Jendayi Nanyamka
Jendayi Nanyamka
@Ebony, with blacks it ain't no trend. Every beauty store in communities of color is replete with skin lightening product. Why? Because there is a demand for it. The psychosocial dynamic of self hate impressed upon people certainly does transcend blacks. The shit is pure madness!!!
Fri at 6:08pm
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GlobalPost Australia vs. New Zealand: It's getting ugly.

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Australia vs New Zealand Think of it as the U S versus Canada writ small a rivalry between two feisty little nations members of a dysfunctional family of former British colonies called the Commonwealth the bigger one inclined to pick on its little brother mercilessly
Mary Moore Royalty
Mary Moore Royalty
Why can't we all get along?
November 24 at 11:59am
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GlobalPost No more crucifix over the blackboard? In Spain, some push to rid classrooms of religious symbols.

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In Spain a proposed ban on religious symbols in public schools has stirred debate over what role religion has in traditionally Catholic but technically secular country
Liz Petrosian
Liz Petrosian
I heartily agree.
November 24 at 11:45am
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GlobalPost In the Philippines, political dynasties die hard.

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The death toll from Monday s election violence now numbering over 40 comprises the worst election violence the Philippines has ever seen The violence calls attention to the fact that political dynasties still rule and that political warlordism looms large
Okosodo Ehi Francis
November 25 at 6:28am
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GlobalPost Ghana bets on lotto forecasters

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Ghana s national lottery attracts many gamblers who seek the advice of lotto forecasters to find lucky numbers
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GlobalPost What's Thai for Chicago-style politics?

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In Thailand corruption is rampant Can a fighter of the corruption of Chicago politics help solve the problem One U S federal prosecutor who has helped build the case against Rod Blago Blagojevich and other Chicago pols is advising the Thai government on its latest anti corruption campaign
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GlobalPost Analysis: Allied leaders twiddle thumbs on Afghanistan, waiting on Obama.

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At the Halifax International Security Forum top European and North American military and defense leaders gave little indication what they think will happen in Afghanistan Indeed they are waiting on U S President Barack Obama to announce the new U S strategy so that they can line up behind it
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GlobalPost GlobalPost: A New Experiment In Foreign Coverage

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In recent years, budgets for permanent foreign staffs have been slashed in all but a handful of newsrooms. GlobalPost, an upstart online news outlet that relies on a network of more than 70 part-time contributors in 50 countries, is making the case for a new for-profit model for covering the world.
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GlobalPost Spending the night in Paris' murky underground.

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Underground tunnels beneath Paris streets separate from the official Paris catacombs provide an escape for the counterculture youth and those who leave graffiti art The ancient underground tunnels play host to bones and skulls
Steven Culberson

Steven Culberson Alternative is good.

November 23 at 8:26am · Report