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Most Recent Articles in World Affairs (Page 3 of 68)
| • What to Watch Out for During Economic Recession by Tim Staines |
| Article issued on: 24-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 25, Article Rating: 4.58 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| Economic recession may be normal occurrence but it does not mean that it cannot hurt you. In Economics, recession refers to the period in a country's economy when there is slowing down of progress and rising inflation rates. Like a cycle, a country's economy is sometimes up and sometimes down. We just dont feel it before because the economy oftentimes bounces back fast. It ... [] |
| • President John F. Kennedy: Breaking Through the Shroud of an Untimely Demise by A.K. Kuykendall |
| Article issued on: 24-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 13, Article Rating: 3.66 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| I quote, with redundancy, from the biography of John F. Kennedy to summarize the legacy of this American martyr. Unfortunately, many citizens of the United States know little about that legacy. Here was a man who chose to fight political corruption in a manner never attempted by any president other than Abraham Lincoln. Kennedy genuinely put America and all Americans first, and under his ... [] |
| • Kyoto Protocol and What it Means by Dilip Dahanukar |
| Article issued on: 23-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 17, Article Rating: 2.74 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| The UN member countries in a convention held on climate change in Japan, in 1997, agreed to a treaty for controlling the emissions. It was named the ‘Kyoto Protocol' from the name of the place where it was signed. As of now, 170 countries have committed to implement the Protocol. The only exceptions are Kazakhstan, Brazil, India, China and USA who are not bound ... [] |
| • Imus, Insults and Ignorance by Max Vogt |
| Article issued on: 23-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 16, Article Rating: 4.34 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me." Look, let's get things into perspective, shall we? There's hate and then there's hate. There's simple ignorance which slips out of every human being at times, and then there is deliberate, deadly, strategic hate. The first was perpetrated by a person called Imus, the second was, is and shall be perpetrated ... [] |
| • How to Avoid Identity Theft with These 12 Tips by Jaci Rae |
| Article issued on: 21-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 15, Article Rating: 4.1 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| Identity theft is a very lengthy and ugly ordeal. It is next to impossible to reverse and it can take several years before credit companies stop bothering you constantly with collection calls. In addition, it may cost you thousands of dollars to fight. How does identity theft occur? It occurs when an identity thief obtains your social security number, bank account numbers, birth date ... [] |
| • Cuba to Plant 135 Million Trees by L.S. Sya |
| Article issued on: 21-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 19, Article Rating: 3.01 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| The UN Environment Program (UNEP) international tree planting campaign, Plant for the Planet:Billion Tree Campaign , aimed at recovering forests globally has begun garnering support. One nation that has embraced the concept is Cuba, which will plant 135 million trees this year to recover forests in the Caribbean country. National Forest Director Elias Linares Landa said that Cuba hopes to cover 12.6 of the ... [] |
| • Politicians And Their Habits by Aydan Corkern |
| Article issued on: 21-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 38, Article Rating: 2.03 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| Do you remember the last debate that happened here in the state of Tennessee last week when Senator John McCain proposed his plan to bailout homeowners by buying their bad mortgages and then said "no more"? Well, it seems that he changed his mind and now it looks like he will be more generous to financial institutions with it being more costly to us. ... [] |
| • The Ring of Fire: Where Trouble is Born by Gordon Gumpertz |
| Article issued on: 20-Oct-2008, Article Visits: 15, Article Rating: 4.1 of 5, Category World Affairs |
| The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe shaped line of volcanoes and deep ocean trenches that runs around the Pacific Rim: from New Zealand up through Tonga, New Guinea, Indonesia, Japan, the Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska, and down the West Coast of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America, finally ending where the southern end of Chile meets Argentina near Cape Horn at ... [] |
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