It’s World AIDS Day. Watch this vid: Iron Man 2: News Barack will make an address tonight on Afghanistan, with preliminary reports suggesting a rapid deployment of an additional 30-35,000 troops. The proposed Comcast-NBC merger would be the largest media merger in recent history. South Africa vows to treat all HIV-positive babies (which is a …
Happy Thanksgiving! Green China and the US unveil emissions targets ahead of Copenhagen. Miscellaneous A Chinese High School Musical? I’m intrigued … In Lebanon: "The Militarization of Sex."
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Eugene Cho blogs; warning: some disturbing images. News The first state dinner: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Google refuses to take down a racist image of Michelle Obama from its search results. I find it interesting that we (in the US) often defend freedom …
News Greater access to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) has helped to cut the death toll from HIV by more than 10% over the last five years. Research shows that climate is a major cause of conflict in Africa. The death toll in election-related violence in the Philippines rises to 46. Americans are split over Afghanistan. Politics …
News Senator Harry Reid unveils the Senate health-care bill, which the CBO estimates will cost $849 billion over 10 years (beneath the $900 billion cap set by the President) and will cover 94% of the population. A vicar and his wife forgive the girls who drove their daughter to suicide. Economic growth is predicted for …