Noah’s Ark Documentary
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- 53rd Annual Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City, MI May 17, 2013Each May, Boyne City, MI fills with hundreds of mushroom lovers from around the country who come seeking that elusive delicacy-the marvelous morel. Found in nearby woods and clearings, morels are f...See it on Scoop.it, via TravellerSunish Sebastian
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- U.S. Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia: 25 May 1787 - This Day in HistoryOn this day in 1787, the Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia, where 55 state delegates, initially charged with amending the Articles of Confederation, later drafted the Constitution of the United States.More Events on this day:1946: 'Abdullh I, ruler of Transjordan, proclaimed himself king.1935: American track-and-field standout Jesse Owens […]
IBTimes.co.uk : Europe
- Rioting Spreads beyond Stockholm during Sixth Night of Violence May 25, 2013Youths torch cars in Stockholm as first incidents reported in Orebro and Linkoping.
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- Israel’s Earthquake Proof Table Added to MoMA’s Permanent Collection May 24, 2013Students are typically advised to crawl under their desks when an earthquake strikes, but then they often become trapped when the table collapses. Israeli designers Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno designed a solution to this problem called “the Earthquake Proof Table,” and it was recently added to the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) permanent design [...]Tafline Laylin
UN News Centre – Human Rights
- UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts May 24, 2013As the world's top performer on gender equality, Iceland needs to sustain its achievements and bridge remaining gaps on employment and gender based violence, a group of independent United Nations experts today urged as the country's newly formed Government took office.
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Freedom House
- Press Freedom Sharply Declines in Latin America May 23, 2013More than half of the countries in the Americas saw a sharp decline in their press freedom status due to repression and increasing violence against journalists, according to the findings of Freedom of the Press 2013. Freedom House and the Metropolitan University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa hosted a discussion on May 22 to examine the increasingly restrictive […]
Middle East Forum :: Writings
- Catholic Cardinal Calls for End to Blasphemy Laws May 23, 2013Speaking at a conference in Milan, Italy, on May 8, 2013, that city's archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Scola, called for the abolition of blasphemy laws worldwide. Such a step would significantly help protect globally the freedom of speech and religion
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- WATCH: Video shows Woolwich attack suspects being shot by police May 24, 2013Haaretz
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- Appeal to find missing teenage girl May 25, 2013We are appealing for help to find missing Melissa Attard
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- Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash May 25, 2013There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in London, an inter-faith charity says.
Nature News & Comment
- Ultrashort laser pulses squeezed out of grapheneExperiments suggest that the carbon sheets can produce beams in broad range of colours.Katia Moskvitch
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Amnesty’s global human rights blog
- Violent evictions a worrying sign for Kenya’s new government May 25, 2013By Gemma Houldey, Amnesty International’s Kenya Researcher At around 4am on Friday 10 May 2013, while members of the newly elected Kenyan government were tucked warmly in their beds, about 400 families were violently evicted from their homes. They were … Continue reading →Livewire Team
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