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Dame Ellen MacArthur (born in 1976) is a very brave and talented English yachtswoman. Her first name is Ellen; Dame is a special title she received for her outstanding achievements from the British Queen. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world recor
Little or no physical activity at work Today, more and more jobs are sedentary. Half the respondents in a recent European Union survey reported little or no physical activity at work. At least two thirds of adults in Western Europe are not sufficient
By Stephanie Ho Washington 23 January 2006 A top South Korean official says he thinks the recent visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to China will have a positive effect on multi-lateral talks ai
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 17 March 2008 The international organization Human Rights Watch says in a new report that much of the political and ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed presidential elections was methodically organized. The organiza
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 May 2006 Public Health Experts attending the World Health Assembly say the H5N1 virus in birds is rapidly spreading around the world. The World Health Organization urges nati
By Michael Bowman Lima 09 April 2006 Electoral workers carry voting boxes to a poll station in Lima, Saturday, April 8, 2006 Peruvians head to the polls Sunday for presidential and legislative electio
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 November 2006 Has the Bush administration compromised civil liberties in the effort to prevent terrorist attacks? The question was debated at a town hall meeting in Los Angeles, where high school students took part
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 26 October 2006 The general who ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup last month says an investigation into corruption allegations against the former leader has failed to yield solid evidence. General Sond
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 September 2006 A Palestinian and his wife, an American of Palestinian origin, argue with Israeli soldiers shortly after their wedding ceremony, as part of a protest against Israeli barrier near Ramallah, July 2006 Some of
By Cathy Majtenyi Masaai Mara National Reserve, Kenya 23 January 2008 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Kenya trying to negotiate an end to that country's violent political crisis. The violence began last month during Kenya's disputed pr
College Makes Human Rights a Major Issue For years, Southern Methodist University Professor Rick Halperin pushed for a human rights degree program. The former chairman of Amnesty International USA taught his first human rights on campus 21 years ago,
The Director of the U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees John Ging said UNRWA will soon resume its work in the Gaza Strip, after it suspended efforts Thursday, after the driver of an aid truck was killed by Israeli fire. Palestinians gather to rec
Yellow Pages Fight For Survival Many of the worlds telephone directories include a section in yellow which lists phone numbers for businesses, not peoples homes. In some places, its pink or another color. In Americas big cities, there are entire yell
Scholarship Helps Tiny US Town Fight for Survival The tiny timber town of Sparkman, Arkansas, has lost more than half its population since 1950. If the current trend continues, the 500-resident community might disappear altogether. Anxious to avoid t
Oklahoma Tornado Victims Share Stories of Survival Among the countless buildings struck by the three-kilometer-wide tornado were two elementary schools - hit just as students were about to be released for the day. Sherry Biddle, a teacher at Briarwoo
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 June 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International has called for the dismantling of the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank. The London-based group says the barrier has had a disastrous impact on the lives of Pal
By William Eagle Washington 04 July 2007 In Africa, experts say the deaths of thousands of infants each year from low body temperature, or hypothermia, pneumonia and other illnesses that can strike a child within days of delivery. One way thats gaini
By Brian Padden Paris 21 June 2007 The airline industry has long sought to develop new technology to offset the rising cost of fuel, but the industry also has looked to make flying more energy efficient. This year at the Paris Air Show many companies
Local officials in Somalia have accused African Union peacekeepers of firing on civilians in the capital, Mogadishu, killing as many as 39 people after a roadside explosion. A spokesman for the AU force has denied that the troops shot at civilians.
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 March 2006 The U.S. Congress has commissioned a bipartisan panel to provide an independent assessment of the situation in Iraq. The panel's leaders say their group will