Tens of thousands dying each year as ‘unsafe produce’ impacts food system in sub-Saharan Africa

International donors and domestic governments must do more to tackle high levels of illness and death caused by unsafe food in sub-Saharan Africa. A new report by the Global Food Safety Partnership, part of the World Bank, says that “relatively little” is being done to reduce the number of food-borne illnesses among people in sub-Saharan…

France fuels worst spat with Italy since the war with fresh ‘leprosy’ comparison

Click:wps官网下载 France has added fuel to its worst diplomatic row with Italy since the war by deriding the populist coalition as being part of a “nationalist leprosy” sapping the European Union. France recalled its ambassador to Italy for the first time since 1940 on Thursday after what it called months of “unfounded attacks” from Italian…

I Confess, I Was Ashamed Of Living With Mental Illness

Since going public as a mental-health advocate, I’ve identified myself as living with anxiety, agoraphobia, and depression and that’s mostly true. I have been clinically diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and agoraphobia; however, I have not been diagnosed with depression. Rather, it’s a symptom of the other mental illnesses I have. For most of this…

BuzzFeed Canada Files For Union Certification With The Canadian Media Guild

TORONTO — Canadian staff at digital media company BuzzFeed Inc. have filed for union certification, saying they want to secure their working conditions and improve transparency through collective bargaining. The Canadian Media Guild, the largest local of media union CWA Canada, said Tuesday it is filing with the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Canada…

2014 Scholar Athlete NAIA Teams

2013-14 NFCA NAIAAll-Academic Teams   School Name GPA William Carey University 3.704 Bethel College 3.602 William Woods University 3.588 Spring Arbor University 3.579 Lourdes University 3.564 Bethany College 3.513 Taylor University 3.503 Central Methodist Univ. 3.477 Bethel University 3.47 Davenport University 3.463 Valley City State University 3.454 Grace College 3.43 Baker University 3.424 Missouri Baptist…

B.C. Woman Ellen Maud Bennett's Obituary Urges Overweight Women To Fight For Their Health

A Canadian woman’s obituary has struck a nerve with its final plea: for society to start taking the health concerns of overweight women more seriously. Ellen Maud Bennett, from Victoria, B.C., was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year, which gave her “mere days to live.” She died on May 11 at age 64, but…

Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Harrigan-Mack Contestant On NBC’s "The Biggest Loser"

OKLAHOMA CITY – Softball fans will see a familiar face on their television screens starting tonight, as three-time Olympic gold medalist Lori Harrigan-Mack (Las Vegas, Nev.) will be competing on the new season of “The Biggest Loser.” Aptly titled Glory Days, the 16th season of the NBC hit features 20 professional and non-professional former athletes…

Donald Trump’s ‘greed’ for Nobel prize fuels fears in South Korea of risky concessions

One of South Korea’s leading newspapers has accused Donald Trump of “trying to use the North Korean nuclear crisis to feed his greed for the Nobel Peace Prize”.  The hard-hitting editorial in The Korea Herald on Wednesday criticised the president for “twisting the arm” of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, to nominate him for…