Feb 26 2008
# One set of scientists claim it’s global warming and another believes it is not, then a third group of scientists say we might be heading towards global cooling. # Every set of experts have impressive credentials and statistical data to support...
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Feb 25 2008
# Muslim religious scholars from all over India are meeting at a leading Islamic school to discuss issues related to terrorism. # Madrassas are an important issue in education and development in the Muslim world. # Since madrassas don’t teach...
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Feb 23 2008
# Two and a half million people are held in pre-trial detention and other forms of remand imprisonment worldwide. # Thousands of criminals to be freed as jails in UK are declared ‘absolutely full’ for first time in history. # Prison...
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Feb 21 2008
# Being ’sexy’ has become the most important accolade a teenager can aspire to, outdoing intelligence, success at school and character. # Even parents have fallen foul of the fashion and everything around today’s women conspires to...
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Feb 20 2008
# Cricket, tennis, football plus other leading sports are calling for a percentage of betting profits. # Gambling is a threat to sports but if regulated, could draw significant action off the black market. # Sporting bodies are asking for a share of...
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Feb 19 2008
YES # President Musharraf ‘s party badly losing the Pakistan elections is verdict against US polices in the country. # Under the shadow of Al Qaida / Taleban, it will be harder for an unstable democratic Pakistan to back Americas war on...
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Feb 18 2008
YES # Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people’s brains to make them more intelligent. # Merger of humans and machines would eventually help people to keep them healthy and improve their intelligence....
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Feb 16 2008
YES # It is the business where you stock your shelves with what sells and women of colour are not a trend. # The fashion industry sells beauty not ethnicity. Fashion industry is unnecessarily been targeted for race discrimination claims. NO #...
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Feb 15 2008
The Northern Illinois University shootout today comes 10 months after 32 students and staff were shot dead by a Virginia Tech University student. It is also the fourth shooting at a US education establishment in a week. # Any attempt to control the...
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Feb 13 2008
YES # Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about love and tenderness, but it has turned into a holiday driven with competition, hyper-consumerism and dashed hopes. # Valentine’s Day is a contrived occasion exploited for commercial gain. NO #...
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