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Religion

Top 5 Humanitarian Religious Initiatives Of 2014

2014 wasn’t too kind on humanity. There were times when our faith was faltering among all the war, conflicts and disharmony, however, some glimpses of hope helped us cling to our beliefs.
by Sohini Chatterjee
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Cuba

Today’s Cuba – Running To A Standstill

Last week’s exchange of political prisoners between the US and Cuba, followed by a handful of far-reaching declarations tabled by the White House were widely acclaimed as a new opening between Havana and Washington. For all t...
by Mateusz Mazzini
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Afghanistan

Obama Administration And Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead?

Barack Obama has recently approved guidelines allowing the Pentagon—the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense—to continue fighting the Taliban, al-Qaeda and its allied forces in Afghanistan alongside the A...
by Sohini Chatterjee
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Environment

Seagrass Struggles: Why Seagrass Is Important And In Danger

The Great Barrier Reef: a monstrous hunk of calcium carbonate that supports an extensive network of sea animals by providing food and shelter. How often have we heard about the danger that the Reef is in? Too many times to coun...
by Brian Watts
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Health

The Future Of Medicine: How Telemedicine Could Combat Epidemics

The phrase “six degrees of separation” has its roots in the 1969 small-world experiment of Stanley Milgram. He distributed packages to citizens in Omaha and gave them only the most skeletal information about the unknown rec...
by Brandon Engel
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Health

The future of the war on drugs

The war on drugs in the Americas conjures up a broad array of images: assassinations, gangs, executions, cartels and battles with the police and armed forces. The war on drugs also brings home the images of those who are affect...
by Simon Fraser
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Asia

It is time to end World War II: Russia, Japan, and the Occupied Islands

August 9, 1945. The day the “Fat Man” atomic bomb destroyed Nagasaki, and the day that – keeping his promise to the Allies – Stalin entered the war against Japan, creating a territorial dispute lasting to this day. Sovi...
by Jeroen Gelsing
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Latin America

Guerrero’s Mass Graves: Mexico’s Tragedies And International Implications

The Guerrero region of Mexico is home to a diverse community of farmers and metalworkers. Guerrero is home to both over 1,700 prehistoric archeological sites, and in the last month it has been identified as the site of at least...
by Megan Wadin
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North America

From The ‘Seinfeld Election’ To The Hunger Games Election

This is not, as some media outlets have described, “‘the Seinfeld Election,’ an election about nothing”, yet election news continues to reiterate this conception.
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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