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Nearly One Billion People in Developing Countries Suffering from Obesity, Overweight: Report
2014-01-04 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: There are nearly a billion obese and overweight people in the developing world, according to a new report. According to the Future Diets report, which was recently released by the Overseas Development Institute, the number of obese/overweight adults in developing countries has tripled between 1980 and 2008. Also, some 200 million more people in developed nations are now obese than in the past. The rise in obesity in some countries has been tied to recent increase in income, BBC reported. About...
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70+ USS Ronald Reagan Crew Members, Half Suffering From Cancer, to Sue TEPCO For Fukushima
2013-12-27 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: After U.S. Navy sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan responded to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan for four days, many returned to the U.S. with thyroid cancer, Leukemia, brain tumors and more. At least 71 sailors--many in their 20s--reported radiation sickness and will file a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi energy plant. The men and women accuse TEPCO of downplaying the danger of nuclear radiation on the site. The water contaminated the...
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Suffering from Alzheimer's, Ga. man fatally shot
2013-12-08 13:03:50| Airlines - Topix.net
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta has been diverted to Spokane International Airport after a 16-year-old boy died on board.
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Malaysia: Murum dam blockaders may be suffering human rights violations warns NGOs
2013-11-12 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of nearly 30 organizations has sent a letter to top authorities in Sarawak and Malaysia warning them of possible human right violations against a group of indigenous Penan who are blocking roads to the construction site for Murum Dam. Over 100 indigenous people have been blocking a road for over a month as they demand more compensation and land after being forced to move from their traditional lands to make way for the 900 megawatt dam. "We are writing to express our serious concern...
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Union Official: Metro-North Rail Road Is Suffering From Safety 'Brain Drain'
2013-10-19 20:54:48| Railroads - Topix.net
A union official said Saturday that the Metro-North Rail Road is suffering as it loses many of its most experienced workers who could prevent accidents.
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