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Chilean Earthquake Part of a Growing Trend

By MSNBC on 11 Mar 2010

Seismic shockers are to be expected, but planet seems to be more active in the last couple of decades.

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India's Holy Ganges to Get a Serious Cleanup

By KRISHNA POKHAREL for The Wall Street Journal on 2010-02-13T00:00:00

The government embarks on a $4 billion campaign to treat the heavily polluted waters of the revered river.

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Icelanders Turn to God For Help in Man-Made Crisis

By Agence France-Presse for MSN News on 2010-03-03T00:00:00

Icelanders sought divine intervention to rescue their nation from a man-made situation -- the financial crisis that has shaken this once-prosperous nation.

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Rickets is on the Rise Once Again in Britain

By E. Huff for Natural News on 2010-03-09T00:00:00

According to statistics, more than 50 percent of the adult population in the U.K. is deficient in vitamin D.

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Switzerland Rejects Move to Provide Lawyers for Animals

By Imogen Foulkes for BBC News on 2010-03-07T00:00:00

Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce a nationwide system of state-funded lawyers to represent animals in court.

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Nigeria Tackling Climate Change Through Religion

By Tunbosun Ogundare for The Daily Champion (Nigeria) on 2010-03-04T00:00:00

Interfaith forum is the first of its kind in Africa.

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'Spiritual' Kerala Budget Taxes Drinks, Spares Religion

By Joe A Scaria for The Economic Times on 2010-03-05T00:00:00

The south Indian state mixes Christian values and public policy.

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'God Gap' Impedes U.S. Foreign Policy, Task Force Says

By David Waters for Washington Post on 2010-02-24T00:00:00

Think tank believes American foreign policy is handicapped by a narrow, ill-informed and "uncompromising Western secularism."

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Walmart’s Journey to Sustainability

By Eric Wesoff for Greentech Media on 2010-02-25T00:00:00

The controversial retail giant sets a bold goal.

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Belief in a Caring God Helps With Depression, Study Finds

Sciece Daily on 2010-02-24T00:00:00

The report from Chicago shows it's about more than just hope.

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Spanish Senate Approves New Abortion Law

By Ciaran Giles for AP on 2010-02-24T00:00:00

The decision is the latest in a series of liberal reforms in the traditionally Catholic country.

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Indian and Saudi Leaders Talk About Terrorism

By Nilanjana Bhowmick for All Headline News on 2010-03-02T00:00:00

The first such meeting in four years goes well beyond talk of oil.

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Debate Over GM Eggplant Consumes India

By Rina Chandran for Reuters on 24 Feb 2010

Policymakers grapple with how to secure a safe and adequate food supply for the country's growing population.

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Last Chance for International Compromise on Whaling

BBC News on 2010-02-22T00:00:00

The draft report from the International Whaling Commission will be voted on in June.

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Religious Presence at the Winter Olympics

By John Longhurst for Winnipeg Free Press on 2010-02-20T00:00:00

Spiritual activities in Vancouver are in line with the divine history of the Games.

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Tiger Woods Returns to Buddhism

Associated Press on 2010-02-20T00:00:00

The golf star seeks balance in his childhood religion after recent scandals.

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Airport Body Scanners Violate Islamic Law, Muslims Say

By Niraj Warikoo for freep.com on 17 Feb 2010

Saying that body scanners violate Islamic law, Muslim-American groups are supporting a “fatwa” – a religious ruling – that forbids Muslims from going through the scanners at airports.

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