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World Health Organization: Should Alcohol Be Considered a Global Health Crisis?

Prof Malcolm Gillies wants parts of London Metropolitan University campus to be alcohol-free
University of Oxford professor Devi Sridhar, a lecturer in global health politics, is calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to begin regulating alcohol use worldwide. About 2.5 million deaths a year, almost 4 percent of all deaths worldwide, are attributed to alcohol - more than the number of deaths caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, Sridhar wrote in Nature, the science journal.
New Zealand Court Blocks Sale of Dairy Farms to Chinese Investors

New Zealand Court Blocks Chinese Dairy Deal

Chinese firm Shanghai Pengxin, which is run by wealthy property developer Jiang Zhaobai, had hoped to spend more than $164 million buying and improving the New Zealand dairy farms.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Fed Minutes Reveal Accord on Low Rates, Split on Bond-Buying

Minutes of the Federal Reserve Board's January meeting confirm that current board governors are divided on engaging in another round of bond purchasing, but they also portrayed the central bank leaders as agreed on the propriety of ultra-low interest rates.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is pictured during an interview with Russian television in Damascus

Russia and Iran Arming Assad: U.S. State Dept.

After eleven months of revolt, the Syrian army and security forces have killed at least 7,000 civilians in a brutal and horrific campaign that has placed the country in the virtual civil war.
A gas drilling site on the Marcellus Shale is seen in Hickory, Pennsylvania February 24, 2009.

Hydraulic Fracturing's Next State: Maryland May be Next

The Maryland legislature will take up legislation that would have oil and natural gas companies pay $10 for every acre leased for natural gas drilling to fund a hydraulic fractruring economic feasibility and environmental impact study.
Fed

Some at Fed Eye Gas Pedal, Others the Brake

Federal Reserve policymakers are turning to cars to illustrate just how split they are over what, if anything, to do about the U.S. economy, with some eying the brake pedal and others the gas.
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1.8 Million Dead People Currently Registered To Vote

According to statistics released by the Pew Center of the States, at least 1.8 million dead people are currently registered to vote. Additionally, 24 million voter registrations have some serious errors. While there is little suspicion of voter fraud, many people have pointed out the serious consequences of using such a flawed system.
Demonstrators gather during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs February 10, 2012.

UN General Assembly to Vote on Syria Resolution

Syrian President Bashar Assad ordered a referendum for later this month on a new constitution that would allow political parties other than his ruling Baath Party as part of promised reforms, The Associated Press said.
Ron Paul Beats Newt Gingrich For Third Place In Michigan Primary Place

Ron Paul Passes Newt Gingrich for Third Place In Michigan 2012 Primary Poll

Texas Rep Ron Paul has bested former Speaker Newt Gingrich by six percentage points in the most recent poll of voters for the Michigan Republican primary on Feb. 28, 2012. In the aftermath of his three-state victory, meanwhile, Santorum has surged 19 percentage points since Mitchell/Rosetta Stone's last poll on Feb. 7, besting Mitt Romney in voter support in the latter's home state.
Thailand police have reported two blasts in Bangkok.

Bangkok Bombing: Is the Iranian Terror Threat Real?

Ambassador Itzhak Shoham told the New York Times that bombs discovered in a house in Bangkok were similar to those used in attacks against Israeli diplomats in Georgia and India, though some remain skeptical of the findings
World Bank

World Bank's Zoellick to Step Down June 30

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday he plans to step down when his term ends on June 30, raising questions whether the United States will insist on holding on to a job that has always gone to an American.
UN General Assembly passes Syria resolution

Syria's Assad to 'End' One-Party Rule

The proposed vote on a new constitution, which is scheduled to take place on February 26, comes after a bloody 11-month uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
China and Europe

China to Continue to Invest in Eurozone Debt

China will continue to invest in euro zone government debt and it remains confident in the euro, the country's central bank governor said on Wednesday, while calling on Europeans to produce more attractive investment products for China.
U.S. voting

Massive Voting Registration Issues Identified in New Study

People registered to vote in multiple states; people remaining on official voting rolls after they have died; people denied access to the ballot box because of a misspelled name or mismatched address. These are a few of the implications of widespread flaws in voter registration identified in a new study by the Pew Center on the States.

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