* U.S.: President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu a national emergency aimed at a possible surge in new cases.
* World: Several thousand demonstrations from hiking atop Antarctica’s tallest mountain to diving off the Great Barrier Reef were held in order to raise awareness on climate change.
* Palestine: Tensions have gone up between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas selected January 24th as Election Day.
* Africa: A U.N. report found that cell phone usage has boomed across Africa by a whopping 550% between 2003 and 2008.
Image- BBC News
Online Sources- CNN, Voice of America, Guardian UK, Reuters
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Weekend World Watch: Gesundheit
Labels:
Africa,
Daily Headlines,
environmentalism,
health,
Palestine,
swine flu,
telecommunications
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