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STOP SMOKING PRANK ! 0    0

STOP SMOKING PRANK! Hey guys, we were in Melbourne a few weeks back for an online video awards night. Whilst waking the streets we noticed the amount of people that were smoking and came up with this ...

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South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security 0    0

The World health Organization warns that overpopulation and a lack of arable land contribute to global food insecurity. So scientists are developing new farming technology to offset potential food sho...

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Gardeners Count Bees across North America 0    0

About 100,000 volunteers are expected to join forces across North America on August 11th for the Great Bee Count. These citizen scientists will be taking an inventory of wild bee populations to deter...

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Kenyan Driving Schools Aim to Decrease Road Fatalities 0    0

About 1.2 million people around the world are killed in traffic accidents every year, according to the World health Organization. Kenya has some of the world's worst road fatality sta...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Mom, part 4 (2014.02.27) 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 4 : The family goes to take a family picture. Minsuk finally gets to wear the wedding dress that she wanted t...

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Traditional Stoves Detrimental to Heath, Environment in Nige... 0    0

After Malaria and AIDS, Nigeria's number one cause of death is diseases associated with traditional cooking. Activists say nearly 100,000 people die yearly in Nigeria from what they ...

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Report Decries Treatment of Mentally Ill in Ghana 0    0

In Ghana, mental illness is widely thought to be a spiritual matter -- and so-called "prayer camps" fill the vacuum left by inadequate psychiatric health facilities. ...

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Nigerian Gold Miners Seek the Right to Mine 0    0

There is literally gold in the ground under and around many villages in Zamfara State, in northern Nigeria. And since the price of gold has spiked, many local people have been digging without a licen...

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Inside Central African Republic's Silent Health Crisis 0    0

The Central African Republic is in the midst of a health crisis seen only in disaster zones. In some places it is the result of conflict. But as VOA's East Africa Correspondent Gabe...

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Outdated Drugs Slow Nigerian Malaria Treatment 0    0

A large percentage of people killed by malaria each year are in Nigeria, and the disease is the country's number one killer of small children. health officials say modern life-saving...

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South African Traditional Healers Face Increased Competition 0    0

In South Africa, traditional healers known, as sangomas [Zulu word], are deeply entrenched in the culture. So much so that a 2012 court case affirmed that workers can be allowed extended absences to c...

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Nigeria Recruits Midwives to Save Lives 0    0

Nigeria has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world and an ambitious plan to 'save one million lives' through health programs that target mothers and chi...

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In Senegal, Skin-Lightening Remains Popular Despite Health R... 0    0

The World health Organization says that a quarter of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products regularly. The products, even those claiming to have so-called "natural&...

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Paris Exhibit Captures Mandela's Journey 0    0

The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been a subject of great concern in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela&am...

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