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AP 24.1258 Fighting Poverty and Diseases – India (Pollution makes everyone “a smoker”)
In India, nearly 1.8 million people die every year as a result of dirty air. In Delhi, with 19 million people, 1,000 more cars hit the road every day, contributing to smog that’s dangerous in many ways. But the real cost of the pollution is its toll on human health. Elizabeth Palmer reports from New Delhi as part of our Earth Matters coverage.
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AP 24.1256 Fighting Poverty and Diseases – India (Challenges of Sanitation)
Manual scavenging — the removal of human waste from sites with no flush system
Life expectancy is low, with many developing asthma, skin infections and tuberculosis
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AP 24.1228 100 years in 70 seconds – Central Asia
100 years of beauty in 70 seconds
Azerbaijan – Mongolia – Kyrgyzstan – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan
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AP 24.1223 Ukraine vs Russia – ‘Armed invasion’ in Crimea in 2014
2014!
See how the effects of Nationalism are still in effect today in Crimea!
What’s going on in Ukraine?
5 things you need to know
1. Crimea isn’t legally part of Russia now, but it has been in the past.
2. A lot of Russians still live in Crimea.
3. Part of the Russian Navy is based in Crimea.
4. Crimea has played a vital role in world history before.
5. And don’t forget Yalta, of course.Her message gone viral: I am a Ukrainian
Western leaders scramble to respond to Russian incursion
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Sláinte! It’s St Patrick’s Day!
History of St. Patrick’s Day
Separate St. Patrick’s Day myths from reality and find out all about why and how this holiday is celebrated by millions of Irish around the world.
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AP 24.1185 Crash Course – Conflict in Israel and Palestine
This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that’s not quite true. What is true is that the conflict is immensely complicated, and just about everyone in the world has an opinion about it.
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AP 24.1158 Transitioning Music from the 1960s to the 1970s…
Although Motown music was taking root and popular in the 60s, other music genre also flourished….
Music and fashion are a great way to witness and measure the changes of any society . . . Iconic songs help define different eras.
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AP 24.1092 How long does it take to count to a MILLION?
Reflect on the significance of this number when you run across it in your readings…
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AP 24.1076 Geography – Armenia and Spread of Christianity
Today, around 95% of Armenians are Christian, and the country’s pious history can be traced back through some of its ancient sites and monuments. (Credit: Rodolfo Contreras) Continue reading Post ID 30521
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AP 24.1058 WWII – Japanese American Internment Camps
Japanese Internment in AmericaIn 1942, thousands of Japanese Americans living in the United States are forced into war relocation camps.
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AP 24.1048 WWII – Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the south-western Soviet Union.
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AP 24.1010 100 years in 70 seconds – Spain (Cristtina)
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AP 24.939 WWI Warrior – Sergeant Henry Lincoln Johnson
“He got wounded 21 times and what he did was stop the Germans from getting through the French line,” Herman Johnson (son of Henry Johnson)
Sgt. Henry Johnson was the first American soldier in World War I to receive the Croix de Guerre with star and Gold Palm from the French government.…
But wait a second: wasn’t he an American solider?
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AP 24.938 WWI Warrior – Alvin C. York
“We were deep in the brush and we couldn’t see the Germans and they couldn’t see us. But we could hear their machine guns shooting something awful.”
He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others.
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AP 24.924 WWI – Trench Assault
CAVEAT – Although this post contains scenes that show cinematic interpretation of a battle, the content may be intense for some viewers.
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