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    Cost Of Water Purification Could Be Cut In Developing Countries Using Papaya-Clay Com

    An inexpensive new material made of clay and papaya seeds removes harmful metals from water and could lower the cost of providing clean water to millions of people in the developing world, scientists are reporting. Their study on this "hybrid clay" appears in the journal ACS Sustainable...
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    Amazon brings Kindle Fire to 170 countries, expand app store to more than 200 countri

    Amazon brings Kindle Fire to 170 countries, expand app store to more than 200 countries Posted on 24-May-2013 14:41. | Filed under: News :*Consumer Electronics. Amazon announced that Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9” are now available to customers in over 170 countries and...
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    Amazon expands global app distribution to nearly 200 countries

    Amazon.com, Inc. continued the global expansion of its Appstore today by announcing that developers can now submit their apps for distribution in nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada,Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea, and even Papua New Guinea and Vatican City.
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    Happiness And Healthiness Go Hand-In-Hand — Especially In Developing Countries

    We all know that being a "happy healthy person" has plenty of benefits: when you're feeling good physically and mentally, you function better, thereby propelling those positive effects further and further. But what about places that are not typically associated with emotional health because most...
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    Spiritually Speaking: Why are there third world countries? This should not be?

    God has given man the wisdom . Has the Illuminati and Satan a hand in this?
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    Does roaming charges (cell phone) also exist in countries like USA, japan, UK, etc.?

    Does roaming charges also exist in those countries? By roaming, i mean that if you go to another state/province/prefecture in your country (ie not the state where you bought the SIM card), you will be charged extra money for making calls, as well as for recieving calls too! (incoming calls would...
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    Ready for countries quiz?

    1) What are the three Baltic states? 2) Tartu is a city in __________. (name the country) 3) Name any two Nordic countries. 4) Say true or false: 'Stockholm is in Norway' 5) Is Denmark a member of the EU?
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    If Islam is the most peaceful religion, then why are most Islamic countries...

    ...poor and corrupt? Don't say the interpreted the Quran wrong. If the Quran is so clear and morally correct, then how come it's so confusing in it's message and how come it inspired killers. The Quran demeans Women and homophobic people. Muslims, don't delete this question because ''it's a hate...
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    Landmark Study Shows Low-Quality TB Drugs Widely Used In 17 Countries

    Nearly 1 in 10 Failure Rate Could Accelerate Spread of Drug Resistance In the largest ever study of its kind, new research shows that substandard and falsified tuberculosis medicines are widely used and likely contribute to the rise in drug-resistant strains of the disease. Researchers tested...
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    Do good leaders whine about their opponents, ruin their countries economy, &

    blame others for their failure? Like Barack Hussein 0bama OR...do great leaders unite their country/state, fix the economy, and take ownership of their decisions? Like Ronald Reagan and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who both took office after liberals had royally screwed up. @Alan Turing - I...
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    How many countries have Jewbags been kicked out of in their history? Why?...

    ...All one big misunderstanding lol? Austria Germany Belgium Netherlands France England (Edict of Expulsion) Spain (another edict) Portugal (another edict) Argentina Russia Algeria Morocco Egypt Persia (the first empire funded by Jewbag bankers, and destroyed by the very same people. It is now...
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    POLL: Who would ALLOW a UN Global Tax to take money from rich countries and reward

    failures- 0bama or Romney? http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/27/as-un-opens-its-general-assembly-session-it-is-already-thinking-up-new-global/ The United Nations is at it again: finding new and “innovative” ways to create global taxes that would transfer hundreds of billions, and even...
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    New Strategies Needed To Combat Disease In Developing Countries

    So-called lifestyle diseases are gaining ground with epidemic speed in low-income countries. The traditional health focus in these countries has been to combat communicable diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. However, research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that dividing...
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    What were some countries, places, etc that the German Empire (1871-1918) were...

    ...interested in colonising? I'm doing a school project and I tried a lot of websites but all they did was talk about regions that the German Empire had already colonised, rather than places they had interest in taking over. So if you could name a few places that the GE expressed interest in...
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    Do countries participating in the Olympics have to participate in every sport?

    Can countries choose to participate in only certain events or do they have to participate in all of them?
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    I have a question about greeting manners in Western countries. Would you check it?

    I am a student learning English. While watching the program shot in England, I found some kids behave in a rude way on my standard. It's not a drama, but a kind of reality show. When an adult guest visited some family, kids didn't stand up even though they saw her come in. They just lied on a...
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    Sending Your Recycled Glasses To Developing Countries Costs Twice As Much As Giving T

    You might feel good sending your old reading glasses to a developing country. But a recent international study, led by the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), a collaborating partner in the Vision CRC, in Sydney, suggests it is far better to give $10 for an eye examination and a...
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    Why do women from western countries use profane language and say adult

    jokes all the time? Most of the women from English speaking countries, if not all, that I have seen in chat rooms as well as in social networking sites use profane words publicly.In chat rooms they talk about sex with other people in the room! I have barely seen any Asian women doing that. They...
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    Are there any countries in the world where Judaism is outlawed?

    Christianity is outlawed in some countries. Can this be said of Judaism too? If not, as some answers say -- how can Jews cry anti-semitism, when it is the Christians who are persecuted for their faith?
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    Fifteen Percent Of The American Physician Workforce Trained In Lower Income Countries

    Fifteen percent of the American active physician workforce was trained in lower income countries, which is beneficial for the United States both clinically and economically but may have negative impacts on the countries of origin that are losing their educational investment, according to a...
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