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Society
Traditional Healer Gives A Baby Treatment For Vomitting In Moussoro, Chad
In this Nov. 5, 2012 photo, traditional healer Hakki Hassan cuts out the epiglottis of 8-month-old Moustafa Abdallah Lamine before also removing four un-erupted baby teeth as a treatment for vomiting and diarrhea, in Moussoro, Chad. In this Sahel nation, childhood malnutrition and related mortality persist at alarming rates, despite…
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East Asia
Santa Claus from Finland in town
If you were one of those who decided to believe Santa Claus didn’t exist after one Christmas Eve when you saw your parents put gifts under the Christmas tree, here is somebody who can restore your childlike innocence. A white-bearded old man from Finland, wearing a symbolic red coat is…
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East Asia
Park, Obama agree on NK
President-elect Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barrack Obama agreed to take measures to ease tension in the wake of North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket, according to the ruling Saenuri Party, Friday. They also agreed to meet at an early date to discuss the issue, the party said in…
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East Asia
Smartphones pose health risks
Dry eyes, turtle neck syndrome on rapid rise If you look at people on a subway train or bus, over half of them are generally concentrating on smartphones. The number of smartphone users reached 30 million here only three years since the devices were introduced. They now account for 58…
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Society
Christmas Tree Made To Look Crashing Through Roof By Cutting It Into Two Pieces
A 14-foot Christmas tree appears to be crashing through the roof of a one-story house, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. Homeowner Patrick Kruger created the illusion of the tree crashing through the roof by cutting a 14-foot tree into two pieces and attaching the top six-foot section…
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Korean voters in US do collective nail-biting
Wednesday nights election showdown was nail-biting for Koreans in the U.S. just as much it was for their families and friends back in their motherland. They reacted in a variety of ways but accepted the winner without bitterness. . Many people came across the news first thing in the morning,…
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Society
Protesters Stage Demonstration Against Austerity Measure In Madrid, Spain
Former IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato, center right, arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Rato, a former deputy prime minister was to answer questions over his stewardship of a major Spanish bank, Bankia that had to be nationalized and bailed out for $24 billion…
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World
Undergoing trials
We are undergoing trials every moment. Each of us in different positions is walking on and on while going through trials and challenges for the change and betterment of society. It is interesting to know that Vincent Van Gogh receives the highest price for his works of art. He was…
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Society
Explosion Of Oil Pipeline Causes Inferno At Ijeododo Near Lagos, Nigeria
Smoke and flames billow from a burning oil pipeline in Ijeododo on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The oil pipeline belonging to Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation exploded near Nigeria’s largest city as thieves tried to siphon oil from it Monday. Fire fighters try to contain flames…
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Society
Sudan’s Vice President Inaugurates An Oil Field In South Kordofan
Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha walks during an event inaugurate an oil field, South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Workers and others gather for the inauguration of an oil facility by Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, unseen, in South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.…
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