Man jailed for Thai child-sex played Santa Claus | The Daily Telegraph
A US court has handed 19-and-a-half years in prison to a fledgling actor convicted of abusing children as young as six on trips to Thailand and posting the images on the internet.
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November 17, 2009
Man jailed for Thai child-sex played Santa Claus
October 3, 2009
Tsunami: Family too upset to identify girls — New Zealand
Tsunami: Family too upset to identify girls – National – NZ Herald News
By Anna Leask and Alanah May Eriksen
Petria Martin (L) and Rebecca Martin. Photos / Supplied
Two Kiwi sisters lay side by side in a Samoan morgue last night, their identities known only informally. Their parents flew into Apia yesterday, but could not bear to see Rebecca and Petria Martin’s bodies. It is not the way they wish to remember their vivacious daughters.
April 3, 2009
Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula; feds withhold names
unbossed.com » Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula; feds withhold names
Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula; feds withhold names
March 24, 2009
The Latest Samoa News Headlines – Baby In No Man’s Land
Samoalive News – The Latest Samoa News Headlines – Baby In No Man’s Land
The future of the baby abandoned by a Samoan mother on a PolyBlue flight from Samoa to New Zealand is being described by reports as a ‘grey area’.
New Zealand officials involved with Child, Youth and Family welfare has reportedly said that they can “take the baby into custody if it was deemed necessary. However, decisions about its future would be “complicated.”
Two babies die of hand, foot and mouth disease in E. China
Two babies die of hand, foot and mouth disease in E. China
JINAN — Two baby boys in Heze City of east China’s Shandong province died of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) between Sunday and Monday, local authorities said.A seven-month-old infant died at 8:23 pm Sunday 10 hours after he was rushed to the Heze Infectious Disease Hospital. A 15-month-old boy died at noon Monday in the People’s Hospital of Juancheng County, Shandong Provincial Health Department reported.
January 30, 2009
Another Nureyev in the making?
Guadalajara Reporter – Another Nureyev in the making?
GUADALAJARA – Like Tapatia golden girl golfer Lorena Ochoa, local ballet talent Isaac Hernandez looks set to conquer the highest levels of his discipline.
During his teenage years, Guadalajara’s Isaac Hernandez received dozens of accolades from city and state authorities for his remarkable dancing talents.“Corps member Isaac Hernandez does not have Domitro’s charisma [recent Ballet Nacional de Cuba defector Taras Domitro], but he made an indelible impression in Balanchine’s ‘Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux’ with his beautifully stretched jumps and perfect double air tours with soft, tight landings,” wrote San Francisco Chonicle reviewer Rachel Howard.
Hernandez made his successful professional debut on Wednesday, January 21 alongside veteran dancers, as a principal with the San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in the United States.
December 26, 2008
Melamaine Tainted milk trial opens in China
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tainted milk trial opens in China
When the scandal broke in September, a chain of melamine producers and middlemen was found to have been supplying milk dealers with the product.The dealers added melamine to boost the apparent protein content of milk, which had often been watered down to spread the raw product further.
Major dairy companies bought the milk from such dealers, failing to test the milk for purity and nutritional value.
Tainted milk made thousands of Chinese babies ill
December 19, 2008
December 2, 2008
Chinese Melamine Scandal Far More Widespread Than Thought
Daily Kos: Chinese Melamine Scandal Far More Widespread Than Thought
This from Richard Spencer in Beijing, this morning:
A statement posted on online government media overnight said that 294,000 babies and young children had suffered “urinary system abnormalities” after drinking formula milk from Sanlu, the company most seriously affected, and other brand names.
It now says as many as six infants died and up to 294,000 suffered from urinary tract ailments including kidney stones. That figure is a lot higher than had previously been reported. More than 850 children are still being treated in hospital; at least 150 of them are said to be seriously ill. Why? Last year, China’s dairy industry was worth $18 billion. That’s a whole lot of dairy products.
November 7, 2008
Reproductive health awareness growing
Reproductive health awareness growing – Fiji Times Online
Update: 12:48PM AWARENESS on reproductive health is growing and Fijis 18-29-year-old group may lead the way in the increased use of condoms, a United Nations Population Fund report said.The future may also see younger families considering more options with contraceptives as taking control is becoming economically important.
With urban drift, there will be a change in the use of health care services.
“Those who successfully leave for the town life, but come under the more severe financial pressures are more likely to change their traditional lifestyle and delay child bearing, and limit family size,” the report said.
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