A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment to the majority of the world’s population lacking access to such technology. This would include millions in developing nations as well as those in rural areas of developed countries who live considerable distances from modern medical centers.
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Cairo, Egypt, 5 May 2008 – President George W. Bush will be among 12 heads of state and government welcomed by President Mubarak at the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Sharm El Sheikh on 18 May. More than 1,500 participants, including key heads of state and government, ministers, leading business figures and leaders from civil society and the media will take part in the meeting, it was announced today. At a joint press conference of the World Economic Forum and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt in Cairo, details of the meeting were released. The meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, from 18 to 20 May, will welcome leaders from more than 55 countries taking part. As well as holding talks with President Mubarak, President Bush will also have meetings with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and H.M. King Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. President Bush will fly to Egypt after visits to Saudi Arabia and to Israel.
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More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners took part in the World's Biggest Lesson on“Quality Education to End Exclusion” Although the final figure is not yet available, the world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken.
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By Paula Wolfson
President Bush says he is not ready to order further U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, and there will be shorter combat tours for new deployments starting in August. The president says he is following the recommendation of the top U.S. commander in Iraq - General David Petraeus - on troop levels.
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OTTAWA – The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada has released on April 9, 2008 its 2007 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, an annual study on patterns of prejudice in this country. In total, 1,042 incidents were reported in 2007, representing an 11.4% increase over incidents in 2006 and a more than four-fold increase in incidents over the past decade.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has marked the 14th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide saying the world body has a moral duty to prevent another genocide. From United Nations headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.
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The US and other NATO states are supplying arms to Afghanistan that could be used for serious human rights violations, warns Amnesty International. At this week's NATO Summit in Bucharest (2-4 April), the organization is expressing its concern about excessive quantities of small arms, light weapons and munitions being supplied by member states of NATO and allied states to local Afghan security forces and police. There is a substantial risk that such equipment will be used for serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
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By Jim Malone
Friday, April 4, marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the American civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. In the years since his death, Reverend King has often been cited as one of the most admired Americans in history. But for many, his quest for racial equality remains unfinished.
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Toronto - Hundreds of Canadians marched Sunday March 28, 2008, to denounce China's occupation of Tibet. Protesters called on the Canadian government to to do more pressure on the Chinese governement on its human rights record.
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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown says his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao has told him he is willing to talk with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, under certain conditions. Mr. Brown said Mr. Wen told him during a phone conversation Wednesday he is willing to talk with the Dalai Lama if he renounces violence and says he does not support Tibet's full independence.
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