Canadians are making greater and more diverse use of the Internet, according to new data for 2007 from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, released by Statistics Canada.
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has described Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip as "one of the greatest human rights crimes on Earth." Mr. Carter was speaking Sunday, May 25, 2008, at a literary festival in Wales. He told The Guardian newspaper that the Israeli blockade has led to what he calls the "imprisonment" of Gaza's 1.6 million Palestinians.
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Sharma El Sheikh, Egypt - The World Economic Forum on the Middle East concluded on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, with a call for accelerated political and economic reform to ensure that the region achieves its full potential, converting rising oil wealth into skilled human capital and turning the region’s disparities into entrepreneurial opportunities.
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Nurses who worked in hospital settings where staffing and resources were perceived to be inadequate, as well as those who usually worked overtime, were more likely to report that a patient had received the wrong medication or dosage, according to a new study released by Statistics Canada.
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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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