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Fouling the fountain of youth?
The Week, 2nd February The Andean village of Vilcabamba has been famous for over thirty years, since National Geographic ran a feature on the remarkable number of villagers who live healthily well into their nineties, and beyond. One resident was said to have reached the age of 140, and other 136. Consequently, the village become [...]
Police in Indian police uncover group responsible for the illegal sale of hundreds of kidneys
The Guardian, 29th January Police in India raided hospitals and guesthouses as part of an investigation into the illegal removal of kidneys from up to 500 labourers which were sold to wealthy clients. They arrested one doctor, a driver and three middlemen in the raid, and rescued five ‘donors’, three of whom had already had [...]
British accused by Afghan leaders of secret plan for training Taleban
The Scotsman, 4th February 2007 Secret British plans for a Taleban training camp in Southern Afghanistan are being a spectacular diplomatic fallout that has seen Anglo-Afghan relations plummet to an almost unprecedented low. Afghan officials claim the camp for 2,000 fighters was part of a top-secrete deal to make the insurgents swap sides. The government [...]
Thai Prime Minister come celebrity chef
The Times, 29th January 2007 Celebrity chef Samak Sundaravej is not going to let a little thing like being prime minister of Thailand interfere with his passion for the kitchen. Moments after being sworn in, the combative politician vowed that his popular weekly show would return promptly to screens across the country. ‘Tasting, Grumbling’, a [...]
The Holocaust – the new comic material
The Guardian, 1st February 2007 German students have been given a colourful insight into the darkest chapter in 20th Century history, in the form of a comic book detailing the events of the Holocaust. A far cry from your average history book, ‘Die Suche’ uses bold graphics to chart the fictional story of Esther, a [...]
Germans are putting bums on seats
The Times, 2nd February 2007 Nudists across the globe jammed the website of an East German travel company so secure a seat on the maiden flight of the first no-clothes-please-we’re German airline. From July 5th, passengers with OssiUrlaub, a tour operator in Erfurt, will be allowed to check in their clothes with their baggage as [...]
Parisian students working the pavements
The Week, 26th January 2007 Numerous Parisian undergraduates are being forced into prostitution to pay for their higher education. According to one student union, around 40,000 French students are working as part-time prostitutes. The debate has been galvanised by the publication of a memoir, Mes Cheres Etudes, written by a 19 year old student [...]
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