... and engage peoples worldwide, whether on economic, political, or scientific initiatives,” Undersecretary General for Communications and Public Information Kiyo Akasaka told the Second Global Seminar on Linguistic Diversity, Globalization, and Development in São Paulo, Brazil." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091215-242135/Web_multilingualism_to_bridge_digital_divide
""Instead of spending billions on arms that destroy life as we face the global crisis of economic downturn and climate change disasters, we must mobilize our diverse cultural traditions and heritage, artistic resources and talents to help achieve our MDGs," she said." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091207-240692/RP-named-Asean-culture-capital-for-2010-2011
""European countries are supposed to be democratic and free. If there is freedom, why ban the construction of minarets? Will they also ban church bells?" Abdel Aziz told AFP in an interview." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091203-239922/City-of-a-thousand-minarets-slams-Swiss-vote
... frequency of meteorological disasters in the region, such as those which hit the Philippines and Vietnam,” Clark said, adding that the UN has continued to provide support for humanitarian and early recovery, but incrementally higher because of the bigger damage." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091126-238514/UN-to-Asia-Be-ready-for-harsher-impacts-of-climate-change
... about our society! Argh!!! "With the deaths of at least 12 journalists in Monday’s massacre in Maguindanao, the Philippines has earned the dubious distinction as the world’s most dangerous place for journalists to work, according to an international media watchdog." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091125-238302/RP-most-dangerous-place-for-journalists-to-workwatchdog
...Ban condemned “this heinous crime” and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice in a statement issued by his spokesperson and released by the UN Manila office. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, also condemned the killings in Maguindanao." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091125-238213/UN-chief-condemns-brutal-Maguindanao-massacre
... the public avail themselves of contraceptives and that parents should take responsibility for birth spacing. He told the Cebu press that if the Catholic Church will boycott him in the 2010 elections because of his support for the RH Bill, he said he would rather heed his conscience." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/columns/columns/view/20091115-236389/Overpopulation_and_the_Catholic_Church
... in Brazil revealed that those who sleep late at night are three times prone to develop symptoms of depression compared to individuals who go to bed early each night, even if the total number of sleeping hours are the same in both groups. Staying up late obviously is not healthy." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/opinion/view/20091109-235154/Staying_up_late__is_not_healthy
"Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus calls the global economic crisis "an excellent opportunity to reflect and redesign" businesses, and devote creative ones to solving social problems." http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091108-235008/Global-crisis-a-chance-to-change-businessNobel-laureate
