Source: http://moms.today.com/_news/2011/07/28/7184564-is-skinny-while-pregnant-a-goal-or-unrealistic-trend
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
Is skinny-while-pregnant a dangerous trend?
Cell phones don't raise cancer risks for kids
Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than non-users, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43916271/ns/health-cancer/
Angry families mourn China train crash victims
Angry families of people killed in last weekend's train crash in eastern China gathered to mourn on Friday, directing ire at the Railways Ministry for its botched handling of the disaster.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43939325/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/
Friday, 29 July 2011
On air at 1100GMT: Is the US right to withhold aid from Pakistan?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 11 July, 2011. Listen to the programme.
The US has decided to hold back $800m of aid from Pakistan, around a third of it's annual commitment, because some of the recent moves made by Pakistan. Ever since the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy seals on Pakistan soil back in May, the relationship has been strained.
People in Pakistan have told us on World Have Your Say many times over the past few months that they have sacrificed a lot in the campaign against terror, is this a fair way to repay them? White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley even admitted that the people of Pakistan have "been the victim of enormous amounts of terrorism".
Pakistan's former ambassador to the US, Meleeha Lodhi, told the BBC the US move would be counterproductive. She said:
"Washington is going to be left without any influence with the Pakistan army and with the people of Pakistan because this will be seen as an action that will punish Pakistan rather than provide an incentive for cooperation."
But could this move backfire on the US?
"Stung by the U.S. decision...... It seems Pakistan is willing to have a close relationship with China now. The senior Pakistani official said, "This tightening of U.S. military aid was expected. That's where our long-term relations with China will help to meet this gap."
This article believes holding back the aid won't have the desired effect of compelling the military to fight harder against the Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants, but instead drive a wedge between them.
Patty in the US on facebook says
"A reasonable move would be my country cutting ALL aid to Pakistan not just military aid, although, this is a start. Pakistan needs to shut down the madrasses, they need to go to their border areas with Afghanistan and get rid of the fundamentalists. They really need to clean house in a major way."
Joshua in South Africa on facebook
" I think it is a good decision. I am hoping that Pakistan will undo some of the changes it has made, which caused this. America is trying to be helpful, yet Pakistan is resisting the help in some areas but wants it in others."
What will be the impact on US Pakistan relations?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2011/07/on_air_at_1100gmt_is_the_us_ri.html#293668
Video: Decades old murder revisted
Investigators in Illinois exhume the body of girl killed in 1957 in an attempt to solve a crime. NBC's Christian Farr reports.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43925789#43925789
Watch, wait before treating Norway victims: experts
Smurfy! N.Y. visitors seeing blue this week
It?s Smurfs Week in NYC, and the city is hosting a bevy of blue-tinted, star-studded events tied to the July 29 release of ?The Smurfs.?
Source: http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/27/7179213-smurfy-ny-visitors-seeing-blue-this-week
Want to relax? Give a massage (you heard us right)
Is your boyfriend or girlfriend begging for a massage? Go ahead, give it to them. A new study of the social life of birds finds that while it's better to receive than to give, an individual providing a massage can expect a relaxation boost as well.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43914003/ns/health-behavior/
Video: A deal could come soon
NBC?s Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd and Kelly O?Donnell bring the latest analysis on where things are headed in the debt debate.�(Nightly News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43935853#43935853
Stone me! Joss is back on song after her last album sunk without trace
Source:
http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/28/Stone_me_Joss_is_back_on_song_after_her_last_album_sunk_with/