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October 5, 2018HIV-AIDS infection rates on the rise in China HIV-AIDS rates have increased around 14% in China since last year. Over 820,000 people were reported to have HIV or AIDS in June in the country. This marks an increase of around 100,000 cases since 2017 with almost 40,000 new cases in the second quarter of 2018 alone. Since 2003, China has granted wide-ranging access to HIV treatment under universal health care to fight the disease. The previous main method of transmission of HIV in rural parts of China was via infected blood transfusion. Government officials now report that this method…
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October 17, 2017ISRAEL – Israel follows USA in withdrawing from UNESCO Israel has withdrawn from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after the American government announced it would also forgo its membership with the heritage organization. The countries both…
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SFU students host massive India versus Pakistan cricket tournament screening
June 6, 2017The Indian Student Federation and the Pakistan Student Association collaboratively hosted a screening of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament between rival cricketing nations India and Pakistan in the Images Theatre on Burnaby campus last weekend. The organizers believe it…
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September 19, 2016INDIA - Paralympian ranked third in the world Devendra Jhajharia broke his own record in the Paralympic Games in Rio. The paralympian, husband, and father of two children is now ranked third in the world for the men’s javelin throw.…
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Yoga belongs to India, so hands off
January 25, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the University of Ottawa last November, a yoga class was cancelled due to concerns that it was culturally appropriated from India — a culture that “experienced oppression, cultural genocide and diasporas due to colonialism and western supremacy.” At first,…
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