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War, Corporate Profiteering Among Factors Pushing Over 2 Billion To Lack Safe Drinking Water

A new UN report has found that two billion people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water. However, the report covers just a small part of the global population and fails to address the impact that war and corporate profiteering have had on drinking water access.

July 25th, 2017

By Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

War, Corporate Profiteering Among Factors Pushing Over 2 Billion To Lack Safe Drinking Water

NEW YORK -- According to a new report issued by the UN World Health Organization, approximately two billion people around the world lack access to safe, clean drinking water. The report, titled “Progress on Drinking Water,

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Whitney Webb is a staff writer for MintPress News and a contributor to Ben Swann's Truth in Media. Her work has appeared on Global Research, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has also made radio and TV appearances on RT and Sputnik. She currently lives with her family in southern Chile.

Latin America Calls For New Anti-Drug Strategies At The UN

According to the U.N., despite the resources devoted to the war on drugs, drug production continues to grow while drug users have increased by about 20 percent in the last decade to almost 250 million people.

March 14th, 2017

By teleSUR

Latin America Calls For New Anti-Drug Strategies At The UN

Several Latin American countries have called on the United Nations to strengthen its anti-drug strategies by focusing on prevention and treatment rather than the long-standing militarized approach. Bolivia, Guatemala,

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A Quarter Of Puerto Rico’s Population Expected To Contract Zika Virus

One in four of the population are expected to be infected by the end of the year

August 18th, 2016

By The Independent

A Quarter Of Puerto Rico’s Population Expected To Contract Zika Virus

Puerto Rico has reported nearly 2,000 new Zika virus cases in the past week, causing the Obama administration to declare a public health emergency in the US territory. The newest statistics were released a day after the US surgeon general visited Puerto Rico and said he expected 25 per

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Israel Cutting Palestinians Off From Their Own Water Supply

According to an experienced reporter on Palestine, 50 percent of the water to a city of 40,000 people has been cut off during Ramadan, a time ‘when people need to have access to food and water more than any other time.’

June 30th, 2016

By Kit O'Connell Kit O'Connell @KitOConnell

Israel Cutting Palestinians Off From Their Own Water Supply

JERUSALEM --- Apartheid Israel is limiting access to water in Palestine, a long-standing practice that’s only intensified during the holy month of Ramadan, when access to water becomes even more important than usual. Cuts in water supply are hitting the Occupied West Bank especially hard,

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A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

Science Proves Birth Defects Linked To Zika, But There’s More To The Story

Recent studies suggest the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly is stronger than previously believed.

March 09th, 2016

By Claire Bernish Claire Bernish @Subversive_Pen

Science Proves Birth Defects Linked To Zika, But There’s More To The Story

Despite reports to the contrary over the past few weeks, recent studies suggest the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly is stronger than previously believed. In another new development, the World Health Organization announced the sexual transmission of Zika virus happens with more frequency than was first imagined. Both developments led

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Claire Bernish is an activist and journalist who focuses on government and corporate corruption, freedom of speech, censorship, law enforcement accountability, and human rights. Her work can be seen on TheFreeThoughtProject.com, theAntiMedia.org, and multiple other outlets. Follow Claire on Twitter @Subversive_Pen or connect on Facebook Claire S Bernish or through her page here.

Investigation Reveals American Multi-National Exacerbated Ebola Outbreak

San Francisco-based Metabiota Inc. was tapped by the Sierra Leonean government and the World Health Organization to help monitor the spread of the virus and support the response after Ebola was discovered circulating in neighboring Guinea in March 2014.

March 07th, 2016

By AP

Investigation Reveals American Multi-National Exacerbated Ebola Outbreak

WASHINGTON — An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa — with employees feuding with fellow responders, contributing to misdiagnosed Ebola cases and repeatedly misreading the trajectory of the virus,

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Reuters Vs. UN Cancer Agency: Are Corporate Ties Influencing Science Coverage?

One key weapon in industry’s arsenal has been the reporting of Kate Kelland, a veteran Reuters reporter based in London.