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Current Feed ContentWorld Health Day 2008 - UNICEF cautions about the impact of climate change on the health of women and childrenThe impact of climate change could fall disproportionately on women and children, UNICEF cautioned today, on the occasion of World Health Day 2008. The theme for World Health Day 2008 is climate change and health. The annual day commemorates the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). “Nearly 10 million children under age five die every year of largely preventable diseases,” said Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF. “Many of the main global killers of children – including...US Navy successfully destroys disabled spy satelliteThe United States Navy has successfully destroyed a crippled spy satellite in a decaying orbit, by intercepting it with a missile. A modified SM-3 missile was launched from the USS Lake Erie at 03:26 GMT this morning, and intercepted the USA-193 satellite around three minutes later. It has been reported that the satellite has broken into around 80 pieces, some of which have already re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. The SM-3 missile was designed to shoot down other missiles, however for this... |
