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- By Salma El Shahed
- In: International News
- Published 26 Feb 2013
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Speaker tracks Syria’s humanitarian dilemma
SHARJAH – Syrian medical staff and hospitals have been frequently targeted in the past year of that country’s civil conflict, said Caroline Sequin, an emergency coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), on Feb.12.
- By Maisoon Mubarak
- In: International News
- Published 09 Jan 2013
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Analysis: Bulimia and the image of women
Katie Couric, an American journalist and author, disclosed her struggle with bulimia during one of her talk shows about eating disorders.
According to the Associated Press (AP), Sept. 25, 2012, Couric was bulimic back when she was a college student. She was always self conscious and rather insecure about her body image. “I wasn’t good enough or attractive enough or thin enough,” she said. Couric’s case is just one out of many.
- By Nouf Bakhsh
- In: International News
- Published 14 Nov 2012
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Winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes announced
SHARJAH – Winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes, announced in October, include Chinese writer Mo Yan, the European Union, and “matchmaking” theorists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley. The Desert Voice asked American University of Sharjah professors to explain the significance of the awards and the recipients.
- By Nouf Bakhsh
- In: International News
- Published 05 Nov 2012
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The US is democratic despite indirect voting
SHARJAH — The United States is a democratic nation despite having indirect voting in the presidential system, said David Aragon, the public affairs officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Dubai, to about 70 AUS members on Nov. 4.
- By Sherouk Zakaria
- In: International News
- Published 30 Oct 2012
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Felix Baumgartner jump is an achievement, not a law
Millions around the globe gathered in front of their TV or laptop screens on Oct. 14 to watch the 43-year-old Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of space, around 128,000 feet high.
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