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Through World Environment Day, the UN Environment Programme is able to personalize environmental issues and enable everyone to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.

The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, which seems as hostile to women as the Saudi Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, spent years pondering it, then censured it on March 30 but....

Millions of the world's poorest people could have easier access to life-saving drugs if India introduces an air ticket tax to help fund purchases of cheap medicines for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, a senior U.N. official said.

The fact that what we eat is one of the factors that can result in a higher occurrence of cancer is well known. About 40% of all forms of cancer can be prevented by eating a well balanced diet, maintaining a normal body weight and engaging in a moderate amount of exercise.

The Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds hosted thousands of people this Sunday, May 27th during the 18th Annual International Punjabi American Festival. Sponsored by the Punjabi American Heritage Society (PAHS) of Yuba City, the festival is a way for those with Punjabi roots to celebrate and share their culture with fellow Americans.

Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult.

Through a new pilot project, Gurdwaras across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, will be able to access detailed information on how they can lessen their impact on the environment, and save on long-term energy bills.