Severely malnourished two-year-old girl, Rajni, is weighed by health workers at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of Shivpuri district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Feb. 1, 2012. India has failed to reduce its high prevalence of child malnutrition despite its economy doubling between 1990 and 2005 to become Asia’s third largest. A government-supported survey last month said 42 percent of children under five are underweight - almost double that of sub-Saharan Africa - compared to 43 percent five years ago. The statistic - which means 3,000 children dying daily due to illnesses related to poor diets - forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to admit last month that malnutrition was “a national shame” and was putting the health of the nation in jeopardy.
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One of the coolest handshakes in a long, long time: President Obama Shakes Hands With Mitt Romney’s Grandson
A moment of sweetness and comity following a rancorous debate. Miles Romney is a perfect little gentleman.
Mirad Hadziahmetovic, an independent mayoral candidate in Zenica, Bosnia’s fourth largest city, decided on Thursday to upload pornographic videos to his campaign’s website to attract potential voters.
No matter which political side you’re on, you’ll enjoy the chatter on Twitter which “makes the (political) pundits obsolete before they can even get to their microphones.”
Twitter […] is for interests. The people you follow are the people you would be happy to debate in the lunch hall. You can track hashtags for particular topics and events. You can scroll quickly past a tweet that isn’t providing nutrition. You can skip right to relevance and slake your thirst for instant context and community. […] On Twitter, you are part of the conversation, part of the political process, creator and consumer of your own campaign narrative. Even though not every voter is on Twitter – it has only 140 million users worldwide – the influencers are. And yes, that was also true of the 2008 election. But not on this scale, not with this emotional force, and not, by any means, to the extent where you could sensibly claim that 140 characters can swing an election.
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Ask Him Anything: President Obama Is Doing a Reddit AMA
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A little bit of hair on the back of Paul Ryan’s head is sticking out. It’s annoying me.
Dave Wyllie, on Paul Ryan’s hair that stick out in the back
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s alfalfa hair stands out on Twitter »
Twitter was full of comments regarding Paul Ryan’s hair as many people couldn’t help but focus more on his hair rather than what he was saying.
(via justbeingseriouslysocial)
