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Why the UN banned human cloning
Michael Cook | 26 August 2005 | 1
Earlier this year, Costa Rica was at the forefront of a campaign in the United Nations to
ban both reproductive and "therapeutic" cloning. In this exclusive
interview MercatorNet speaks to a diplomat who handled the negotiations.
Pope to wow them in distant aisles
Max Polak | 26 August 2005
Successful World Youth Days in Cologne this year and
in Sydney in 2008 could signal a revival of Christian faith in the
listless West.
Fighting AIDS by bolstering African families
Carolyn Moynihan | 26 August 2005 | 1
Strengthening the family is the answer to many of Africa's ailments,
says Kenyan paediatrician, mother and award-winning novelist Margaret
Ogola.
Rediscovering the lost art of parenting
Michael Cook | 26 August 2005
Parenting is about more than just good behaviour, says Sydney
headmaster and author Andrew Mullins. It's about the hard slog of
teaching virtues.
The battle over the Crusades
Michael Cook | 19 August 2005 | 2
The modern world would have been completely different without the Crusades, says historian Thomas Madden in a MercatorNet interview.
Sleep is for wimps or is it?
Carolyn Moynihan | 19 August 2005
The simple fact that most of us are sleep deprived could be the cause of much family tension and psychological angst.
How to fix binge drinkers - give them more booze
Michael Kirke | 19 August 2005
The governments of Ireland and Britain are snatching at straws in their efforts to curb binge drinking by teenagers.
Coping with affluenza
Michael Cook | 12 August 2005
Believe it or not, many people find that their joy-to-stuff ration is
much, much too low after they inherit their parents' estate.
The death of Theory
Michael Cook | 12 August 2005 | 1
For 25 years or more, the humanities have been in thrall to post-modernist Theory. Now its empire seems to be breaking up.
Rapping for life
Carolyn Moynihan | 12 August 2005
A hip-hop artist with a background in action-comedy films is causing a
stir with his song and video about a prenatal brush with abortion.
Which is dumber, your horoscope or your lucky numbers?
Christopher Martin | 12 August 2005 | 1
There are superstitions and there are superstitions. Some are marginally more sensible than others.
Do shoot-to-kill orders make sense?
William Keenan | 05 August 2005
British police killed an innocent man on a morning communter train,
thinking that he might have been a suicide bomber. It was a tragic and
unnecessary blunder.
Who’s in charge of violent video games?
Carolyn Moynihan | 05 August 2005
The designers of video games are often unscrupulous. Industry ratings
lack teeth. Governments feel it's all too hard. The last line of
defence is mom and dad.
Can the IRA break with its past?
Michael Kirke | 03 August 2005
The IRA says that it has turned its back on bombs and guns. That's two steps forward, but be prepared for one step backwards.
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