| Mexico's House OKs Anti-Obesity Plan for Schools MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The lower house of Mexico's Congress has approved a law that would require daily exercise for school children to combat rapidly growing obesity rates. Schools currently have only one day of physical education a week. feeds.nytimes.com |
UN: Disaster Reduction Plans Can Help Cities Withstand Natural Hazards The United Nations reports more than half the world's population is living in urban areas, increasing pressure on resources www1.voanews.com |
Video Shows Trapped Miner in Chile Signs of life come from a Chilean mine where workers have been trapped for weeks. feeds.nytimes.com |
Canada Drops U.N. Council Bid; Germany And India Win UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Canada withdrew on Tuesday from the race for a seat on the prestigious U.N. Security Council, conceding victory to Portugal in the annual election in the General Assembly. feeds.nytimes.com |
Death Toll in Juárez Attack Rises to 14 Ciudad Juárez, opposite El Paso, has become one of the world’s deadliest cities, largely because of a turf war between the Sinaloa and Juárez drug cartels. feeds.nytimes.com |