Crystal Cave in Mexico

In the year 2000, miners miners working in the Naica silver mine broke through the wall of the cavern to find the biggest crystals on earth. Entering the caves is very dangerous because inside, it is 50 degrees Celsius and 100 % humidity. When you breathe in these circumstances, fluid in your lungs start to condense and can kill after about 10 minutes. Professor Iain Stewart got to visit this cave containing gypsum crystal that were longer than 10 meters. In order to enter the cave, the professor had to wear a cooling suit and needed to have a doctor with him waiting outside of the cave. Only a handful of geologists were able to study this cave. "Despite all the dangers, my overwhelming memory is the sheer beauty of the place." wrote the professor. For the people who run the Naica mine, though, the cave is not so important so sooner or later they will take out the pumps and the cave will flood. He suggests that many other crystal caves might be waiting to be discovered.

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Civilian Deaths Drop in Iraq

An obvious effect of war is death.
In Iraq, civilian death toll fell to it's lowest level since 2003. Eighty eight civilians were killed this month (the first time it has dropped under 100 since the 2003 U.S.-led invasions). The death toll in Iraq has been gradually falling for two years.
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Expensive Medicine in Morocco

A new government body is going to be made to price medicine because the Ministry of Health is putting expensive prices on medicine. Name-brand and generic drugs are more expensive in Morocco than many other countries such as France and Tunisia. Not only that, but Doctors also prescribe the most expensive drugs. The procedures for setting these prices are said to be outdated. A lot of people cannot afford medicine, especially for people without health insurance. Manufacturers will be lowering prices but they need to be encouraged.
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Water on the Moon?

On October 9th, NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, LCROSS, launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and created twin impacts on the surface on the moon to look for water ice. The Centaur was the first to impact the moon and LCROSS followed looking for water in debris caused by this first impact. A debris cloud was expected to rise from the first impact, but none were apparent in the pictures sent back by the spacecraft. Scientists are currently analyzing the data provided by the LCROSS mission. No conclusions were made yet, so we will have to wait for the results.
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Sudanese Woman Sent to Jail for Wearing Pants

A Sudanese woman, who was also a journalist, was jailed for wearing pants in Khartoum. Ms Hussein could have been released on bail but wanted to stand up for woman rights.

Other women protesters that were wearing trousers were arrested and then released on bail. Ms. Hussein was arrested along with 12 other women wearing pants. Some of the 12 women were given 10 lashes. Even Christian and animist south women in that group were lashed. Islamic law isn't supposed to apply to non-Muslims, even in the city of Khartoum.

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She was freed from a one month sentence after one day when the Union of Journalists paid the fine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8241894.stm