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Peter Cassidy has turned his life around.

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Inspirational man helps homeless to turn their lives around

A former homeless man has turned his life around and devoted his life to helping people who were once in his position. Peter Cassidy was once an addict who found himself on the wrong side of the law after being charged with murder after a drug-fuelled night he couldn’t remember. Although the charges were eventually thrown out, the incident was[Read More…]

Is Bitcoin the solution that it is cracked up to be?

Is Bitcoin the solution that it is cracked up to be?

Over the last few years, much has been said about the emergence of the Bitcoin, which is said to be going up in value. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system, which claims to operate with no central authority or banks. According to the Bitcoin website, it is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls it and everyone can[Read More…]

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Vaccinations are often sold to the population on the premise that they will reduce the likelihood of developing disease. Mothers who fail to vaccinate their children are often made to feel reckless and irresponsible. In some cases, that may even be enough to trigger an investigation by social services. Take the polio vaccine for example. In the West, it has[Read More…]

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Positive journalism centre to launch in Denmark

One of Europe’s first centre’s dedicated to constructive journalism will be set up later this year. Launching in Denmark, the aim of the centre is to create a more positive global news agenda. The centre is the product of a collaboration between three journalism schools, following the success of The Constructive News course, which launched last year. Cathrine Gyldensted, an[Read More…]

Birds have had their feathers burned as a result of the solar farm

Anger as world largest solar farm burns birds

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar plant of its kind, recently switched on its solar panels, situated five square miles of the Mojave Desert, near the California and Nevada border. State energy officials have just released shocking photos of birds which were burned after flying into the hot ‘thermal flux’ around the towers. The towers can[Read More…]