It's often a miraculous feat to get accurate news stories on a national level; so getting accurate details on international news stories has to be just as difficult, if not a bigger quagmire. It's only been a couple of months since Zimbabwe's government lifted an 8 year restriction, and allowed CNN and The BBC to report freely from their country. I gleamed the following excerpt from a news story on The BBC's website. The excerpt led me to ponder exactly what is going on in Zimbabwe economically and politically.
"For many years Zimbabwe was a major food producer for neighbouring countries.
But the seizure of almost all white-owned commercial farms - with the stated aim of benefiting landless black Zimbabweans- has led to the collapse of the agriculture-based economy.
The country endured rampant inflation and critical food and fuel shortages. President Mugabe, however, always blamed the collapse on Western sanctions including an aid freeze.
He said the land seizures were necessary because after years of colonial rule, much of the country's best land was owned by a small number of white farmers." -The BBC
"Researchers estimate that half of the world’s population is chronically dehydrated. And in America, that level is even higher at 75 percent of the population.
I had a facebook friend warn me about the dangers of flouride. However, I also found this information online (on the website for natural health information) regarding mouthwash:
Is the following statement really true? Comparing this to America's health system, it's hard to even fathom...
The internet and social networking sites can be a double edged sword. It can be a distraction, or an alternative source of great information. With that being said, a study conducted by Pear Analytics (an American marketing research firm) found that overall the tweets on twitter lack informational substance.
New York City's current Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has reportedly initiated a program through his administration that offers homeless New Yorkers a free one-way ticket to any location on the planet. 
According to The UK news source, The Independent, a United States soldier who was visiting a counseling clinic in Baghdad- presumably in search of treatment- opened fire inside the clinic (which is also known as "The Stress Center"). The soldier killed five fellow military people, and wounded three others.
According to CNN: "Common seasonal flu kills 250,000 to 500,000 people every year worldwide, far more than the current outbreak of swine flu."
