World AIDS Day: "Getting to Zero"

December 1st is World AIDS Day and it is the 30th anniversay of AIDS. This year's theme is "Getting to Zero." That's zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. For those living with the disease, that's their mission, all year round.

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Cities Turn (RED) For WORLD AIDS DAY

December 1st is World AIDS Day and this year's theme  is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. The world is coming together to raise awareness of the goal of an AIDS Free Generation due in 2015. Last year nearly half a million babies were born with HIV.
Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education.

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Ramadan 2010: From Across The World

It is the holiest month in a Muslim's life. Ramadan or the Fast of Ramadan is a time when Muslims concentrate on their faith and spend less time on the concerns of their everyday lives. It is a time of worship and contemplation.

Along with not eating and drinking in the light hours--smoking and sexual relations and consuming alcohol are also forbidden during fasting.

This year, Ramadan will continue until Thursday, September 9th.

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