AWAKE! DECEMBER 2013
United States
In one study almost one third of pedestrians were found
to be distracted as they crossed busy streets—by listening to music, talking on
the phone, and so on. The most dangerous distraction was texting. Texters took
18 percent longer to cross than the undistracted and were 3.9 times more
likely either to disobey the light, cross at an inappropriate location, or
cross without looking both ways.
Nigeria
Women taken from Nigeria to Europe by human traffickers
are made to take ritual oaths of secrecy at juju witchcraft shrines. To
dominate the women and ensure their obedience as sex slaves, traffickers
exploit deep-seated fear of punishment from the spirit world.
Spain
Between 5 and
10 percent of the long-term unemployed remove university degrees and
professional experience from their résumés because these make job applicants
seem overqualified.
World
Smoke produced by rudimentary fire stoves is considered
to be a major cause of death in developing countries, where four million people
per year die from smoke-related respiratory illnesses. Researchers say that the
noxious chemicals released by wood or coal-burning stoves are as lethal as the
poisons found in cigarette smoke
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