Catholicism

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. (In Eastern Rite Catholic churches, Lent begins two days earlier, on Clean Monday.)
While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all Roman Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass on this day in order to mark the beginning of the Lenten season. Read more---

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Junk Food Advertising in Australia

By Nance Haxton
Posted Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:06pm AEDT Updated Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:45pm AEDT

The South Australian Government wants to ban junk food advertising during children's peak television viewing times. (File photo) (AFP)
The South Australian Government is planning to ban junk food advertising in children's viewing times, saying it has received legal advice that it is possible to enforce the ban at the state level.
South Australian Health Minister John Hill says the Government will implement a voluntary ban first, but if that does not curb the number of advertisements, then it will legislate. Read more---

Source:
abc.net.au/news/stories/australia

The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for the re-opening of the humanitarian corridor between Cameroon and Chad to allow vital help to reach hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people in eastern Chad. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from the UN's European headquarters in Geneva. Read more---
Source:
http://voanews.com/english/2008-02-09-voa8.cfm