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ANNE BONNY (c.1698 – c.1725s) AN IRISH PIRATE

03/12/2017

ANNE BONNY (c.1698 – c.1725s) AN IRISH PIRATE It was common belief among pirates that having women aboard a ship was bad luck. It didn’t prevent a few swashbuckling ladies from joining and even leading bands of buccaneers. Anne Bonny, or Bonney, has been the inspiration for countless stories, books, films, songs and other works. Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson, wrote about her in History of the Pyrates (1724). She is one of seventy-five portraits in Marian…

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, UN health agency reports

03/07/2017

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Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, UN health agency reports 6 March 2017 – Unhealthy environments are responsible for one-quarter of young child deaths, according to two new reports from the United Nations health agency, which reviewed the threats from pollutants such as second-hand smoke, UV radiation, unsafe water and e-waste. According to the latest information, polluted environments take the lives of 1.7 million children under the age of five. “A polluted environment is a deadly one…