Everyday, I’ll try to post a summary of three non-geek articles I read today. This is my vain attempt at trying to spread awareness of these types of issues.

WHO
Woman in Cameroon

WHAT
Tested positive for HIV, has a new HIV strain

WHEN
New strain discovered today

WHERE
Cameroon in Western Africa

WHY
Related to simian virus discovered in wild gorillas

FTA
http://mashable.com/2009/08/02/associated-press/

More: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_NEW_HIV?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

WHO
3,000 Muslims

WHAT
Stormed a Christian village, Gojra

WHEN
Saturday

WHERE
Pakistan

WHY
They had said that a Christian had burned pages of the Qur’an

FTA
“Muslims marched [in] to avenge what they believed was the desecration of a Koran one week earlier. When it was over, dozens of houses were torched… two villagers were shot dead… Five others, including two children, burned alive.”

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202011.html

WHO
President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez

WHAT
Shuts down 34 radio stations

WHEN
Saturday

WHERE
Venezuela

WHY
Whats to extend socialist revolution to the media

FTA
The association of radio broadcasters said 13 stations had stopped transmitting, following an announcement Friday night by government broadcasting watchdog Conatel that 34 radio outlets would be closed because they failed to comply with regulations.

More: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0146551720090801