Tag: small-village
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Italian medieval village orders elderly to defy death
The Grim Reaper has got his work cut out in Sellia in southern Italy, thanks to a decree ordering the village's elderly and dwindling population to stay in good shape. “Human life is naturally valuable, but here it has a social value as well because every person who dies takes us a step closer to…
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Q&A: Legionnaires’ disease adds to water concerns in Flint
DETROIT (AP) — A water crisis in Flint has focused mostly on the impact of drinking supplies containing lead that had leached from old plumbing after the city switched sources to save money. But Michigan officials stunned the community this week when they also reported an increase in Legionnaires’ disease cases over the past two…