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Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition.In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage [1] and eventually, death.
In the English county of Devon, people once hurried to kill the first butterfly of the year, to avoid a year of bad luck. [119] In the Philippines, a lingering black or dark butterfly or moth in the house is taken to mean an impending or recent death in the family. [120] Several American states have chosen an official state butterfly. [121]
Four years later, an administrative judge ruled that Carolina Biological had not committed any violations. [55] In 1990, Bobby Berosini, a Las Vegas entertainer, lost his wildlife license as well as (on appeal) a later lawsuit against PETA, after PETA broadcast an undercover film of him slapping and punching orangutans in 1989. [56] [57]
Forty-four years later, a Spanish expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi left modern Mexico and began the Spanish conquest of the Philippines. Legazpi's expedition arrived in the Philippines in 1565, during the reign of Philip II of Spain, whose name has remained attached to the country.
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]
The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue: 𞄀𞄩𞄰 , Pahawh Hmong: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, IPA:) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia.In China, the Hmong people are classified as a sub-group of the Miao people.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was created in 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines.It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health.
The United States of America obtained the Spanish claim over the Philippines following the Spanish–American War in 1898 and conquered the country from the Philippine Republic after the Philippine–American War in 1902. The Second Philippine Commission, the Taft Commission, viewed economic development as one of its top three goals. [1]