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Chad: Mines and Unexploded Ordnance Taking Heavy Toll on Country's Children, Says UN

allafrica.com     01-Sep-2008   5 related          

Mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are taking a heavy toll on Chadian civilians, particularly children who make up the majority of the victims of the deadly scourge in the West African nation, according to the United...                    

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UN urges end to fossil fuel subsidies

alternative-energy-news.info     01-Sep-2008   4 related          

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Monday 1 September 2008 at 10:45:00 Report claims slashing malfunctioning energy subsidies worldwide would cut carbon emissions and boost economy Scrapping subsidies designed to bring down the...                    

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Mideast Powers, Proxies and Paymasters Bluster and Rearm

zawya.com     31-Aug-2008          

JERUSALEM -- The war of words between Israel and Iran, and their proxies and paymasters, is becoming more belligerent as the Middle East's two arch-enemies display their military prowess before the international media...                    

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Paul Jacob: Grandma Got Run Over by the Olympics

townhall.com     31-Aug-2008   793 related          

What do you think of John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate? As the Beijing Olympics fade in memory, take one last note of the septuagenarian women threatened by Chinese authorities with a...                    

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India, Nepal flood toll raised to 70

upi.com     30-Aug-2008   32 related          

MENDABARI, India, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- At least 70 people have died in India and Nepal from floods caused by the breach of a river dam, including 20 who drowned in a boat, officials say. Police in the hard-hit Indian state of...                    

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DEVELOPMENT: Towards an 'Aid-Free' World?

ipsnews.net     30-Aug-2008   2 related          

Analysis by Ramesh Jaura BERLIN, Aug 30 (IPS) - Nevertheless, more than 1,000 officials from 'donor' and developing countries and heads of multilateral and bilateral development agencies are looking to take collective...                    

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Sri Lanka: The Dangerous Delusion of an Imminent Military Victory

asiantribune.com     30-Aug-2008   9 related          

By Ravindra Wickremasinghe The government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa buoyed by the victory in the two Provincial Council elections last weekend is well aware that the military campaign in the Tiger heartland will have...                    

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Secretary-General convenes senior UN staff retreat in Italy

nieuwsbank.nl     30-Aug-2008          

Zaterdag 30 augustus 2008 | United Nations (UN) ] 29 August 2008 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a retreat today in Turin, Italy, for dozens of senior United Nations officials to discuss how the Organization can...                    

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Many months needed to deploy Darfur peacekeepers

iht.com     30-Aug-2008   6 related          

Deployment of a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force in conflict-wracked Darfur will take many more months because of growing insecurity and logistical difficulties, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report circulated...                    

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20 die when boat capsizes, taking India flood toll past 1,700

earthtimes.org     30-Aug-2008   358 related          

New Delhi - At least 20 people were killed when a boat ferrying flood victims capsized in the swollen Kosi River in India's eastern state of Bihar, bringing the countrywide death toll for this monsoon season to more than...                    

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