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PHILIPPINES: COMPANIES, MILITANTS AND FARMERS DECIMATE FORESTS
NABUNTURAN, Philippines, May 15, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Compostela Valley province sits a pile of confiscated, milled hardwood -- a monument to the deforestation caused mainly by parties to the region’s festering armed conflict.
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GERMANY: BIOTECH FIRMS LOBBY AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL RULES
BONN, Germany, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Major multinational corporations are increasingly running public relations campaigns to come off as ethical and ecological, but they are simultaneously disregarding herbal property rights and resisting international regulations intended to protect the environment.
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U.S.: MISSIONARIES TARGET CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN BROOKLYN
NEW YORK, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- As people rush in and out of butcher shops and bakeries on Brooklyn's Eighth Avenue, He Zhanglao tries to get their attention. The tall, blond missionary speaks in clear Mandarin, and listens carefully to their replies.
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DEVELOPMENT: INDIA, BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA TIGHTEN ALLIANCE
NEW DELHI, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The foreign ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa met in Cape Town on Monday to push forward a unique initiative in South-South economic cooperation.
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GAZA: ISRAELI SIEGE LEADS TO SOARING ANEMIA RATES IN NEWBORNS
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The Israeli siege of Gaza that has restricted access to food, water and medicine is beginning to cause serious problems for newborn babies and pregnant mothers.
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LESOTHO: REGIONAL WATER SUMMIT TAKES ON CLIMATE ISSUES
MASERU, Lesotho, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- "Climate change is an added challenge to achieving the millennium development goals," said the keynote speaker at this week’s conference on water issues in Maseru, Lesotho. "We need to rise above the challenges."
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NICARAGUA: ORTEGA GRANTS ASYLUM TO 2 WOMEN FROM FARC CAMP
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega has granted asylum to two young Colombian women who survived the March 1 bombing raid by the Colombian armed forces on a FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador.
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PERU: ‘PEOPLE’S SUMMIT’ PUTS EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS ON TRIAL
LIMA, Peru, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Twenty European corporations are being tried for human rights violations before an ethical tribunal at the People’s Summit, which was organized for the third time by a bi-regional network in Lima.
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IRAQ: REVELATION IN KARBALA UNDERCUTS U.S. ATTACKS ON IRAN
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The George W. Bush administration's plan to create a new crescendo of accusations against Iran for allegedly smuggling arms to Shiite militias in Iraq early this month encountered not just one but two setbacks.
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RIGHTS: WOMEN'S GROUPS PUSH FOR GENDER-SENSITIVE BUDGETING
UNITED NATIONS, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Women's groups and political activists in both developed and developing nations are increasingly pushing for "gender-responsive budgeting" as part of their campaign for global gender empowerment.
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U.S.: RESPECTED GROUP PROPOSES NEW APPROACH TO LATIN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- More than 150 years after the United States promulgated the Monroe Doctrine, Washington should recognize that its dominance over the Americas has ended and that it must "engage Latin America on its own terms," according to a report released Wednesday.
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LEBANON: VIOLENCE IN BEIRUT POLARIZES SUNNI AND SHIA GROUPS
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Almost every country in the world has had a civil war, but rarely has a nation survived a second one.
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U.S.: ARMY BREAKS INTERNATIONAL PACT BY RECRUITING CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Pressed by the demands of the "global war on terrorism," the United States is violating an international protocol that forbids the recruitment of children under the age of 18 for military service, according to a new report.
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COLOMBIA: PLAINTIFFS DECRY EXTRADITION OF PARAMILITARY CHIEFS
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, May 13, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Fourteen former paramilitary chiefs were quietly extradited from Colombia to the United States before dawn on Tuesday on drug trafficking charges, in a move that drew criticism from human rights experts.
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IRAQ: SOARING FOOD PRICES BREW RESENTMENT IN FALLUJAH
FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 12, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.
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JAPAN: RADIO SHOW BROADCASTS SECRET TAPE OF STATE EXECUTION
TOKYO, May 12, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- A radio station in Tokyo has for the first time broadcast the final seconds in the life of a Japanese death row inmate -- the rasping muffled last words, the trapdoor springing open, the whip of a noose and a Buddhist gong signaling the end.
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BULGARIA: ENVIRONMENTALISTS QUESTION SAFETY OF NUCLEAR PLANT
PARIS, May 12, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The governments of many industrialized countries are pushing to develop their nuclear power further, but at the same times residents have been growing increasingly worried about the safety of nuclear installations.
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MIDEAST: HEZBOLLAH’S SHOW OF FORCE CASTS PALL OVER BUSH’S TOUR
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The swift defeat of U.S.-backed forces by Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday has provided yet another vivid illustration of the rapid decline of Washington's influence in the Middle East during the tenure of President George W. Bush.
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ASIA: HEAD OF MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION FENDS OFF CRITICISM
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 11, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The Mekong River Commission has faced sharp criticism in recent months, with some analysts suggesting that it faces a crisis of credibility arising from its alleged inability to guide hydropower development on the Mekong mainstream.
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CUBA: RISING SEA LEVELS THREATEN TO DROWN PRIZED WETLAND
CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba, May 10, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- A large portion of the Ciénaga de Zapata wetland could disappear by the second half of this century, if the worst outcomes predicted for climate change in Cuba come to pass.
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Q&A: HARVARD STUDENTS RECEIVE GRANT TO DEVELOP ‘SOIL POWER’
ACCRA, Ghana, May 10, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- “Soil power” may soon be included on the list of renewable energy sources, alongside solar power and wind power.
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COLOMBIA: THERAPEUTIC ABORTION REMAINS INACCESSIBLE TO MANY
BOGOTA, Colombia, May 9, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- A Colombian woman was recently denied an abortion at the provincial university hospital in Nariño, despite the fact that the baby she was expecting was severely deformed.
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BRAZIL: LULA STRUGGLES TO REDEEM IMAGE OF SUGARCANE ETHANOL
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently been pushing to clearly mark the difference between Brazilian ethanol and the agrofuels produced by the United States.
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PERU: ARMY LAUNCHES MAJOR ATTACK ON SHINING PATH GUERRILLAS
LIMA, Peru, May 9, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The armed forces have launched a major offensive against the most combative remaining column of the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas, also known as the Sendero Luminoso.
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AFRICA
May 14
EGYPT: HAPPINESS OVER SALARIES TURNS TO ANGER OVER FUEL HIKE
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KENYA: DISPLACED RESIDENTS RETURN HOME, FEARING MORE VIOLENCE
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AFRICA: REPORT RANKS SWEDEN, IRELAND, BRITAIN AS BEST PARTNERS
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KENYA: MONTHS AFTER DIRE REPORT, CHILDREN CONTINUE SCAVENGING
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AFRICA: AGRICULTURE EXPERTS CALL FOR FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES
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ASIA
May 14
AUSTRALIA: U.N. RULING ON SEABED GIVES BOOST TO OIL INDUSTRY
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CHINA: DEATH TOLL CLIMBS AS POST-QUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE
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BURMA: JUNTA FORBIDS PHOTOGRAPHERS TO ENTER CYCLONE-HIT AREA
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BURMA: DEATH TOLL MOUNTS AS JUNTA ADMITS ONLY TRICKLE OF AID
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May 10
BURMA: JUNTA PROCEEDS WITH REFERENDUM IN CYCLONE’S WAKE
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BURMA: JUNTA AGREES TO WORK WITH U.N. TO HELP CYCLONE VICTIMS
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MIDDLE EAST
May 15
IRAQ: WATER SHORTAGE ADDS TO WOES OF FARMERS IN DIYALA
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May 14
IRAQ: SHIA CLASHES CONTINUE DESPITE TENUOUS CEASEFIRE
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May 13
ISRAEL: INVESTIGATORS QUESTION OLMERT ABOUT ALLEGED BRIBE
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LEBANON: WASHINGTON RALLIES BEHIND EMBATTLED GOVERNMENT
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MIDEAST: EGYPTIAN SPY CHIEF SEEKS ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR PEACE PLAN
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LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH SEIZES POWER AMID GUN BATTLES IN BEIRUT
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IRAN: SECURITY COUNCIL OFFERS ENRICHMENT SUSPENSION INCENTIVES
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LATIN AMERICA
May 14
LATIN AMERICA: RISING FOOD PRICES THREATEN CHILDREN’S HEALTH
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May 13
POLITICS: EFFECTS OF ‘1968 YEARS’ CONTINUE TO AFFECT WORLD ORDER
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LATIN AMERICA: SUMMIT MAY SOLIDIFY SUPPORT FOR MICROBUSINESS
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May 9
BOLIVIA: MORALES AGREES TO PRESIDENTIAL RECALL VOTE
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PERU: ALCOHOL PROHIBITION PAVES WAY FOR POTATO CONSERVATION
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CARIBBEAN
May 13
CUBA: CROP DIVERSIFICATION BOOSTS PRODUCTION NEAR HAVANA
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US & CANADA
May 13
LATIN AMERICA: POVERTY RISES AS REMITTANCES FROM U.S. DWINDLE
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May 13
U.S.: COURT DECISION ENDS DE FACTO MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
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May 12
U.S.: FBI RAIDS FEDERAL WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTION OFFICE
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May 9
U.S.: LOGGERS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEMOAN OWL PROTECTION RULES
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EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
May 14
Q&A: TIME STILL REMAINS TO HALVE POVERTY BY 2015, EU LEADER SAYS
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SLOVAKIA: NEWSPAPERS DECRY PASSAGE OF GOVERNMENT’S PRESS BILL
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May 13
ENERGY: SORGHUM MAY OFFER MORE SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF BIOFUEL
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Q&A-PORTUGAL: POOR MUNICIPALITY INVESTS IN GIANT SOLAR STATION
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ROMANIA: POOREST FARMERS MAY MISS OUT ON EUROPEAN SUBSIDIES
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SERBIA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION STRENGTHENS PRO-WESTERN BLOC
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Q&A: POST-SOVIET SCHOOLS GROOM STUDENTS FOR MARKET ECONOMY
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May 9
EU: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO CURB SECRET LOBBYING EFFORTS
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GLOBAL / UNITED NATIONS
May 13
Q&A: ASIAN GOVERNMENTS INCREASINGLY DRAW ON CHILD SOLDIERS
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May 12
TRADE: DIPLOMATS CLASH OVER TROPICAL GOODS IN DOHA TALKS
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SURVEY: MAJORITIES WORLDWIDE CRAVE BETTER DEMOCRACIES
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DEVELOPMENT: TRADE LIBERALIZATION MAY BE BEHIND FOOD CRISIS
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INDIA / PAKISTAN
May 14
BANGLADESH: JOURNALISTS DEBATE VALUE OF INFORMATION LAW
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May 13
PAKISTAN: NEW GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CONTROL TALIBAN
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