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World:The plan to kill orangutans

May 14, 2013   ·   0 Comments

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I live and work in the last place on Earth where endangered orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and tigers still roam together – but it’ll be bulldozed to ...

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World:Groups Urge U.S. to Condemn Indonesian Attacks on Peaceful Demonstrations in West Papua

May 3, 2013 – The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) strongly urge the U.S. government to condemn ...

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World: We did it — Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!!

Mega-corporations like Bayer threw everything they had at this, but people-power, science and good governance came out on top!! Bee “die in” at Bayer’s headquarters, ...

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World: International Dialogue calls for Peace

For immediate release Third International Dialogue calls for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding as a critical inclusion to the post 2015 agenda  WASHINGTON, April 20, 2013 – At ...

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World:Questioning Turkish President

DEAR PRESIDENT(S) DEAR Prime Minister (S) DEAR HONORARY DEAR ROYAL FAMILY DEAR THINK-TANK ORGANIZATIONS, DEAR EDITORS, As it is known, our President, Mr. Honorary Abdullah ...

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World: Oh, the places you won’t go! World’s 25 least-visited countries

Using UN statistics, travel writer Gunnar Garfors found that top contenders for the least-visited award are often dangerous or remote. But some are just plain ...

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World:China’s third largest city, Guangzhou, has a business climate.

Guangzhou is a city on the make—and always has been. For nearly two millennia, the seaside port city formerly called Canton has been one of ...

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World: UK launches Somali Language website in anticipation of the upcoming Somalia conference

The government of United Kingdom has today announced the launching of  a new Somali Language website ahead of the upcoming Somalia conference which is expected ...

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World: Attacks and censorship erode press freedom worldwide

New York, February 15, 2013-An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year coupled with restrictive legislation and state ...

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World:International Economic Security is a new matter for discussion between Russia and OIC

For the first time ever Russia and OIC representatives will discuss problems of the international economic security within a round table of the V International ...

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World sea piracy falls to five-year low in 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — World sea piracy fell to its lowest level in five years in 2012, thanks to a huge reduction in Somali piracy, an ...

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6 Charged With Murder in Death of Indian Rape Victim

December 29, 2012 Indian authorities have charged six men with murder, following the death of a student who was brutally gang-raped earlier this month on ...

Young children wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters)

20 children among dead in Connecticut school massacre

Young children wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters) 27 killed, including gunman, at school; 1 other adult found dead at 2nd crime scene ...

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Man with knife injures 22 kids at school in China

A knife-wielding man injured 22 children and one adult outside a primary school in central China as students were arriving for classes Friday, police said, ...

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WORLD: BILL CLINTON AND BRIT ENTREPRENEUR TALK BOLLYWOOD

Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton has revealed that he’s a keen Bollywood fan after meeting British Asian entrepreneur, Kaser Mehmood. ‘It just ...

The Palestinian delegation, with President Mahmoud Abbas at centre, reacts to the resolution upgrading Palestine's status as a non-member observer state. Picture: AP Source: AP

Israel, US lament as Palestine celebrates

The Palestinian delegation, with President Mahmoud Abbas at centre, reacts to the resolution upgrading Palestine’s status as a non-member observer state. Picture: AP Source: AP ...

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World:Future Nations

Catalonia President Artur Mas does not hide what is the reason he has written new elections before schedule. He wants out of Spain. Saturday 25th ...

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Separatist parties win Catalonia election – Update 1

BARCELONA — Separatists in Catalonia won a large majority in regional elections but a poor result for the biggest local nationalist party complicates a push ...

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Turkish Red Crescent & Istanbul Municipality to reconstruct Mogadishu

Turkish Red Crescent and the IBB will work together in the construction of roads and pavements, collection of solid waste, environmental arrangement and the erection ...

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Security Council divided over Somalia arms embargo

The UN Security Council on Wednesday renewed the mandate of an African peacekeeping force in Somalia for just four months amid a dispute over an ...

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