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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
- Italian GMO controversy may impact Europe, developing countries and world economy
- Aid needed to prevent cholera threat in flood ravaged Pakistan
- OSCE to expand involvement in Kyrgyzstan
- Rwandans vote for stability through the re-election of Kagame
- National debate intensifies over plans to build mosque near Ground Zero
- OSCE to expand involvement in Kyrgyzstan
- Rwandans vote for stability through the re-election of Kagame
- Aid needed to prevent cholera threat in flood ravaged Pakistan
- National debate intensifies over plans to build mosque near Ground Zero
- Italian GMO controversy may impact Europe, developing countries and world economy
Politics
OSCE to expand involvement in Kyrgyzstan
On 28 July 2010, the launch of the “International Independent Commission for Inquiry” was announced. The commission will investigate the violence that broke out in southern Kyrgyzstan in June. A numbe…
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Commerce
Zimbabwe at thirty: Is there hope for the hungry?
On April 18, 2010, celebrating the 30th anniversary of independence from Britain, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe urged an end to political violence and a focus on rebuilding the economy in a country…
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- Poverty’s tightening grip on Asia and the Pacific
- West Africa at risk of famine: A wake-up call to the world
- World Bank contributes to India’s flourishing self-help group movement
- Economic difficulties press on, as progress towards UN Millennium Development Goals remains questionable
- As winter looms, Europe braces for more Russian posturing over energy access
Environment
Italian GMO controversy may impact Europe, deve...
Italian GMO controversy may impact Europe, developing countries and world economy The controversy over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, has heated up in Italy after Giorgio Fidenato, an Italia…
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Health
Aid needed to prevent cholera threat in flood r...
An outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases threaten survivors of floods in Pakistan, which could affect up to 3.5 million children according to estimates by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). …
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Culture
Swiss referendum prohibits construction of mosq...
A referendum presented to Swiss voters on 29 November passed with 57 per cent of the votes, thus prohibiting further construction of Islamic minarets throughout Switzerland. The referendum was initiat…
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Rights
National debate intensifies over plans to build...
The American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) and The Cordoba Initiative (CI) intend to build a 13-story mosque and community center named Park51 two blocks from Ground Zero, the location of the …
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- Violence in the Caucasus: Can a new round be avoided?
- Education programs: an encouraging way to reduce gender inequality
- Future of Australia’s mandatory detention policy remains in question
- Civilian abuses continue in the DRC; UN extends peacekeeping mission
- Organizations turn to school feeding programs as enrollment incentives