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Ban to send Goldstone to UNSC 'ASAP'Article's topics: Goldstone Report, Danny Ayalon , Un , Avigdor Lieberman NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he will send the Goldstone Report, which calls for Israel and the Palestinians to investigate alleged war... |
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Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces...that a joint investigation was under way to determine whether any of the casualties were caused by NATO "close air support." The top U.S. and NATO commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal , has ordered commanders to use airpower sparingly to... |
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BBC News | 8 hours ago
Afghans die in ' Nato air strike'
At least eight Afghans working with US forces have been killed in a Nato air strike in north-western Afghanistan , the defence ministry in Kabul says. Nato confirms an air strike was ordered and is investigating whether it was the cause of...
In this article: NATO, US, British troops, Taliban, Afghanistan, Kabul, Stanley McChrystal, 82nd Airborne Division, and Taliban insurgents
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GlobalPost | 10 hours ago
Kenya battles recurring drought
...23 million people are on the brink and will only survive if emergency food is handed out fast. The World Food Program (WFP ) - part of the United Nations - is asking for $1 billion to feed the region's drought-struck people for the next...
In this article: Kenya, Maize, World Food Program, Mwingi, Horn of Africa, Somalia, Ethiopia, Recession, and Sugar
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 11 hours ago
Canada requests WTO consultations on seal hunt ban
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. OTTAWA Canada is taking its seal hunt dispute with the European Union to the World Trade Organization. Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Monday that Ottawa has formally requested WTO consultations...
In this article: World Trade Organization, European Union, Canada, Ottawa, University of Central Florida, Michael Jordan, Hollywood, and Europe
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Independent.co.uk - World | 1 day ago
UN chief sending Gaza war crimes report to Security Council
...Criminal Court, the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal. The Security Council , however, is highly unlikely to take any action. The United States has repeatedly said the report belongs in the Geneva -based Human Rights Council ,...
In this article: Security Council, Gaza, Ban Ki-moon, Israel, UN, and Palestinian militants
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Reuters | 1 day ago
IMF warns G20 off cutting economic support too fast
...that it should be the world's main economic governing council, because it also includes most of the key developing economies -- unlike the G7 or G8. Officials say that proposals on the table in Scotland include a system where countries put...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Alistair Darling, Scotland, U.S., Climate change, Japan, and G8
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Developing countries launch nearly half WTO disputes
...open to smaller and poorer countries as well as rich trading powers, even though the United States and European Union are the two biggest users. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said it was no surprise that the United States and European...
In this article: WTO, European Union, United States, Plaintiff, Canada, Norway, Mexico, and Brazil
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Yahoo! News | 1 day ago
Internet censorship seen liable to WTO challenge (Reuters)
Internet seen censorship liable to WTO challenge By Jonathan Lynn - Fri Nov 6, 2009 7:35AM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization as it can...
In this article: World Trade Organization, Reuters Limited, Internet censorship, Baidu, Google, China, United States, Ecipe, and Yahoo
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Reuters | 1 day ago
CORRECTED - Internet censorship liable to WTO challenge - study
...of Japanese market. Also updates link to homepage with link to full report) * Censorship breaks WTO rules if restricts service trade * WTO challenge could clarify limits of censorship By Jonathan Lynn Censorship of the Internet is...
In this article: WTO, Internet censorship, Google, Baidu, China, Ecipe, United States, and Antigua
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Kansas City Star | 2 days ago
Norway seeks WTO help in disputed EU seal hunt ban
OSLO Norway has joined Canada in asking the World Trade Organization to settle its seal hunt dispute with the European Union. </p><p>Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Thursday that Norway has formally requested WTO assistance in...
In this article: World Trade Organization, European Union, Norway, Jonas Gahr Stoere, Canada, and Oslo
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scotsman.com - Business | 3 days ago
WTO asked to settle China trade dispute
...to settle a dispute with China over restrictions on exports of various raw materials. The executive arm of the 27-nation European Union said the restrictions clearly breached international trade rules. " China 's restrictions on raw...
In this article: WTO, China, and European Union
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Reuters | 5 days ago
Obama urged to factor WTO issue into tanker contest
... Jay Inslee , a Democrat from Washington , said it was illogical for the U.S. government to be pursuing a trade case against the European Union for the subsidies while the Air Force "ignores the same to the detriment of American workers."
In this article: Airbus, Boeing Co, World Trade Organization, Barack Obama, EADS, Defense Department, and U.S.
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Medical News Today | October 29, 2009
World Food Programme To Launch 4-Month Food Voucher Text Message Pilot Program For Iraqi Refugees
Article Date: 29 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT The World Food Programme (WFP ) Tuesday announced that it is launching a pilot program to send food vouchers via mobile phone text messages to Iraqi refugees in Syria , Agence France-Presse reports...
In this article: World Food Programme, Syria, Agence France-Presse, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Middle East, and Damascus
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washingtonpost.com | October 29, 2009
IAEA team back from Iran inspection
Iran 's other enrichment plant - a sprawling underground facility at Natanz - is already under IAEA monitoring. But its general refusal to heed U.N. Security Council demands and freeze enrichment has resulted in three sets of Council...
In this article: Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, Tehran, Mohamed ElBaradei, Geneva, U.S., and Russia
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | October 27, 2009
IOC to draw up 'ambiguous gender' guidelines after Caster Semenya controversy
... Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the women's 800m world title - a victory which would become engulfed by controversy Photo: AP IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist revealed on Tuesday that his panel will organise a...
In this article: IOC, Caster Semenya, Arne Ljungqvist, Hormone, Berlin, and Florida
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washingtonpost.com | October 27, 2009
AP NewsBreak: IOC to hold meeting on gender cases
... they were dropped before the 2000 Sydney Games because the screening process - chromosome testing - was deemed unscientific and unethical. The IOC has a special medical panel on site at the games that can intervene if necessary. The IOC...
In this article: IOC, Arne Ljungqvist, Caster Semenya, Hormone, Berlin, Miami Beach, Fla., London, and Florida
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washingtonpost.com | October 27, 2009
IOC set to start working in Rio on 2016 Olympics
...games with Rio 's organizing committee and government agencies. "We start immediately with working with the Brazilians," IOC President Jacques Rogge told The Associated Press on Monday. IOC team leader Gilbert Felli , executive...
In this article: IOC, Jacques Rogge, London, Cruising, Carlos Nuzman, Switzerland, Brazil, and Lausanne
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boston.com - Latest news | October 26, 2009
World Food Program says 1 billion people hungry
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING UN food agency says 200 million more people hungry Pakistan army soldiers board into a vehicle as they leave after attending funeral prayer of their comrade Nadeem Moeen-ud-Din, who was...
In this article: World Food Program, Africa, Climate change, UN, Philippines, Sumatra, South America, Karachi, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia
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Medical News Today | October 25, 2009
Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Grave Situation In The Philippines Following Succession Of Violent Storms
...on their feet. The world, and the World Food Programme , are here to support their efforts. As part of the UN family's humanitarian response, WFP is providing food relief and logistics support under the WFP -led logistics cluster with...
In this article: World Food Programme, Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Josette Sheeran, Department of Social Development, UN, and Luzon





