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CZECH REPUBLIC: Base Drops Out of Radar
By Zoltán Dujisin
BUDAPEST - The Czech Republic has entered election campaign period with dire warnings being sounded of falling into the Russian sphere of influence, just as the U.S. drops its plans to build a missile base in Eastern Europe.
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EASTERN EUROPE: Disabled Seek to Move In From the Margins
By Claudia Ciobanu
BUCHAREST - At 37, Dimo Kokorkov, a carpenter from Stara Zagora in central Bulgaria is "broken-hearted". Dimo says this to describe his sense of deep injustice after being systematically abused in prison because of his disabilities.
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RUSSIA: The Language of Influence Weakens
By Kester Kenn Klomegah
MOSCOW - Nearly all of the former Soviet republics have adopted native languages that were suppressed during the communist era at the expense of Russian. This is affecting Russia's influence over the commonwealth of independent states.
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ENERGY: To Fly Around the World - Without Fuel
By Stephen Leahy*
DÜBENDORF, Switzerland - A solar-powered aircraft will take flight next month from Switzerland with hopes ultimately to circle the Earth in 2012, without fuel, and stopping every five days only to change pilots.
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SPAIN: Debt Write-Off, Development Funds for Bolivia
By Tito Drago
MADRID - Bolivian President Evo Morales wound up a three-day official visit to Spain Tuesday with a financial aid commitment from the Spanish government - in the form of a debt-for-development swap - and a reciprocal agreement to allow Bolivians and Spaniards resident in each other's countries to vote in local elections.
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Q&A: Women Are Not Wallpaper
Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli interview filmmaker ERIK GANDINI
ROME - Something new is appearing on the Italian screen. About time, some may say.
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AFRICA: "Why Surrender Market to Subsidised European Goods?"
By Nasseem Ackbarally
PORT LOUIS - "Why should we surrender ourselves to the invasion of highly subsidised European goods? What will be the impact of capital outflows because of strategic services such as telecommunication, port, energy and water services being liberalised and privatised in the interest of European companies?"
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RIGHTS-ITALY: Trafficking From Nigeria Rises Sharply
By Sabina Zaccaro
ROME - An alarming rise has been recorded in the number of Nigerian girls trafficked to Italy.
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SERBIA: Media Wakes Up to New Curbs
By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
BELGRADE - A controversial new law on media came into force in Serbia Tuesday, raising fears that freedom of expression will now be restricted by censorship or self- censorship.
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BRAZIL: Military Deal with France Strengthens Multipolar Focus
Analysis by Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO - With the announcement of a multi-billion-dollar military technology-sharing deal with France, Brazil is projecting itself as a future regional military supplier, while sending out a clear signal about the multipolar focus of its foreign policy.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Survival Means Anticipating and Adapting
By Stephen Leahy
GENEVA - Imagine being able to know months in advance when and where floods or droughts may occur. That is what over 150 countries participating in the third World Climate Conference, which concluded last Friday in Geneva, pledged to achieve through the creation of a Global Framework for Climate Services.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Rising Seas Demand Better Family Planning
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN - A rising population and climate change need to be considered together in an integrated policy, experts demanded at a forum on sexual and reproductive health and development held in Berlin Sep. 2-4.
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G20: Moving Up BRIC by BRIC
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
LONDON - Every one of these 'G' meetings becomes now an occasion for the developing countries - say the emerging economies - to turn that extra energy into a louder voice in the business of global decision-taking.
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By Catherine Ashton

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By Leonardo Padura Fuentes

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By Walden Bello

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By Maurice Strong

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By Andrew MacMillan

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By Emma Bonino

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By Mark Sommer

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