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DEVELOPMENT: ‘Summit Will Look For the Money’
Several NGOs believe that the need to find alternative financial sources to pay for development will finally be on the agenda at the United Nations summit this week.RIGHTS: Child Labour a ‘Necessary Evil’
"Child labour is evil," says Aimé Bada, a defender of minors' rights from Senegal. "But it is a necessary evil, because without the income the children earn in the poorest countries of the world, their families would be worse off."CLIMATE CHANGE: Europe Finds Extremes
Extreme weather conditions in Europe ranging from forest fires to floods are a consequence of human-made global warming, scientists say.RIGHTS: For Some, Paris Is Hell
"It's a shame to live here," says 34-year-old West African immigrant Chantal, mother of two.ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: Unstoppable Fires Tear Through Southern Forests
Just like every summer in recent years, residents in Southern Europe are bearing horrified witness to the fires that are consuming hundreds of thousands of hectares of forests.Unstoppable Fires in Europe's Forests
One-hundred thousand hectares of forests have been destroyed by fire in Spain, more than 70,000 hectares in Portugal, and around 15,000 in France so far this European summer.RIGHTS: French Show Immigrants a Sick Way Out
The French government decision to tie medical care to legal status has cut off about 400,000 illegal immigrants from access to treatment.ENVIRONMENT: France Feels the Heat
French scientists and environmental groups say global warming could hit France particularly hard.FRANCE: Doubts Rise Over the Great Nuclear Promise
The euphoria over a decision to base the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France seems to be evaporating. What remains is a growing doubt over the feasibility and cost of the project.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Dangerous Summer for Nuclear Power Plants
The northern hemisphere's summer began officially just a few weeks ago, but the high temperatures already recorded in France could prompt the shutdown of some of the 58 nuclear reactors that supply 80 percent of the country's energy.MIDEAST-NORTH AFRICA: Women Entrepreneurs the ‘Motor for Development’
Give Arab women the chance to become entrepreneurs by facilitating access to education, professional training and financial resources, and you will start the motor of economic development and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa region.FRANCE: Recasting Colonialism as a Good Thing
France and other European countries are claiming, either officially or through historians, that colonialism was a positive thing.
Dangerous Summer for Nuclear Power Plants
A wave of simmering heat could force some of France's 58 nuclear reactors to shut down. A warning has already been declared due to recent high temperatures.DEVELOPMENT: No End to Subsidies in Sight
Most countries in Europe and North America do not foresee an end to the billions of dollars they pay out in subsidies to their farmers, a leading expert says.RIGHTS: French Judiciary to Probe Guantanamo Detentions
The French judiciary has launched an investigation into the rights of seven French prisoners who were detained at Guantanamo Bay.FRANCE: Triumph of People Becomes Crisis for Govt
The clear French vote against the European constitution has precipitated a grave political crisis for France and for the European Union, with no easy solution in sight.POLITICS-EUROPE: French Preparing to Say No
All opinions polls suggest that the majority of French citizens will vote against the European constitution in the referendum May 29.DEVELOPMENT: Poor Marks for Germany on MDGs
The German government is slowing down European efforts towards an ambitious development policy, analysts say.EUROPE-CHINA: A Push to End Arms Embargo, a Thorn for U.S.
The plan of several European governments, led by France and Germany, to lift the ban on exporting weapons to the People's Republic of China is a new bone of contention within the European Union, and between the bloc and the United States - similar to rift about the invasion of Iraq two years ago.ENVIRONMENT: Customs Operations Go Green
The Fiji Department of Justice, for the first time in its history, ordered a local company and its president to pay fines for illegally importing and storing CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), a chemical that depletes the Earth's protective ozone layer.DEVELOPMENT: Millions Move One Way, Billions Another
Remittances from migrant workers are now almost double official development assistance, the Global Development Finance (GDF) 2005 report of the World Bank says.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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