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ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Seizes Opening for Ozone-Depleting Substance
The hole in the ozone layer risks looming larger after the world community agreed Friday to permit the United States and 10 other northern countries to continue using a pesticide that was supposed to be off-limits from 2005.HAITI: U.S. to Ship Guns to Neighbouring Dominican Republic
Washington is poised to start shipping 20,000 M-16 rifles to the Dominican Republic, the nation that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, where well-armed rebels helped to force President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power Feb. 29.POLITICS-U.S.: Criticism of Israeli Killing Just ‘Rhetoric’
Implied criticism by the White House for Israel's killing of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is merely ''rhetoric'', according to one Middle East expert in Washington.HAITI: U.S. Wants Aristide Official Extradited from Canada
A former senior official in the government of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will remain in legal limbo in Canada at least until next week after a judge adjourned his extradition hearing Tuesday.RIGHTS: Canadian Police Seize Algerian Asylum-Seeker From Church
Activists will rally across Canada on Tuesday to protest the deportation of a failed refugee claimant from Algeria, who was seized by police after taking sanctuary in a church, a first in this country observers say.ECONOMY-U.S.: Job Numbers Hide Insecurity
Jobs are everywhere in U.S. discourse these days, but not where they are most needed - attached to workers.HAITI: Did U.S. Push or Pull Aristide from Power?
As rebel leader Guy Philippe declared himself Haiti's "military chief" Tuesday, speculation continued to fly over the U.S. role in deposed president Jean-Bertrand Aristide's flight from power Sunday.HAITI: Did U.S. Push or Pull Aristide from Power?
As rebel leader Guy Philippe declared himself Haiti's "military chief" Tuesday, speculation continued to fly over the U.S. role in deposed president Jean-Bertrand Aristide's flight from power Sunday.POLITICS: Washington Drops Bomb on Landmine Ban
Groups that have fought for the elimination of anti-personnel landmines worldwide lashed out Friday at the U.S. decision to not sign the global Landmine Ban Treaty. They warned that Washington's snub could embolden nations already employing or considering use of the weapons.RIGHTS: Indigenous Children’s Survival Tied to Aboriginal Culture
The world's indigenous children face greater threats to survival than other youngsters, but that can only be changed by recognising that their well-being is tied to the survival of aboriginal cultures, including rights to land and resources, says a United Nations report released Wednesday.TECHNOLOGY: Can Security Birds Catch Computer Worm?
No less an authority than the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched the vital-sounding National Cyber Alert System to fight the problem, in late January.RIGHTS-U.S.: Same-Sex Couples Hurry to San Francisco
As same-sex couples from throughout the state of California, the rest of the United States and beyond flock to the city of San Francisco to be married, their supporters and opponents are readying for another court hearing Friday.CANADA: Flu Pandemic Plan a World Away from South’s Preparations
The release of Canada's multi-million-dollar plan to prepare for a global flu outbreak highlights how tough it would be to fight a pandemic in the developing world, says an expert here./ARTS WEEKLY/MEDIA: Homeless People Take to Airwaves Overnight
''I'm here to make it known that all people, especially street people and the homeless, have a right to the mass media, and do have a right to say whatever (is necessary) to get themselves into better conditions.''LABOUR: Alleged Union-Buster Expands in South
Dogged by allegations that it persecutes its workers who back labour unions in Canada and overseas, one of North America's largest shirt-makers is set to expand its Latin American and Caribbean workforce by 50 percent by 2008.RIGHTS: Alleged Union-Buster Expands in South
Dogged by allegations that it persecutes its workers who back labour unions in Canada and overseas, one of North America's largest shirt-makers is set to expand its Latin American and Caribbean workforce by 50 percent by 2008.POLITICS: Greenbacks Set to Colour Biodiversity Meet
Control of the trade in genetically modified products and who should profit from the exploitation of natural resources are just two of the controversial items on the agenda of this month's global meeting on biodiversity.RIGHTS-U.S.: 27 Sentenced for Protesting Army ‘Torture’ Training
A nun, six clergy, a former New York City firefighter and several human rights activists were among 27 people sentenced to jail or probation this week for protesting a U.S. military training school whose students included Latin American soldiers who later violated human rights./ARTS WEEKLY/BOOKS: Indigenous Innovations Buttress Today’s ‘Knowledge Society’
In Ron Wakegijig's "office" is a cupboard whose many shelves are lined with rows of stacked, stout coffee cans, each containing a quantity of a healing plant.RIGHTS-U.S.: Seeking Asylum Risky After 9/11 – Report
Sonam fled Tibet for Nepal so that she could freely practise her religion and become a Buddhist nun.HEALTH: South Unprepared for ‘Flu’ Pandemic – Experts
To the list of killer diseases that threaten millions of people in the developing world, add one more - influenza, commonly known as the flu.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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