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Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Thursday, 07 December 2006
'A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.'

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World's youth believe 'war on terror' counterproductive Print E-mail
posted by Matthew   
Monday, 04 December 2006
"Young people overwhelmingly believe the US-led "war on terror" is not making the world safer, according to a poll conducted in major cities across the globe."
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To End Uganda's Nightmare -John Edwards Print E-mail
posted by Matthew   
Thursday, 16 November 2006
'At a moment of tremendous global hardship -- from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the killing fields of Darfur -- it is rare to find hope. So when there is the possibility for peace, we must seize it. That's why one of the world's great tragedies, the conflict in Northern Uganda, deserves our attention.'
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World's poor still deprived of drugs Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
'Poor people in developing countries are still not getting access to many life-saving medicines five years after a trade declaration that rich countries should put patients before profits, campaigners said on Tuesday.'
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Ice-melt isolates remote communities in Canada Print E-mail
posted by Multitude.tv   
Monday, 13 November 2006
'TORONTO (Reuters) - Aboriginal communities in Ontario's far north are becoming increasingly isolated as rising temperatures melt their winter route to the outside world and impede their access to supplies.'
last updated ( Monday, 13 November 2006 )
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