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05/18/2012
Activists Brace for Long War Against Nuclear Power
Suvendrini Kakuchi
TOKYO, May 17 - For the past two decades Masao Ishiji (59), has been fighting tooth and nail to ban the operation of four nuclear reactors that dot the western coastline of Oi in the Fukui prefecture facing the Japan Sea.(IPS)
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Over Objections, U.S. Lifts Myanmar Investment Ban
Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, May 18 - In a highly anticipated confirmation, the United States on Thursday announced that it would be significantly rolling back bilateral economic restrictions that have been in place on Myanmar (Burma) for a decade and a half.(IPS)
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The Political Drones Get Louder
Ashfaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR, May 17 - Growing numbers of activists are beginning to counter U.S. Drone attacks into Pakistani territory. The activists are confronting the U.S., but increasingly now the Pakistani government for allowing such attacks to continue.(IPS)
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NATO's Twin Crises
John Feffer
WASHINGTON, May 17 - It's not an easy time for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).(IPS)
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Cuban Activists Defend Sexual Rights as Human Rights
Ivet González
HAVANA, May 17 - The Fifth Cuban Day Against Homophobia focused on recognising and including sexual rights as human rights, a cause increasingly advocated by activists demanding respect for sexual diversity in this Caribbean island nation.(IPS)
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OP-ED
Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
Dr. Emile Nakhleh*
WASHINGTON, May 16 - The rising spectre of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.(IPS)
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05/17/2012
Rio+20
European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
Julio Godoy
BERLIN, May 16 - The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.(IPS)
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EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions
Daan Bauwens
BRUSSELS, May 16 - All 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have strongly spoken out against Israeli demolitions in Area C of the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2011 not less than 60 EU-funded projects have been demolished while 110 others are currently at risk. Several analysts claim the Israeli authorities are specifically targeting EU-funded projects.(IPS)
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Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, May 16 - The statistics have remained staggering: every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy and child birth-related complications caused primarily by severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure and unsafe abortions.(IPS)
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World Bank Accused of Ignoring Lessons on Mega Infrastructure
Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, May 16 - In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a new report by International Rivers warns.(IPS)
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Public Funds Could Help Provide Water and Electricity, Researchers Say
Johanna Treblin
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 - For several decades, governments around the globe have turned to privatisation as the best option to help relieve the world's destitute by providing them with health care services, water and electricity. By and large, however, this effort has failed.(IPS)
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Q&A
The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
Shari Nijman interviews DICKSON DESPOMMIER, director of the Vertical Farm Project
NEW YORK, May 16 - In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.(IPS)
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No Celebration for Mothers of the Missing in Mexico
Daniela Pastrana
MEXICO CITY, May 15 - Emma Veleta and Toribio Muñoz were married 40 years ago and had seven children, four boys and three girls. They lived in the town of Anáhuac, 100 km from the capital of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. But on Jun. 19, 2011, as they were celebrating Father’s Day, tragedy struck.(IPS)
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05/16/2012
Brazilian Government Sets Guidelines for Success at Rio+20
Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 - As the host of Rio+20, the Brazilian government has defined guidelines for achieving success at the upcoming world summit, whose aim is to assess and strengthen what has been done since the 1992 Earth Summit, the first global meeting on sustainable development.(IPS)
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"Small Five" Challenge "Big Five" Over Veto Powers
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 - The 193-member General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution - described as "historic" - requesting the five permanent members (P5) of the Security Council to consider "refraining from using their vetoes on action aimed at preventing or ending genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity".(IPS)
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