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Dogs Restricted at Wildlife Site
World  (tags: News, survey, report, dogs, wildlife, restrictions )

Katie
- 4 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Restrictions on dogs have been brought in at a nature site in Byfleet to boost numbers of ground-nesting skylarks and to guard against charging cattle.
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Environment Agency Urges Bigger Fines for Polluters
World  (tags: world, news, environment, pollution violations, polluters, industry )

Katie
- 4 hours ago - guardian.co.uk
Government watchdog makes appeal to courts as latest statistics show 13% fall in serious pollution cases since 2007.The courts were today urged by the government's environment watchdog to issue tougher fines for environmental pollution.
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Fort Hood Mass Shootings: 12 Killed By Alleged Gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan
World  (tags: Army, Gunman, Texas )

Nancy
- 12 hours ago - nydailynews.com
An Army shrink who specialized in treating combat stress snapped Thursday and launched a bloody rampage at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas that killed 12 people and wounded 31, officials said.
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Bottles Reborn as Blankets for Disaster Victims
World  (tags: recycling, humans, eco-friendly, clothing, GoodNews, Refugees&Relief, world )

Daphna
- 16 hours ago - alertnet.org
A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity. The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
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Indigenous Hondurans Face Persecution and Great Risk After Coup
World  (tags: world, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', indigenous peoples' rights, Honduras, violence, terrorism, politics, conflict, government )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances.
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India Restricts Coverage of Dalai Lama Visit
World  (tags: china, asia, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, interesting, politics, society, tibet, world )

Daphna
- 22 hours ago - cbc.ca
The Indian government on Thursday has refused to allow foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's visit on Sunday to a region at the heart of a border dispute with China. The government did not give permits allowing foreign correspondents
3 comments
BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS
World  (tags: zimbabwe, mugabe, diamonds, global trade, humanrights, freedoms, terror, murder )

Jelica
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
Sign the petition to end Zimbabwe's 'blood diamonds'. Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe has brutally seized control of his country's diamond fields and is using the profits from our precious wedding rings and jewelry to finance a vicious political militi
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Act Now! BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS [Avaaz Petition]
World  (tags: world, Zimbabwe, Mugabe, humanrights, children, 'blood' diamonds )

Janet
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has sent his brutal army to seize control of his country's diamond fields. 200 civilians have been murdered and profits from our wedding rings are used to fuel violent political conflict.[thanks, Dandelion]
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Discovering Online Libraries
World  (tags: Library, Resources, Online, Literature, Study )

Nancy
- 1 day ago - bestcollegesonline.com
Springing up nearly overnight, online libraries now offer users the opportunity to explore vast literary collections while not leaving the comfort of their home.
6 comments
Israel Invites Foreign Envoys to Inspect Iran Arms Shipment
World  (tags: middle-east, israel, iran, conflict, weapons, politics, terrorism, world )

Cal
- 1 day ago - jpost.com
Following the seizure of a massive shipment of Iranian arms bound for Hizbullah, the Foreign Ministry stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday, inviting foreign ambassadors stationed in Israel to come and inspect the container-loads of weapons captured b
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U.N. Evacuates Hundreds of Staff From Afghanistan
World  (tags: politics, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, conflict, interesting, violence, asia )

Cal
- 1 day ago - reuters.com
The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country
6 comments
Palestinian Scare Tactic in Talks With Israel?
World  (tags: world, middle-east, israel, news, politics, interesting, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict )

Cal
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
Negotiator floats idea few like: one state where all live together
15 comments
US Praises China's Space Progress
World  (tags: News, space program, China, US, research )

Katie
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
China has made dramatic improvements in its military capabilities in space, according to a senior US general. General Kevin Chilton, commander of US Strategic Command, also said the US would like more information about China's intentions.
2 comments
How the World Wildlife Fund Works
World  (tags: world, WWF, environment, Organisations )

Katie
- 2 days ago - animals.howstuffworks.com
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (known as WWF) safeguards nature and ecological processes. Its mission is "to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
5 comments
Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
World  (tags: harvest, timber, tree, study, research, animal, frog )

Katie
- 2 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles..
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