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World News tagged with World

The Obamas' State Dinner for India a Green Affair
World  (tags: world, politics, india, u.s )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - theglobeandmail.com
The stars come out as President welcomes Indian PM Manmohan Singh for first official state dinner
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The World's 3 'Carbon Neutral Nations' Gear Up to Cut Emissions
World  (tags: world, News, interesting, emissions, carbon emissions )

Katie
- 5 hours ago - treehugger.com
It's not easy being carbon neutral--that's what the world's most exclusive carbon-cutting club is finding out fast. Only three countries have pledged to become entirely carbon neutral: Costa Rica, the Maldives, and Norway.
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This Year 'in Top Five Warmest'
World  (tags: News, world, interesting, Climate Change, temperature rise )

Katie
- 7 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
This year will be one of the top five warmest years globally since records began 150 years ago, according to figures compiled by the Met Office.
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U.S., Mexico Align Against Brutal Narcotics Trade
World  (tags: world, usa, violence, society, drug wars, mexico )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - msnbc.msn.com
After long era of mistrust, nations merge training, intelligence, technology
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Sri Lanka Seizes Australia-Bound Boats
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, asia, politics )

Cal
- 21 hours ago - abc.net.au
Sri Lanka's navy says it has intercepted two fishing trawlers carrying 60 asylum seekers heading for Australia.
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Two Afghan Ministers Suspected of Embezzlement
World  (tags: world, Afghanistan, ethics, corruption )

Cal
- 1 day ago - reuters.com
Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated under suspicion of embezzlement, a deputy attorney general said on Monday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai faces tough Western pressure to clean up his government
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France Finds Monsanto Guilty of Lying
World  (tags: crime, corruption, ethics, europe, humans, news, politics, world )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - current.com
France's highest court has ruled that U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as "biodeg
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Take Action- ACT FAST to Beat Poverty!
World  (tags: petition, world, politics, humanrights, humans, freedoms, ethics, children, Refugees&Relief )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - change.org
This Thanksgiving, as you rejoice in the bounty of food, family, and friends, you have a very real opportunity to make a change. By signing one simple pledge, you can help people who lack many of the necessities we're thankful for, like food
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Top 25 Reasons to Give a Damn About Climate Change
World  (tags: world, News, climate change, copenhagen )

Katie
- 2 days ago - grist.org
While social scientists ponder the best ways to get the message out and motivate the masses--and since we're gearing up to cover December's climate talks in Copenhagen--we've devised a Grist list of good reasons to care about this global crisis.
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Copenhagen Climate Summit: 60 Heads of State to Attend
World  (tags: News, copenhagen summit, world, Environment Issues )

Katie
- 2 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged that more than 60 presidents and prime ministers plan to attend.
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Sri Lanka to Release 136,000 Tamil War Refugees
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', HumanRights, humanrights, world, war, politics, goodnews )

Cal
- 3 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said
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Afghanistan's Firebrand--Interview With Malalai Joya
World  (tags: world, Afghanistan, women, society, politics, humanrights, conflict )

Cal
- 3 days ago - motherjones.com
The outspoken former Afghani parliament member on warlords, women's rights, and failed US policy in her homeland.
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KENYA---Samburu People 'Under Attack' Over Land Rights
World  (tags: conflict, africa, china, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', world, politics, violence, humans )

Cal
- 3 days ago - peopleandplanet.net
Cultural Survival says the government there has been carrying out "massive and well-organized attacks on Samburu villages by combined police and military forces and the use of government-funded mercenaries from Somalia." The aim, it seems, is to support o
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Palin: 'Jews Need a Place to Live'
World  (tags: Palin, politics, world, israel, humanrights, middle-east )

Cal
- 3 days ago - jpost.com
Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin disagrees with the Obama administration's demand that Israel halt settlement construction, although her reason for that opinion is puzzling to some (or at the least demonstrates she's not familiar with the
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Copenhagen Climate Conference: Key Facts
World  (tags: News, world, Climate Change, conference, copenhagen summit, facts )

Katie
- 4 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
What you need to know about climate change and the Copenhagen climate conference. The Copenhagen summit aims to limit the global temperature increase by no more than 2C. Without action it will increase by 6-7C by the year 2100
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