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World News tagged with society

Afghans Say Poverty, Not Taliban, Main Cause of War
World  (tags: world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, Afghanistan, freedoms, conflict, news, society, war, violence, government, interesting )

Cal
- 2 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group released on Wednesday
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Climate Deal Key to Fight "Devastating" Hunger-UN
World  (tags: politics, world, climate change, society )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com
The United Nations said on Monday that agreeing a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most devastating weapon of mass destruction".
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Guinea-Bissau: Cocaine's Traffic Hub
World  (tags: world, drug trade, interesting, death, news, society, government )

Cal
- 4 days ago - latimes.com
The unstable nation, along with other West African countries, makes an ideal stop for cartels smuggling drugs from South America to Europe.
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Child Rape Epidemic in Zimbabwe
World  (tags: africa, children, conflict, corruption, crime, ethics, government, HumanRights, society, violence, rape as a weapon of war, rape virgin, rape children )

Kelli
- 7 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Tens of thousands of children have been sexually abused in Zimbabwe in a growing epidemic that has shocked human rights activists.
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Africa: Millions of Poor Across Continent Set to Suffer Deepening Food Crisis, Warns UN Report
World  (tags: world, hunger, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, UnitedNations, society )

Cal
- 9 days ago - allafrica.com
Critical food insecurity is affecting 31 countries and the situation is particularly acute in East Africa, where prolonged drought and mounting conflict have left an estimated 20 million people in need of food aid, according to the Food and Agricultural O
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Dafur & Armenian Genocide: PM Erdogan "A Muslim Can Never Commit Genocide."
World  (tags: world, genocide, Turkey, Armenia, politics, society, crime, government )

Cal
- 10 days ago - europenews.dk
The Turks still refuse to come to terms with their history of genocide of the Armenian people. Successive Turkish governments were responsible for the state murder of over 2 million Armenians and 300 000 Greeks.
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GOOD NEWS---Israeli Prime Minister Calls for Peace Talks
World  (tags: israel, world, peace, PEACE, politics, usa, government, middle-east, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', society, news )

Cal
- 10 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Netanyahu also meets privately with President Obama in the Oval Office
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Mr. Netanyahu, Tear Down This Wall!
World  (tags: israel, palestine, the apartheid wall, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, crime, death, terrorism, violence, war, humans, children, freedoms, politics, society, corruption, war, violence, terrorism, world, death, crime, israel, ETHICS? )

David
- 10 days ago - justforeignpolicy.org
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall..."Their paeans to universal freedom ring hollow, when they bear large responsibility for another wall constricting human freedom: the apartheid wall dividing the Palestinian West Bank".
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India Restricts Coverage of Dalai Lama Visit
World  (tags: china, asia, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, interesting, politics, society, tibet, world )

Daphna
- 14 days 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
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GOOD NEWS---MIDEAST: Israelis Show the Light to Palestinian Herders
World  (tags: goodnews, GoodNews, israel, politics, society, news, humans, world )

Cal
- 18 days ago - ipsnews.net
Hundreds of impoverished Palestinian herders and farmers living in caves and tents in a remote area of the Palestinian West Bank have been provided free electricity due to the ingenuity of two Israeli physicists.
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Tell the U.N.: The Rapes Must Stop Now! -Take Action
World  (tags: petition, world, UnitedNations, violence, humanrights, government, freedoms, africa, ethics, humans, politics, society )

Daphna
- 21 days ago - change.org
Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest. The world reacted with outrage, but Guinea is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Pledge to Give Peace a Chance - The Petition Site
World  (tags: world, war, Pledge, violence, society, humanrights, interesting, HumanRights, freedoms )

Daphna
- 22 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Conflict is a characteristic of human existence, but when it's associated with violence, destruction and killing, it's no longer a healthy part of living. Everyone on this planet -- every woman, man, people of all faiths and all races -- must find a way
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Iranian Regime Accused of Stealing Billions
World  (tags: world, ethics, iran, society, scandal, politics, government, corruption )

Cal
- 22 days ago - jpost.com
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration has been accused of extensive financial fraud after a dispute between government agencies revealed a $35 billion discrepancy in revenues from the country's oil sales.
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A New Hope for Africa: Young Liberian Activist, Kimmie Weeks
World  (tags: war, africa, conflict, death, HumanRights, humans, interesting, children, Refugees&Relief, society, UnitedNations, world )

Daphna
- 27 days ago - gimundo.com
At ten years old, you were probably spending most of your time playing with Barbies or Matchbox cars. Not Kimmie Weeks: He was busy trying to save his country instead. Weeks, now 26, was born in the turbulent African nation of Li
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Kuwaiti Women Win Passport Rights
World  (tags: world, society, humanrights, government, middle-east )

Daphna
- 28 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Kuwaiti women will be able to obtain their own passport without the consent of their husbands, following a ruling by the country's constitutional court. The court, whose decisions are final, said the previous requirement was in violation of g
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