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Time to Take a Stand for Refugees
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, interesting, asia )

Cal
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
On November 15, Indonesian authorities said they had shot and wounded two Afghan refugees they said were trying to escape after their boat was intercepted three days earlier.
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Obama in South Korea: Security, Trade Agreement Focus of Talks
World  (tags: world, asia, government, news, OBAMA )

Cal
- 1 day ago - latimes.com
The president should find a receptive audience in President Lee Myung-bak. The two are expected to reaffirm their alliance, but the U.S.-Korea free-trade agreement remains in question.
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Gaza Smuggling at Pre-Cast Lead Volume
World  (tags: world, conflict, middle-east, israel, violence, Hamas, politics )

Cal
- 1 day ago - jpost.com
Smuggling into the Gaza Strip from Egypt beneath the Philadelphi Corridor has returned to the busy levels that prevailed before Operation Cast Lead last winter, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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MIDEAST: Palestinians Threaten Unilateral Independent State
World  (tags: middle-east, israel, politics, government, conflict, UnitedNations, world, news, interesting )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
Following the political deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to take the matter directly to the U.N. Security Council.
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In China, U.S. Strikes Conciliatory Tone
World  (tags: usa, china, government, politics, diplomacy, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Obama's trip stands in stark contrast to visits by his predecessors
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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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New Prison at Bagram Points to Shift in Approach
World  (tags: world, asia, Afghanistan, usa, war, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 3 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Detention Facility at Parwan Will Replace Notorious Bagram Prison
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Deadly Leopard Seal Tries to Feed Live Penguins to Photographer (Video)
World  (tags: world, news, Aniaml, Seal, Video, penguin )

Katie
- 3 days ago - treehugger.com
"Bloody Hell! That's the biggest leopard seal I've ever seen!" Leopard seals are pretty scary predators, especially if you're a penguin. But they can be friendly to other leopard seals, which is something that photographer Paul Nicklen learned.........
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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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Obama Says Washington Not Trying to Contain China
World  (tags: diplomacy, usa, china, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', news, world, interesting )

Cal
- 4 days ago - reuters.com
U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese students on Monday he did not fear their nation's rise, ahead of talks on trade imbalances and currency strains that underline the sometimes tense embrace between the two giants
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Meet the Five Almost-Endangered Species of 2009
World  (tags: world, Wildlife, Endangered Species, 2009 )

Katie
- 4 days ago - treehugger.com
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is out with its annual list of proposed candidate species, or "candidate notice of review." That is, plants and animals that the agency says may be designated as endangered unless conservation measures are taken.....
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Atlantic Bluefin Trade Ban Now Vital as Tuna Commission Fails to Take Action Again
World  (tags: world, Animal, bluefin tuna, failure )

Katie
- 4 days ago - panda.org
The Atlantic tuna commission today came up with only inadequate or delayed actions to ensure the recovery of the eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, global conservation organization WWF warned today. Saving the tuna will now depend largely........
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Atlantis Shuttle Set to Blast Off.
World  (tags: News, World, space program, Space shuttle, atlantis )

Katie
- 4 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The US space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off from Florida on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station (ISS). Lift-off is planned for 1928 GMT (1428 EST) on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral.
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Copenhagen Climate Change Agreement Is Impossible
World  (tags: world, News, government, Copenhagen, Climate Change )

Katie
- 4 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
World leaders have finally accepted that it will be impossible to come to a deal on climate change this year and have moved their attention to setting new dealines for a global agreement.
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