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Pakistan and India strike new visa deal easing travelPakistan and India have agreed on visa terms aimed at easing travel between the two countries. |
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Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025The Obama administration on Tuesday introduced new rules to double fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025, a move that the White House says will be comparable to cutting a dollar a gallon from the price of gasoline and that auto dealers warned would raise the cost of a new car. |
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Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorshipMyanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. |
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Nanaimo latest B.C. municipality to ban shark fin
via The Province |
Tue August 14, 2012 |
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Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian GovernmentIn a case that could have broad implications, the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, won a major battle on July 25, when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Ecuadorian government had violated its rights to communal property and cultural identity. |
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City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark fins
via Calgary Herald |
Wed July 18, 2012 |
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Libya election: High turnout in historic voteLibyans have been voting in their first free national election for 60 years. |
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Human Rights Council backs Internet freedomDespite opposition from India, China and Russia, the UN Human Rights Council passed its first resolution on Internet freedom, to support individuals’ rights online. |
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China to ban shark fin soup from official functionsShark fin lovers attending an upcoming Chinese government soirée may be disappointed to find the delicacy off the menu. |
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Shark fin ban gains momentum in Metro citiesA campaign to stamp out the use of shark fins by Chinese restaurants is quickly gaining steam across Metro Vancouver. |
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Maldives creates world’s biggest marine reserveThe Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit it would create the world’s biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. |
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Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into accountLast month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. |
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Toronto joins growing list of municipalities to ban plastic bagsWhat started off as a debate to get rid of an unpopular five-cent fee for a plastic bag has ended up with the largest outright ban on plastic bags in North America. |
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After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapseFollowing research linking neonicotinoid pesticides to the decline in bee populations, France has announced it plans to ban Cruiser OSR, an insecticide produced by Sygenta. |
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World good news
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Costa Rica’s Shark Finning Ban Signed By President Chinchilla
- Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace plan
- Jaguar conservation gets a boost in North and Central America
- Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin ban
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
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