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Govt suggests protecting great whitesConservation Minister Chris Carter has floated the idea of making the great white shark a protected species with potential fines of up to $250,000 for killing one of the man-eating species. |
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Progress at Horn of Africa talksTalks to end a border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea have ended with what diplomats are describing as a measure of progress. |
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Chile Inaugurates First Woman PresidentMichelle Bachelet, a Socialist pediatrician who suffered prison, torture and exile under Chile's military dictatorship, was sworn in as the nation's first female president on Saturday. |
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UN to launch new emergency fundThe United Nations is setting up a new fund which will aim to pay out money quickly when disasters occur. |
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Government promotes women’s rightsSpeaking after today's cabinet meeting which concentrated solely on women's issues, the deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, told the press that the new equality law for the workplace would be the most important part of equality legislation in Spain since the Constitution. |
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Sen. Wyden Unveils ‘Internet Nondiscrimination Act of 2006’Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today introduced the Internet Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 - legislation which will ensure "net neutrality," or equal delivery of content on the Internet, for consumers and business interests. |
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Landmark meeting for Ivory CoastMajor political and rebel leaders will hold talks in the Ivory Coast for the first time since a 2002 uprising. |
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Drop in refugees from Sri Lanka shows progress towards peace: UN officialAhead of Wednesday�s peace talks on Sri Lanka between Tamil Tiger separatists and the Government, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that the drop in the number of Sri Lankans fleeing regional insecurity showed that all people on the island want an end to the 20-year conflict. |
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Denmark, Norway Draw up Arctic Sea BoundaryDenmark and Norway on Monday delineated the maritime boundary between two islands in the Arctic Ocean, dividing prized fishing rights and potential oil reserves. |
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Second India-Pakistan rail link opens after four decadesA second rail link between India and Pakistan was reopened Saturday in yet another move aimed at improving relations between the neighbours that have fought three wars in the past. |
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US Evangelicals repent, break with White House over climate changeEvangelicals, who have claimed credit for helping George Bush into the White House, have broken with the US president, and demanded action to tackle climate change and avert a global disaster. |
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Deal protects Canada rainforestCanada's province of British Columbia has announced plans to protect a huge swathe of Pacific Coast rainforest, known as the Amazon of the North. |
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India withdraws 5,000 troops from KashmirIndia has claimed to have withdrawn nearly 5,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir following an improvement in the security situation in the state. |
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Poorest to get drug co-pay aidGov. Chris Gregoire and the nation's top health official announced Saturday morning that the state will allocate $14 million to cover the co-pays for the state's poorest residents in the new Medicare prescription-drug plan. |
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- EU seeks to crack down on shark finning
- GM crops banned in Peru
- Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve
- World meets UN safe water goal
- International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel crop
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Rebels Sign Truce in South Sudan
- Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill
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