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First UN-organized repatriation of southern Sudan’s refugees gets under wayA white bull was slaughtered, children sang and danced, women ululated and men pounded drums in celebration as a group of South Sudanese refugees went home over the weekend in the first repatriation organized by the United Nations refugee agency for those who fled the 21-year-long civil war in southern Sudan. |
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ZAMBIA: Landmark judgment for women in customary marriagesA precedent setting ruling earlier this month by a local court in Zambia has given women married under customary law the right to a share of marital property in the event of a divorce or death of the husband. |
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Senate Blocks Attempt to Allow Drilling in Alaska National Wildlife RefugeA quarter-century long fight over the nation's most divisive environmental issue rages on after the Senate on Wednesday rejected opening an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling even though that provision was included in a must-pass bill that funds U.S. troops overseas and hurricane victims. |
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Iraq: UN commends countrywide participation in inclusive electionsThe United Nations today commended the Iraqi people for their active nationwide participation in yesterday�s elections, congratulated the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) for the conduct of the poll, and pledged its continued support on the path to peace and democracy in the strife-torn country. |
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A peacenik inspired by IndiaHe is the unlikeliest saviour the United Nations can expect. And yet, Ted Turner, the legendary founder of CNN, Cartoon Network and even World Championship Wrestling, is giving a billion dollars of his own money to various UN agencies through his United Nations Foundation. |
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EU Ministers Approve New Law on Toxic ChemicalsEuropean Union ministers on Tuesday approved a bill to protect the public from toxic chemicals, reaching a deal despite opposition from industry and cries from activists that the measure was too weak. |
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China waking up to the environmental cost of breakneck growth: expertsToxic spills, smog-filled skies and swathes of land reduced to dust -- scenes all too common in China, but green experts say the country is finally realising it must stop sacrificing the environment for growth. |
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CONGO-SOUTH AFRICA: Mbeki promises to help nation fight povertySouth African President Thabo Mbeki has said his country would help the Republic of Congo (ROC) to fight poverty, which the UN Development Programme estimates to be afflicting up to 70 percent of the country's 3.1-million people. |
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GREAT LAKES: Norway to promote peace and development through culture, sportsNorway launched a programme on Friday to support culture and sports in developing countries, especially among people in conflict zones such as Africa's Great Lakes region. |
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UN launches education programme for thousands of former combatants in LiberiaThe head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia today launched a programme to provide formal education to 20,000 disarmed former combatants as part of efforts to reintegrate into the mainstream the West African country's former belligerents who ended their civil conflict in 2003. |
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EU Hopes To Reach Deal on Landmark Chemicals Bill Next MonthThe European Union hopes to reach agreement soon on a controversial bill designed to protect people from effects of chemicals used in products of everyday use, Britain said Thursday. |
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Silent revolutionThe seeds of Chipko – popularly known as the ‘tree huggers’ – were sown in the early 1980s in northern India and the forests of the Himalayas. |
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Jordan congratulates Palestine on opening of Rafah crossingJordanian King Abdullah II phoned Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to congratulate him on the opening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, a crucial link of the Palestinians to the outside world. |
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Post-War West African States Agree to Save ElephantsWest African states emerging from years of civil strife have pledged to conserve and protect dwindling elephant populations, a Liberian government official said on Thursday. |
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