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Review: "To Move the World" by Jeffrey D. Sachs
As director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General, Jeffrey Sachs has devoted his considerable intellect and energy to global development. It was in this capacity, he writes, that he came across...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Columbia University, John F. Kennedy, Colleges and Universities
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No rise in cancer seen from Japan's nuclear disaster-UN experts
Reuters* U.N. scientific committee drafts report on Fukushima * Expects no increase in cancer rates as people left area * Report to be presented to U.N. General Assembly VIENNA, May 31 (Reuters) - Cancer rates are not expected to rise after Japan's...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Accidents, International Organizations, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)
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OAS report breaks ground on marijuana
Latin American presidents who support decriminalization of marijuana won a big diplomatic victory in recent days when the 34-country Organization of American States issued a report that considers that option as one of several policies that might help...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Mexico, Punishment, Prisons
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Religious freedom under attack
"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in...
Tags: Politics, Belgium, Pakistan, U.S. Congress, Human Rights
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Global arms trade treaty still has a shot, backers say
A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week. But even if the treaty passes, its power will hinge on how nations...
Tags: Politics, Weaponry, Human Rights, European Union, Personal Weapon Control
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Moving past stalemate in the Middle East
With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we...
Tags: Barack Obama, Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, John Kerry, West Bank
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Coming back to life after the Holocaust
"Happy birthday!" my mom and her first cousin will wish each other on Sunday, even though neither was born on Jan. 27. Rather, it's the anniversary of their new lease on life, of the day the Soviet Red Army liberated them from behind the barbed wire of...
Tags: Tuberculosis, Human Interest, Culture, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Judaism
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Israel announces plans for more West Bank housing
JERUSALEM -- Only a day after reports that President Obama had scathing words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy and six days before Israeli elections, more construction was announced Wednesday. The Housing Ministry issued tenders...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Palestinian National Authority, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas
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Who needs reform most: Egypt or America?
Prior to leaving Egypt for the United Nations General Assembly, Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi told The New York Timesthe United States needs to "fundamentally change" its approach to the Arab world. That includes, he said, showing greater...Tags: USA Today, Jihad, Pakistan, Los Angeles Times, Islam
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Palestinians hope President Obama's second term will help bring change
World NowPalestinians expressed hope Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama’s second term will be more forthcoming toward resolving their conflict with Israel than his first. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quick to congratulate Obama... -
The Week in Pictures | November 26 – December 2, 2012
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Fighting continues in Syria, where rebel fighters celebrate atop the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet that was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and... -
Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
World NowBurma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday....
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