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Costa Rica Lawmakers Vote to Ban Open-Pit Mining
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
22 Nov 2010
Costa Rica’s congress voted on Tuesday [9 Nov 2010] to ban all new open-pit mining projects, citing environmental concerns, without blocking the development of the country’s only major gold mine.
→ read full articlePakistan Floods, Russia Heat Match Climate Trend
Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent - Reuters,
16 Aug 2010
Devastating floods in Pakistan and Russia’s heat wave match projected trends of ever more extremes caused by global warming even though it is impossible to blame humankind for single severe weather events, scientists said.
→ read full articleReport: Secret Document Affirms U.S.-Israel Nuclear Partnership
Haaretz Service, Barak Ravid and Reuters – Haaretz,
19 Jul 2010
Israel’s Army Radio reported on Wednesday [14 Jul 2010] that the United States has sent Israel a secret document committing to nuclear cooperation between the two countries. According to Army Radio, the U.S. has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and other supplies, despite the fact that Israel is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
→ read full articleScrap Dollar as Sole Reserve Currency: U.N. Report
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jul 2010
A new United Nations report released on Tuesday [29 Jun 2010] calls for abandoning the U.S. dollar as the main global reserve currency, saying it has been unable to safeguard value.
→ read full articleCOLOMBIA, U.S. SIGN MILITARY COOPERATION DEAL
Reuters,
31 Oct 2009
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia and the United States signed a pact on Friday [Oct 30 2009] increasing U.S. access to military bases in the South American country, deepening its standing as Washington’s main ally in the region.Left-leaning leaders in neighboring countries object to the deal, which gives U.S. troops access to seven bases in an […]
→ read full article[TRANSCEND MEMBER] U.N.’S RICHARD FALK: IDF SEIZURE OF GAZA-BOUND SHIP IS ‘CRIMINAL’
Reuters,
3 Jul 2009
A United Nations human rights investigator on Thursday [July 2, 09] called Israel’s seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the territory constituted a "continuing crime against humanity". Israeli authorities on Tuesday intercepted the vessel, which was also carrying 21 pro-Palestinian activists, and said it […]
→ read full articleRED CROSS SAYS THOUSANDS OF SRI LANKANS FACE ‘CATASTROPHIC’ HARDSHIP
Stephanie Nebehay – REUTERS April 21, 2009,
22 Apr 2009
Geneva – Up to 50,000 civilians trapped on a tiny strip in northern Sri Lanka are enduring dire hardship, suffering from a lack of food, water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday. Hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured in the past 48 hours and more […]
→ read full articleRUSSIAN FM: MAKE MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE ZONE
Reuters,
8 Mar 2009
Russia repeated on Saturday its call for the Middle East to be made a nuclear weapons-free zone. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, addressing a disarmament conference after holding bilateral talks in Geneva on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said: "The task to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime in the Middle East remains urgent. […]
→ read full articleHONDURAS LEFT BEHIND BY WASHINGTON, TURNS TO CHAVEZ
Gustavo Palencia and Anahi Rama (Reuters),
16 Sep 2008
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