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With walruses on thin ice, Shell pursues Arctic drilling
September 2, 2011As global warming threatens the wellbeing of Alaskan walruses, the government has exacerbated the issue.
Read moreTrans-Pacific Trade Pact called new NAFTA
September 2, 2011Warning of a new "NAFTA for the Pacific Rim," labor is demanding a new deal being negotiated for the Pacific region include protections for workers rights, health care and the environment.
Read moreEast Africa facing drought induced famine
September 1, 2011Expected rains have failed to arrive for successive seasons in and around Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, causing severe shortages of food and water for millions of people.
Read moreSlovak government on anti-communist rampage
September 1, 2011New legislation could end up sending members of the country's Communist Party and other leftists to prison for up to three years because of their beliefs and speech.
Read moreCuban-trained American doctor helps save lives in Haiti
August 31, 2011Raising the dead with dopamine: An American doctor, graduate of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, devotes his residency to healing the people of Haiti.
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