International
Iraq appeals for help to clear landmines
June 9, 2009Editor's note: While not stated in this article, the United States has an obligation to finance and give support to this project. Supplemental monies for Iraq -- and Afghanistan -- should include de-mining projects.BAGHDAD, 8 June...
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U.S. money tied to support for Colombia paramilitaries, criminals, Nation reports
June 9, 2009Two Colombian generals, both of whom received training at the U.S. Army's 'School of The Americas' (SOA) at Ft. Benning, Ga., have been accused by Colombian authorities of crimes involving narcotics and collaborating with criminal paramilitary...
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OAS responds to change, would bring back Cuba
June 9, 2009Host Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras, greeted foreign ministers attending the 39th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS): “[W]e should not leave this assembly without abolishing the decree of that eighth meeting which...
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Bird flu virus can survive two years in landfill
June 8, 2009Carcasses of birds infected with the bird flu virus continue to be infectious for up to two years, a new study has found. The bird flu virus can survive in landfill leachate -- liquid that drains...
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Chile: Goodbye to the gender wage gap?
June 8, 2009SANTIAGO, Jun 6 (IPS) - Gabriela, 32, is delighted with Chile’s new law establishing equal wages for men and women doing the same work. But the discrimination she has experienced in the workplace makes her wary...
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