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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Somalia Airstrikes Condemned in East Africa
> Somalia at the Crossroads
> Somalia: The Next Afghanistan + Iraq?
> Protesters Call for Guantánamo Closure
> Praise for Bush's Next UN Ambassador
> WSF:Still a Stranger to the Public Eye
> World Bank Supports Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Punjab, India
> Bangladesh President quits as head of government
> Change Stereotypes about the Roma
> Astra Opens Little House of Skills
> Zero carbon housing for the UK?
> Fish suffer in warmer waters
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OneWorld U.S./UK
SOMALIA AIRSTRIKES CONDEMNED IN EAST AFRICA
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(11 jan 2007) Reports from East Africa show that local people seem
concerned less about U.S. plans to kill three suspected terrorists
and more about the loss of life and political fallout as a result of
the United States' latest unilateral show of force.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144843/7263/132701
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
SOMALIA AT THE CROSSROADS
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(11 jan 2007) International diplomacy is one of the big losers
following the past weeks' fighting in Somalia, says journalist Harun
Hassan in his detailed explanation of what led to and can be expected
to result from the present volatility.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144847/7263/132701
From: openDemocracy
http://www.opendemocracy.net
SOMALIA: THE NEXT AFGHANISTAN + IRAQ?
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(11 jan 2007) "If we keep quiet about American military p***s flying
over African skies, they will paint our lands red with blood," says
retired law professor Issa Shivji.
From: Pambazuka News
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144851/7263/132701
PROTESTERS CALL FOR GUANTÁNAMO CLOSURE
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(11 jan 2007) Worldwide demonstrations and activities are calling for
the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention center, Amnesty
International said on the camp's fifth anniversary Thursday.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144842/7263/132701
From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
http://www.amnesty.org/
PRAISE FOR BUSH'S NEXT UN AMBASSADOR
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(11 jan 2007) Zalmay Khalilzad "understands the importance of the
U.S.-UN relationship and seems committed to making the UN stronger
and more effective," a U.S. citizens' group said this week.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144841/7263/132701
From: Citizens for Global Solutions
http://www.globalsolutions.org
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OneWorld South Asia
WSF:STILL A STRANGER TO THE PUBLIC EYE
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(12 jan 2007) Defending human rights, democracy and diversity are its
strongest point, but its "main defect" is lack of public visibility.
That is how most participants viewed last year's World Social Forum
(WSF), held in Caracas and Bamako, according to a survey.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144865/1893/132701
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR IN PUNJAB, INDIA
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(12 jan 2007) The World Bank approved a US$154 million credit to the
Indian state of Punjab designed to increase access of the state's
rural communities to improved and sustainable water supply and
sanitation services.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144864/1893/132701
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT QUITS AS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
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(12 jan 2007) In a dramatic development, Bangladesh President
Iajuddin Ahmed resigned as chief of the non-party caretaker
government and pledged to re-constitute his council of advisers
afresh within the next few days for holding a participatory, credible
election. He, however, did not say whether the January 22 election is
postponed.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144863/1893/132701
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OneWorld South East Europe
CHANGE STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE ROMA
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(12 jan 2007) A group of Roma children, returned to Serbia from the
countries of the EU, with the help of urban culture, decided to
change the prevailing stereotypes about the Roma as thieves,
street-sweepers and loiterers.
http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144889/3260/132701
ASTRA OPENS LITTLE HOUSE OF SKILLS
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(12 jan 2007) The ASTRA “Little House of Skill” day centre started
working on January 1, 2007, thanks to the support by the Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CARE International NWB.
http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144888/3260/132701
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Climate Justice News & Comment
ZERO CARBON HOUSING FOR THE UK?
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(12 jan 2007) from The BBC:
The government is talking to the
building industry about how to improve energy efficiency in UK homes.
Housing currently produces 27% of the country's CO2
emissions.
Image: Zero carbon house key features
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144814/246/132701
FISH SUFFER IN WARMER WATERS
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(12 jan 2007) from Science Daily:
Lack of oxygen is the key factor
limiting the stock size of fishes suffering heat stress. This study
has implications for food supplies in a warming world.
Image: The
eelpout. (Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute)
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144718/246/132701
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