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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Illegal Coffee Threatening Endangered Wildlife
> Over 34,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in 2006, Says UN
> Anti-Coup Protests Planned in Thailand
> UK Chancellor Urged to End Indian Child 'Slavery'
> New Iraq Executions 'a Further Slide'
> Peace Begins With Hope: Online Chat with Al Santoli
> Citizens Have to Make their Own Choice Which Software to Use
> Elections and Sexual Minorities’ Rights
> CGP at the World Social Forum in Nairobi
> OneWorld's People of 2006 - Part I
> Tory wants domestic flights to be taxed out of existence
> One Lump in a Christmas Stocking Is Usually Sufficient
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ILLEGAL COFFEE THREATENING ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
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(17 jan 2007) Coffee lovers the world over are unknowingly drinking
coffee grown illegally inside one of the world's most important
national parks for tigers, elephants and rhinos, says a leading
wildlife conservation group.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145043/7263/133807
From: World Wide Fund for Nature - Switzerland
http://www.panda.org
OVER 34,000 IRAQI CIVILIANS KILLED IN 2006, SAYS UN
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(17 jan 2007) More than 34,450 Iraqi civilians were killed and 36,685
injured last year, a UN report said Tuesday.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145042/7263/133807
From: United Nations
http://www.un.org/
ANTI-COUP PROTESTS PLANNED IN THAILAND
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(17 jan 2007) A coalition of groups opposing Thailand's military
junta says it intends to stage street protests this week. A media
watchdog group condemned censorship that has been on the rise since
September's coup.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145040/7263/133807
From: Asian Human Rights Commission
http://www.ahrchk.net/
UK CHANCELLOR URGED TO END INDIAN CHILD 'SLAVERY'
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(17 jan 2007) UK Chancellor Gordon Brown must put pressure on the
Indian government to do more to end the exploitation of millions of
children forced to work when he visits the country this week,
following his recent comments on the 200th anniversary of the
abolition of slavery, says Save the Children.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145039/7263/133807
From: Save the Children UK
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk
NEW IRAQ EXECUTIONS 'A FURTHER SLIDE'
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(17 jan 2007) The executions of Saddam Hussein's half-brother and the
former head of Iraq's revolutionary court were condemned by Amnesty
International Tuesday as a further lost opportunity for Iraqis to
properly hold to account those responsible for past crimes.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145032/7263/133807
From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
http://www.amnesty.org/
PEACE BEGINS WITH HOPE: ONLINE CHAT WITH AL SANTOLI
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(16 jan 2007) OneWorld Person of 2006 finalist Al Santoli, who has
helped to spread peace through community development in a strife-torn
region of the Philippines, will be chatting live online Thursday,
January 18 from 2-3 pm (EDT). Post your question for Al today.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145001/7263/133807
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OneWorld South East Europe
CITIZENS HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE WHICH SOFTWARE TO USE
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(17 jan 2007) Metamorphosis and Free Software non-governmental
organizations demand from the Government to enable the citizens to
choose, if they want, to be trained in the use of free and open
source software, for which there is great interest in the public.
According to the two organizations, the FOSS alternatives, such as
Open Office, in addition to providing the same services as the
proprietary software used by the Government, offer other benefits,
important in the current economic situation in the country.
http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145016/3260/133807
ELECTIONS AND SEXUAL MINORITIES’ RIGHTS
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(17 jan 2007) Awaiting the Parliamentary Elections, scheduled to take
place on January 21, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the
Anti-Trafficking Centre organized a debate on the Law on Prohibition
of Discrimination and regulations on status of sexual minorities.
Only the representatives of the Democratic Party, the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV
Coalition and G17 Plus answered the invitation and appeared at the
event.
http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145015/3260/133807
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OneWorld Finland
CGP AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IN NAIROBI
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(17 jan 2007) CGP will be present at the World Social Forum in
Nairobi and will organise three round table discussions on the 21st
of January 2007. All activities will take place in the Moi
International Sport Center in Kasarani. Everybody is most welcome to
participate in the discussions.
http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/145028/6891/133807
From: Kansalaisten maailmannäyttämö
http://www.globalplatform.fi
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OneWorld on Yahoo! News
ONEWORLD'S PEOPLE OF 2006 - PART I
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(16 jan 2007) NEW YORK, Jan 16 (OneWorld) - Based on nominations
submitted from around the world, OneWorld's People of 2006 finalists
have been chosen. Voting will continue on the OneWorld.net Web site
through January 28.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144997/4536/133807
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
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Climate Justice News & Comment
TORY WANTS DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO BE TAXED OUT OF EXISTENCE
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(17 jan 2007) from The Independent:
"If trains between the capital
and Scottish cities, for example, could be made cheaper and more
comfortable than flights, then the choice for travellers would be a
'no brainer'," adds the Tory Party's Tim Yeo who chairs the House of
Commons Environmental Audit Committee.
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144946/246/133807
ONE LUMP IN A CHRISTMAS STOCKING IS USUALLY SUFFICIENT
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(17 jan 2007) from Ross Gelbspan:
As the world heats up, the US
coal industry is racing to build more than 150 new power plants
before Congress decides to crack down on global warming.
Image:
Coal-fired generating plant
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144944/246/133807
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