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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> U.S. Farm Bill 'Fails to Deliver'
> U.S. Nuclear Concessions to India Raise Concerns
> The Plight of Women in Palestine
> London’s Black Cabs Go Bio Powered
> Mozambique Passes Law Against Human Trafficking
> Will Uganda Pay Up for Congo Occupation?
> Assimilating, On Their Own Terms
> Neither Peace Nor War
> Indian state celebrates massive enrollment drive
> Greenpeace wants Mysore Palace to be climate friendly
> Airing grievances through handwritten newspapers
> Ethiopian Government Denies Looming Humanitarian Crisis In Somali Region
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OneWorld U.S./UK
U.S. FARM BILL 'FAILS TO DELIVER'
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(31 jul 2007) U.S. lawmakers missed an opportunity for "concrete
meaningful reform" in the latest farm bill, said a U.S. based
non-profit Monday, adding that the legislation reaffirms the status
quo, which benefits large corporations at the expense of rural
communities.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151793/7263/180701
From: Oxfam America
http://www.oxfamamerica.org
U.S. NUCLEAR CONCESSIONS TO INDIA RAISE CONCERNS
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(31 jul 2007) Arms control advocates expressed "grave concerns" this
weekend about U.S. concessions to India on key non-proliferation
provisions.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151796/7263/180701
From: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
http://www.armscontrolcenter.org
THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN PALESTINE
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(31 jul 2007) In response to the story of a young Egyptian girl who
was raped and gave birth to a child, bloggers from the Middle East
and United States share their opinions on rape and veiling, civil
rights in Palestine, and more.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151795/7263/180701
From: Global Voices Online
http://www.Globalvoicesonline.org
LONDON’S BLACK CABS GO BIO POWERED
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(31 jul 2007) The new special blend of biofuel could deliver a
fleet-wide cut of up to 5220 tonnes CO2 per year.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151810/7263/180701
MOZAMBIQUE PASSES LAW AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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(31 jul 2007) MAPUTO, July 30 (IPS) - Over 1,000 Mozambicans,
including children, are trafficked to South Africa every year where
they are forced into prostitution or to provide free or cheap labour.
In response, Mozambique's government last week approved a new law
which will make human trafficking a crime punishable with long prison
sentences.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151801/7263/180701
From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
http://www.ipsnews.net
WILL UGANDA PAY UP FOR CONGO OCCUPATION?
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(31 jul 2007) As Uganda starts negotiating with the Democratic
Republic of Congo about reparations for plundering its neighbour’s
resources and committing atrocities there between 1996 and 2001, a
senior official in Kampala has suggested the talks may end with no
payment being made. Henry Wasswa reports.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151797/7263/180701
ASSIMILATING, ON THEIR OWN TERMS
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(30 jul 2007) Is it possible to speak mostly Spanish and still
assimilate into U.S. culture? Do you have to like hamburgers more
than tacos? Activists and academics weigh in on what assimilation is,
and whether U.S. Latinos have achieved it.
From: New America Media
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151788/7263/180701
NEITHER PEACE NOR WAR
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(30 jul 2007) Thirteen years after the cease-fire agreement between
Azerbaijan and Armenia, villagers still living along the Azerbaijani
frontline remain trapped in a state of neither peace nor war.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151789/7263/180701
From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
http://www.eurasianet.org
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OneWorld South Asia
INDIAN STATE CELEBRATES MASSIVE ENROLLMENT DRIVE
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(31 jul 2007) Indian state Gujarat, which lies on the west coast, is
celebrating a successful school enrollment drive that started five
years ago to ensure all children, especially girls, are enrolled in
schools. Through community mobilisation in 18,000 Gujarat villages
the initiative has met with sizeable success.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151813/1893/180701
GREENPEACE WANTS MYSORE PALACE TO BE CLIMATE FRIENDLY
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(31 jul 2007) Greenpeace India has released a set of thermograph
images of the Mysore Palace as a part of its campaign to phase out
inefficient lighting in India to fight climate change. The palace
uses approximately 96,000 ordinary light bulbs, which are energy
inefficient and replacing them with compact fluroscent lamps (CFLs)
can save Rs 41 lakhs and a significant amount of power.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151812/1893/180701
AIRING GRIEVANCES THROUGH HANDWRITTEN NEWSPAPERS
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(31 jul 2007) The tribals of Ranchi, the capital of the east Indian
state of Jharkhand are bringing out handwritten newspapers to
highlight the problems faced by them and raise issues that are
overlooked by major newspapers. Through newspapers they also try to
create awareness among people about government welfare programmes.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151811/1893/180701
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OneWorld Africa
ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT DENIES LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOMALI REGION
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(30 jul 2007) The Ethiopian government has denied blocking aid and
trade to parts of its southeastern Somali region but analysts and aid
agencies say humanitarian access is limited and rising prices of food
are evidence of security-related restrictions.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151785/610/180701
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