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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Large Increase in Iraqi Asylum Pleas to West
> Pope To Make Climate Action A Moral Obligation
> Unsure on What to Recycle? Here’s Some Help
> U.S. Offers Legal Status to Immigrant Women Crime Victims
> Jena Shows United States' True Colors
> European Countries See Rise in Hate Crimes
> 'Historic' Deal Reached On Cutting Ozone Threats
> Demand for 'Green' Gold Fuels Company's Record Growth
> Agrofuels - Another Scramble for Africa?
> Million dollar grant for Blindness Prevention Programme in India
> Indian Dalit rights organisation bags RAFTO Award
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LARGE INCREASE IN IRAQI ASYLUM PLEAS TO WEST
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(24 sep 2007) As Iraqis leave their war-torn homeland in droves, the
pressure of refugee resettlement has shifted from Iraq’s neighbors to
industrialized countries farther afield, new statistics show.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153423/7263/196343
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
POPE TO MAKE CLIMATE ACTION A MORAL OBLIGATION
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(24 sep 2007) The Pope is expected to use his first address to the
United Nations to deliver a powerful warning over climate change in a
move to adopt protection of the environment as a "moral" cause for
the Catholic Church and its billion-strong following.
From: Climate
Ark
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153441/7263/196343
UNSURE ON WHAT TO RECYCLE? HERE’S SOME HELP
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(24 sep 2007) Co-op America has compiled a list of 21 recyclable
items, including eyeglasses and household appliances, which most
people wouldn’t think of tossing into their recycle bins.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153431/7263/196343
From: Co-op America
http://www.coopamerica.org/
U.S. OFFERS LEGAL STATUS TO IMMIGRANT WOMEN CRIME VICTIMS
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(24 sep 2007) After seven years of bureaucratic delays, the "U Visa"
will now allow victims of crimes like domestic violence to seek help
from U.S. law enforcement without the fear of deportation.
From:
New America Media
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153425/7263/196343
JENA SHOWS UNITED STATES' TRUE COLORS
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(24 sep 2007) The implication of racially motivated injustice that
drove thousands of protesters to the small town of Jena, Louisiana
last week is but a small crack in the system-wide failures found
across the United States, comments British columnist Gary Younge.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153424/7263/196343
From: The Nation Magazine
http://www.thenation.com
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SEE RISE IN HATE CRIMES
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(24 sep 2007) A rise in hate crimes, especially targeted at Jews and
Muslims, is being seen in countries across Europe, according to a
report published last week.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153445/7263/196343
From: Human Rights Education Associates
http://www.hrea.org
'HISTORIC' DEAL REACHED ON CUTTING OZONE THREATS
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(24 sep 2007) Nearly 200 countries have agreed to accelerate the
elimination of chemicals that threaten the ozone and exacerbate
global warming.
From: AFP
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153437/7263/196343
DEMAND FOR 'GREEN' GOLD FUELS COMPANY'S RECORD GROWTH
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(24 sep 2007) BOGOTA, Sep 23 (OneWorld) - An environmental
gold-mining initiative is set to double its production this year in
an attempt to keep up with increasing national and global demand.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153442/7263/196343
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
AGROFUELS - ANOTHER SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA?
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(24 sep 2007) Just as we begin to come to terms with the
colonially-sponsored corporate conquest of our oil resources, along
comes a new wave of ‘green’ companies turning fertile African lands
to Northern ‘gold’, says Trusha Reddy.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153435/7263/196343
From: Transnational Institute
http://www.tni.org
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OneWorld South Asia
MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FOR BLINDNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMME IN INDIA
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(24 sep 2007) $1 million, out of a five million dollar grant to ORBIS
International from American International Group, Inc. (AIG), will be
utilized by ORBIS India to support programmes for eliminating
avoidable blindness in children, assist local agencies in eye banking
and enhance management skills of ORBIS partners through training and
infrastructure support.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153454/1893/196343
INDIAN DALIT RIGHTS ORGANISATION BAGS RAFTO AWARD
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(24 sep 2007) The RAFTO Prize, an international human rights prize
awarded annually to human rights defenders, has been won by Indian
organisation National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR).
Previous RAFTO laureates include Aung San Suu Kyi and Kim Dae-Jung.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/153450/1893/196343
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