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Join T2A Chat Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007, at 1800 UTC when we meet scientist Colin Mathers, who recently completed new projections of global, regional, and country mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030.  Dr. Mathers has spearheaded the efforts of the World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease project.

 

Taliban militans sit on their vehicle in the town of Musa Qala, 06 Nov 2007 (File photo) NATO, Afghan Forces Launch Offensive Against Taliban
Taliban militants have held town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province since February

Pakistani soldiers stand guard in Mingora, in the Swat valley in northern Pakistan, 8 Dec 2007 Suicide Car Bomber Kills 6, Including 2 Children, in Pakistan
Attack occurs in Swat Valley one day after military said it drove almost all pro-Taliban militants from the region after weeks of fighting

ap_us_pentagon_gates_6dec07_eng_195 US Defense Chief Still Considers Iran a Threat, Despite New Intelligence Estimate   Audio Clip Available
US Defense Chief Still Considers Iran a Threat, Despite New Intelligence Estimate 

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates delivers the opening speech at a EU- Africa summit in Lisbon, 08 Dec 2007 Africa-Europe Summit Opens with Pledges of Equal Partnership  Audio Clip Available
Portuguese PM Jose Socrates opens summit, calling it meeting of equals in community of nations sharing equally historic political duty

Montek Singh Ahluwalia India to Invest Billions of Dollars to Improve Infrastructure  Audio Clip Available
Deputy chairman of Planning Commission says India needs to invest $500 billion in infrastructure projects 

CIA director Michael Hayden (file photo) CIA and Justice Dept. to Investigate Destruction of Interrogation Tapes  Audio Clip Available
Announcement follows strong demands from Democrats on Capitol Hill for an inquiry, with some lawmakers accusing the CIA of a cover-up

Atlantis sits on the launch pad Space Shuttle Launch Delayed Until January 2
Problems with fuel sensor system on shuttle Atlantis prompt multiple delays in mission to deliver European-made laboratory to International Space Station

Customers walk past milk products at a supermarket in Beijing, China (Aug 2007) Rising Global Prices of Imported Food Hit Poor Asian Countries Hardest  Audio Clip Available
UN Food and Agricultural Organization worried countries will be forced to reduce food imports, which increases risk for malnutrition among poorest sectors of population

Bartender Nitin Tewari at Rick's in the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi Indian Women Win the Right to Tend Bar  Audio Clip Available
1914 law struck down by Supreme Court

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