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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.

 

Flames and smoke rises from al Doura oil refinery in South Baghdad, Iraq, 10 Dec 2007 Mortar Attack Kills 7 Inmates at Baghdad Prison
In another incident today, officials say a rocket or mortar hit an oil refinery in Baghdad, sparking a large fire

Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) speaks with First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, 10 Dec 2007 Putin Supports Medvedev for President
Vladimir Putin announces his endorsement of First Deputy PM Dmitry Medvedev at meeting of his United Russia party

Nawaz Sharif (File) Sharif's Party Decides to Participate in Pakistan Elections  Audio Clip Available
Opposition parties had threatened to stay away from the election to reduce the legitimacy of President Pervez Musharraf, but the main opposition parties failed to agree on a plan

Burma activists rally outside U.N. regional office before arrival of Ban Ki-moon in Bangkok, 10 Dec 2007 UN Secretary-General Says World Running Out of Patience With Burma's Generals  Audio Clip Available
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says maintaining the status quo is not acceptable, and he urges ASEAN countries to do more to promote democracy in Burma

Arab workers build at construction site of new housing units in the Israeli neighborhood of Har Homa, East Jerusalem, 9 Dec 2007 Israel Plans to Keep Jewish Neighborhoods in Disputed E. Jerusalem  Audio Clip Available
Deputy PM Haim *** says Jewish neighborhoods will remain a part of the Israeli capital

Rick Frey, left, father of victim Marnie Frey,  along with other unidentified family members take part in a prayer circle outside the British Columbia Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., Canada, 09 Dec 2007 Canada's Accused Serial Killer Found Guilty of Murder  Audio Clip Available
Robert 'Willie' Pickton is charged with commiting 26 murders in suburban Vancouver, British Columbia

Two Tibetan woman stand at the foot of the 7,191-metre Nojing Kangtsang glacier, 27 Feb 2007 Tibetans Detail Chinese Exploitation of Their Homeland's Environment
Tibetan government-in-exile contends Beijing's policies in Tibet could impact not just local environment but also water supplies across Asia

UN emergency humanitarian coordinator John Holmes gives a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 May 2007 UN Asks Nearly $4 Billion to Aid Disaster Victims
Emergency relief coordinator John Holmes says timely well-coordinated aid can make huge difference in individual lives

Two migratory birds found coated with crude oil at the Mallipo beach, west of Seoul, 09 Dec 2007 S. Korea Expected to Declare Oil Spill Coastline a Disaster Area  Audio Clip Available
More than 10,000 tons of crude oil are coating a 45-kilometer long stretch of coast after a barge accidentally punched holes in a giant oil tanker on Friday

Harlan Watson US Rejects Greenhouse Gas Targets at UN Conference
Delegates are working to draft a 'roadmap' for future talks on a new global climate change treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012

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