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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.

 

A relative of Lebanese Brig. Gen. *** Hajj, mourns near his family house in the southern village of Rmeish, 12 Dec 2007 Explosion Kills Top Lebanese Army Commander  Audio Clip Available
Brigadier General *** al-Hajj was among four people killed in the explosion on the outskirts of Beirut

iraq Car Bombings in Southern Iraq kill 26, Injure 100 
Police say the explosives-laden vehicles were placed in a garage, a market and near a local police station

Rescuers work at the site of a bomb blast near UN offices in Algiers, 11 Dec 2007 UN Dispatches Investigators to Probe Algeria Bombings
Tuesday's blasts killed scores of people, including at least 11 UN staff members

Entrance to King David Hotel in Jerusalem, where Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held talks, 12 Dec 2007 Israeli-Palestinian Meeting Ends in Acrimony
Meeting was the first since last month's Annapolis, Maryland peace conference, with both sides accusing each other acting in bad faith

China currency US, Chinese Officials Begin Trade Talks  Audio Clip Available
US officials have repeatedly argued that China is employing unfair trade practices by keeping its currency artificially weak

Britain soldier, part of NATO's ISAF stands guard in Lashkar Gah district, provincial capital of Helmand province, 11 Dec 2007 Afghan, NATO Forces Kill More than 50 Taliban in South  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Forces re-took town of Musa Qala after months of Taliban control, but NATO spokesman says they will likely still face resistance from Taliban

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Southern Ministers Set to Rejoin Sudan Government  Audio Clip Available
Sudan People's Liberation Movement agreed that its ministers would rejoin the government following a meeting between President Omar Bashir and Vice President Salva Kiir

Leon Truong in Ho Chi Minh City, 11 Dec 2007, just after his release by Vietnamese authorities Vietnam Releases 3 US Citizens Accused of Terrorism  Audio Clip Available
Release comes day after US ambassador to Vietnam criticized detentions

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the U.N. climate conference, Bali, 12 Dec 2007 Setting Emission Targets May Come Later, Says Ban Ki-moon
UN secretary-general says it may be too 'ambitious' to set targets for greenhouse-gas emissions in the draft text of an agreement aimed at replacing the Kyoto Protocol

Researchers say vicious cycle of climate change, deforestation could destroy world's largest tropical rain forest more quickly than expected Scientists Fear Amazon May Face Early Destruction  Audio Clip Available
Researchers say vicious cycle of climate change, deforestation could destroy world's largest tropical rain forest more quickly than expected

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