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CORNERSTONE LAID FOR $22BN ZERO-CARBON CITY
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(11 feb 2008) The world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free
city - the $22 billion Masdar City in Abu Dhabi - will rely mainly on
outside funding, the Government said after the cornerstone for the
city was laid.
From Gulf News
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157717/7263/233333
POLITICAL RESOLUTION 'CLOSE' FOR KENYA
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(11 feb 2008) Both sides to the post-election conflict in Kenya
suggested Sunday that a power-sharing arrangement will likely be
unveiled this week, reports a local newspaper.
From: The Standard
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157714/7263/233333
CHINA CRACKDOWN VIOLATES OLYMPIC PROMISES
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(11 feb 2008) China is violating its pre-Olympic promises to improve
human rights in the country, says an international humanitarian
watchdog, citing a recent and "systematic crackdown on dissent."
From: Human Rights Watch
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157712/7263/233333
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE AN ORPHAN
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(11 feb 2008) After raising her HIV-positive nephew, whose parents
passed away due to AIDS, Bernadette Otieno founded an organization
that currently supports 93 orphans so that they can live with foster
families, not in orphanages.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157711/7263/233333
KENYA: 'WE ARE ALL THE SAME'
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(11 feb 2008) A second moving message from Father Gabriele in Kenya,
a founding trustee of the OneWorld International Foundation.
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Father Gabriele's first letter
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157710/7263/233333
UGANDA'S LUCRATIVE COFFEE THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
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(11 feb 2008) Growers say that global warming is damaging production
of coffee, Uganda's biggest export.
From: Terra Daily
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157693/7263/233333
US STUDENTS PUT GLOBAL WARMING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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(11 feb 2008) 'Earth Day for the climate' billed as 'the largest
teach-in in American history'.
From: China Dialogue
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157689/7263/233333
BURMA'S 'SHAM REFERENDUM' CONDEMNED
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(10 feb 2008) The UN Security Council should hold an emergency
session to discuss the Burmese regime's defiance of Security Council
and General Assembly demands, said a leading pro-democracy group.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157684/7263/233333
GENDER RETHINK URGED FOR EMBATTLED KENYA
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(10 feb 2008) UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 (OneWorld) - Efforts to restore
peace in Kenya will be doomed to failure if women are not invited to
the negotiating table, civil society activists warned international
mediators this week.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157678/7263/233333
CLIMATECODERED
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(10 feb 2008) We are now in a race between climate tipping points and
political tipping points, says this new report.
From:
Greenleap/Carbon Equity
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157614/7263/233333
TOXIC GOV'T REPORT UNCOVERED
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(8 feb 2008) NEW YORK, Feb 8 (OneWorld) - A much-delayed U.S.
government report has been obtained by journalists, raising
allegations that officials may be suppressing politically
inconvenient data that, if released, could help protect the health of
millions living in the Great Lakes region of the country.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157621/7263/233333
THE DANGERS OF LONG-TERM U.S. PRESENCE IN IRAQ
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(8 feb 2008) A national security think tank explains why it matters
that the United States refused to commit -- for now -- to protecting
Iraq from external threats, as was announced Wednesday.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157641/7263/233333
NAIROBI UNIVERSITY REOPENS, PROMOTES PEACE AND DIVERSITY
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(8 feb 2008) Kenya's largest public university is the first to resume
classes despite ongoing violence, with the administration, teachers,
and students taking various steps to promote peace and inter-ethnic
understanding.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157640/7263/233333
NEW DR CONGO WAR CRIMES SUSPECT ARRESTED
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(8 feb 2008) The International Criminal Court has arrested Mathieu
Ngudjolo Chui, a high ranking member of a militia group that
committed crimes against humanity in northeastern DRC and the third
war crimes suspect from this country to be taken into custody in the
Hague.
From: Human Rights Watch
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157639/7263/233333
INVESTORS DEMAND DISCLOSURE OF EMISSIONS, STRATEGIES
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(8 feb 2008) The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of 385
institutional investors managing assets of $57 trillion, is asking
the world's largest corporations to measure and disclose their
greenhouse gas emissions and share their strategies for dealing with
risks and opportunities related to climate change.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157638/7263/233333
U.S. AFRICA POLICY 'INCREASINGLY MILITARIZED'
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(8 feb 2008) An organization promoting political, economic and social
justice in Africa is condemning what it considers the "militarization
of U.S. policy in Africa," a process "that would place humanitarian
work under the auspices of the Department of Defense."
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157637/7263/233333
TIDAL POWER FARM PLAN FOR BRITAIN
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(8 feb 2008) Plans have been unveiled for one of the world's first
tidal power farms, to be sited off Anglesey island in western
Britain.
From: The BBC
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157616/7263/233333
GOVERNMENTS SLIPPING ON TOBACCO CONTROL, SAYS UN
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(8 feb 2008) New data showing that not a single country fully
implements all key tobacco control measures has been published by the
World Health Organization in a report that shows how governments can
prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this
century.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157629/7263/233333
UK FOOD AGENCY TO REVIEW ADVICE ON FISH
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(8 feb 2008) Britain's Food Standards Agency is to review its advice
on eating fish in light of the growing evidence that global fish
stocks are in peril.
From Environmental Justice Foundation
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157628/7263/233333
CLIMATE SET FOR 'SUDDEN SHIFTS'
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(8 feb 2008) Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of
sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate
change, a study suggests.
From: The BBC
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157524/7263/233333
News from OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
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LIVING WITH HIV IN BANGLADESH
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(11 feb 2008) Even as the HIV virus occurrence rate remains low at
below 1 percent in Bangladesh, the country needs to secure itself by
building awareness, officials say. More often, people need support to
fight the social stigma that goes with the virus in this largely
conservative Muslim society.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157708/1893/233333
SOUTH ASIA NATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER ON WILDLIFE TRADE
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(11 feb 2008) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to work together to crack
down on illegal wildlife trade in the region. South Asia, home to
rare and prized species, is one of the prime operating areas of
international organised wildlife crime networks.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157705/1893/233333
MORE DAMS, LESS IRRIGATION
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(7 feb 2008) After having spent 25 billion US dollars on building
dams between 1990-2004, the actual area under irrigation in India has
shrunk. Reasons vary from siltation to bad maintenance to diverting
the water for urban and industrial use.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157606/1893/233333
GATES GRANT FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT RICE
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(7 feb 2008) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a
US$ 19 million grant to develop rice varieties that can withstand the
effects of climate change. The money will benefit nearly half a
million farmers in Africa and Asia who depend on rain fed agriculture
for their livelihoods.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157598/1893/233333
PAKISTAN GEARS UP TO TACKLE BIRD FLU
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(7 feb 2008) After Bangladesh and India, the avian flu has spread its
tentacles to Pakistan. The country has a huge poultry farming sector,
with at least 12,000 farms of varying sizes. The health ministry has
sent out letters to concerned authorities to remain on high alert.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157595/1893/233333
CLIMATE CHANGE IS LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTH ASIA’S FOOD SECURITY
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(7 feb 2008) Impoverished regions of South Asia will be hit first and
hardest by climate change, along with southern Africa, say
scientists. Under the circumstances the best strategy for agriculture
is diversity not monocultures. Solutions from outside are unlikely to
work so there will be a need for localised approach.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157592/1893/233333
NGO FREES CHILDREN FROM FACTORIES
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(6 feb 2008) Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued more than 80 children
from factories located in old Delhi area of the capital city in two
different raids. Despite laws banning child labour in India, it
continues to thrive in sweatshops across the country.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157552/1893/233333
‘GROWING INEQUALITY IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY’
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(6 feb 2008) India has slipped to 128th position in the world human
development index. An average expenditure of farmer household is less
than half a dollar a month. About 82% of them suffer from
indebtedness. Yet the government is withdrawing from sectors that
matter most to the poor, says Magsaysay awardee P. Sainath.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157544/1893/233333
NEPAL ISSUES EXIT PERMITS TO BHUTAN'S REFUGEES
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(6 feb 2008) Nepal’s recent decision to resettle refugees from Bhutan
in third countries is good news for over 107,000 people who have
lived in camps for the last 17 years. The first groups of refugees
are expected to begin departing next month.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157532/1893/233333
A HOUSE THAT BLENDS WELL WITH NATURE
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(5 feb 2008) In southern India, Dr Sreepathi has a house with
eco-friendly features and that can be described as nearly autonomous
as it does not require many public utilities. Not just equipped with
water-harvesting facility, the house also boasts of solar power and
much more.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157497/1893/233333
News from OneWorld Africa
http://africa.oneworld.net
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MARCHING TO A DIFFERENT DRUM – AFRICA ENTERS THE AGE OF MOBILE CONTENT
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(7 feb 2008) Today,we have to describe events elsewhere because as
all too often happens, key decisions that will affect the continent
are happening elsewhere. Unless something fairly radical happens in
the next 12-18 months, the development of mobile content revenues on
the continent will be shaped by the “hand-me-down” attitudes and
technologies of other
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157583/610/233333
AFRICA’S MOBILE NEWCOMERS TARGET OFF-CENTRE COUNTRY MARKETS
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(6 feb 2008) Just as mobile markets in Africa seemed to be
consolidating and the price for new entrants was going off the scale,
a new wave of competition is breaking. Africa’s two newest mobile
operators – HITS and Warid Telecom – are both concentrating on what
analysts would call the “low cards in the pack” in order to get a
foothold before tackling larger territories. Both come from
re-invested oil money earned in the Gulf and have ambitions to play
on a larger stage
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157562/610/233333
INTERNET NEWS
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(6 feb 2008) InternetNews provides real-time news updated throughout
the business day, covering IT issues and Internet-related
technologies, Internet trends, browser statistics, e-commerce
statistics, advertising statistics, demographics and surveys.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157539/610/233333
ROGUE VESSELS CUTS SUB-MARINE FIBRE CABLE TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
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(5 feb 2008) Much of the Middle East was cut off from the Internet
and international telecommunications services yesterday when two
sub-sea communications cables were severed.
It is believed that
a vessel anchored illegally in a "closed to shipping" section of the
Mediterranean close by Alexandria in Egypt was responsible for
cutting both the FLAG and SeMeWe 4 cables. The two systems are
separate but do lie close to one another on the sea bed at that
point. It is the first time that two comms cables have been cut
simultaneously and highlights the inherent fragility of such systems
in areas of comparatively shallow water.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157505/610/233333
News from Digital Opportunity Channel
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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BUSINESSWEEK.COM SELECTS ASIA’S BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
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(5 feb 2008) This year the vote goes to My World and Viet Tech
founder Nguyen Minh Tri from Vietnam. The runner-up in the annual
competition to find the best entrepreneur age 30 or under in the
Asia-Pacific region is Saloni Malhotra, founder and CEO of DesiCrew
Solutions, an outsourcing business that taps India’s workforce in
small towns and rural areas.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/157494/1138/233333
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