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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Texas: The CO2 State
> Conference Considers Health Worker Shortage
> Galápagos Islands in Search of Clean Energy
> 9% for health and education still a distant dream
> Slow march to the gallows finally halted
> Avian influenza: Good job India, says FAO
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TEXAS: THE CO2 STATE
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(3 mar 2008) Texas produces more carbon emissions than most
countries, but the state government and business community don't seem
too concerned, says Matthew Philips.
From: Newsweek
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158405/7263/238558
CONFERENCE CONSIDERS HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGE
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(3 mar 2008) The shortage of health workers that is said to be
holding back the achievement of international health goals is the
subject of an international conference that opens in Uganda today.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158434/7263/238558
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS IN SEARCH OF CLEAN ENERGY
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(3 mar 2008) Ecuador has taken the first step towards ending the oil
dependence of its Galápagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean,
with the official opening of a 10.8 million dollar wind energy
facility on the island of San Cristóbal.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158403/7263/238558
From: Inter Press Service
http://www.ips.org
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OneWorld South Asia
9% FOR HEALTH AND EDUCATION STILL A DISTANT DREAM
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(3 mar 2008) There was a clear absence of vision in the union budget
presented to Indian Parliament on February 29, says Wada Na Todo
Abhiyan – a national campaign by civil society organisations. It says
that the government has once again sidestepped the crucial issues of
health and education.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158438/1893/238558
SLOW MARCH TO THE GALLOWS FINALLY HALTED
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(3 mar 2008) Found guilty of espionage, Kashmir Singh, an Indian
national was awarded capital punishment by a Pakistan court in 1973.
Having remained on death row for 35 long years, he has been recently
granted clemency by President Pervez Musharraf. He is now all set to
return and reunite with his family.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158437/1893/238558
AVIAN INFLUENZA: GOOD JOB INDIA, SAYS FAO
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(3 mar 2008) UN Food and Agriculture Organisation is all praise for
authorities in India for taking swift and comprehensive steps to curb
bird flu in the state of West Bengal. Measures included prompt
compensation to farmers, culling of infected chickens and effective
collaborations among concerned departments.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158435/1893/238558
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