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CHINA'S 'FLOATING POPULATION'
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(17 mar 2008) Hu Yan's migrant family -- one of the million in China
-- lived in 12 different cities before settling in Beijing, where she
has finally gotten the opportunity to attend the capital's only
middle school for the children of migrant workers.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158902/7263/242061
EVER-BURGEONING BILLIONAIRES AND INEQUALITY
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(17 mar 2008) The recently published Forbes Billionaire list affirms
the growth of global inequality and the inability of international
financial institutions to keep up with and forcefully counteract this
trend, writes Nancy Birdsall.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158901/7263/242061
'MAJOR MELT' FOR ALPINE GLACIERS
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(17 mar 2008) Europe's Alps could lose three-quarters of their
glaciers to climate change during the coming century, says the World
Glacier Monitoring Service.
From: The BBC
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158866/7263/242061
THE WORLD BANK: DEVELOPMENT OR IMPOVERISHMENT?
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(17 mar 2008) Kjell Havnevik, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Atakilte Beyene
and Prosper Matondi criticise the World Bank's destructive role in
African agriculture and food production.
From Pambazuka News
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158897/7263/242061
IRAQ HUMANITARIAN SITUATION 'CRITICAL'
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(17 mar 2008) Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the
humanitarian situation in most of the country is among the most
critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross
said in a report issued today.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158896/7263/242061
RICH AND POOR NATIONS CLASH OVER CLIMATE
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(17 mar 2008) Disagreements between rich and developing countries
have come into the open at talks in Japan to lay the groundwork for a
new deal on climate change.
From: AFP/Google
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158864/7263/242061
EUROPE STEPPING BACK ON CLIMATE?
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(16 mar 2008) A year after the European Union's governments promised
to take the lead in fighting climate change, they appeared to
back-pedal on that pledge at a summit in Brussels March 13-14.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158861/7263/242061
SURRENDER BY MONDAY, CHINA TELLS PROTESTERS
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(15 mar 2008) The Chinese authorities announced on Saturday that
people who took part in riots that rocked Tibet's regional capital,
Lhasa, must surrender by Monday midnight, Xinhua news agency
reported.
From The Times of India
* 'Cultural Genocide' Claims in
Indian Parliament
* News and pictures from Tibet
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158858/7263/242061
CLIMATE CHANGE MEETS NATIONAL SECURITY
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(15 mar 2008) A new European Union report adds urgency to concerns
about future conflicts and mass migration driven by a warming
climate.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158826/7263/242061
ANTI-CHINA PROTESTS INTENSIFY IN TIBET
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(15 mar 2008) Serious violence broke out in the Tibetan capital of
Lhasa, which witnessed shops and police vehicles being set on fire on
Friday.
From Times of India
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158857/7263/242061
GLOBAL CODE AIMS TO SAVE 'JUNK FOOD GENERATION'
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(15 mar 2008) Proposals aims at drastically restricting the scope and
scale of junk food marketing to children across the globe are
launched today by Consumers International and the International
Obesity Task Force.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158691/7263/242061
DO TIBETAN PROTESTERS SMELL THE LAST CHANCE?
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(14 mar 2008) Rajinder Puri says Tibetan protests are occurring now
because China wants to showcase the Beijing Olympics as proof of its
arrival as a world superpower and Tibetans smell their chance to
create enough embarrassment for Beijing to force it to revise its
Tibet policy.
From The Statesman
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158855/7263/242061
ZIMBABWE FACES HOSPITAL, SCHOOL SHUT-DOWNS
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(14 mar 2008) HARARE, Mar 14 (OneWorld) - Members of once esteemed
professions in Zimbabwe -- teachers, nurses, and doctors -- have gone
on strike over the paltry purchasing power of their wages.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158850/7263/242061
IRANIAN REFORMISTS BARRED FROM ELECTION
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(14 mar 2008) Iranian authorities have disqualified scores of
candidates, predominantly from reformist factions, from the
parliamentary elections taking place today, indicating the vote will
be neither free nor fair, says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human
Rights Watch
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158848/7263/242061
GEOTOURISM 2.0
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(14 mar 2008) Advocates of social change have teamed up with the
National Geographic to identify the best innovations in tourism that
sustain, enhance, and preserve local cultures and places around the
world. As of today, a virtual map allows visitors to explore 50
projects spanning 30 countries.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158847/7263/242061
DICTATOR OR DEMOCRAT?
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(14 mar 2008) Daniel Wilkinson wades past the Caracas-Washington
'mudslinging' and invokes Venezuela's past experience with
representative democracy -- "a disaster" -- to interpret the
coexistence of Chávez's "authoritarian tendencies," enormous
popularity, and "Bolivarian" movement.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158846/7263/242061
WAVE POWER FOR SPAIN
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(14 mar 2008) A wave energy pilot plant in Cantabria, Spain is
undergoing tests. It will become the first of this kind to be
installed in Europe.
From: Iberdola Renewables
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158715/7263/242061
IRAQ - THE WAR THAT CHANGED US
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(14 mar 2008) It began with a blinding flash and promises of speedy
victory. Five years on, the mission is far from accomplished, says
Neal Ascherson.
From The New Statesman
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158827/7263/242061
UGANDAN GUARDS IN IRAQ RISE TO 6,000
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(14 mar 2008) The number of Ugandans working as security guards in
Iraq has hit the 6,000 mark, according to the Minister of State for
Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana.
From The Monitor
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158810/7263/242061
WATER-FOR-SCHOOLS PLAN LAUNCHED
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(13 mar 2008) WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (OneWorld) - Activists working to
improve lives and livelihoods around the world gathered in the United
States capital Wednesday to launch a new initiative to bring water
and sanitation facilities to schools that currently lack them.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158819/7263/242061
News from OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
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MUSLIM WOMEN CHALLENGE PATRIARCHAL MARRIAGE CODE
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(17 mar 2008) Tired of living in a world governed by marriage laws
formulated and implemented by men, Muslim women in India have come
out with their own Nikahnama. It recognises their right to seek
divorce and other entitlements so that they are the masters of their
own destiny.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158889/1893/242061
AFGHANISTAN: OPIUM-DRIVEN INSURGENCY
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(17 mar 2008) Not poverty but Taliban insurgency is the main reason
for driving drug production in Afghanistan, says a UN report. The
country produces 93% of the world’s opium, which is also the biggest
source of income for the Talibans.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158885/1893/242061
INDIA STILL SUFFERS FROM HUGE INCOME GAP
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(17 mar 2008) Despite India's rapid strides on the economic front,
the Arjun Sengupta Committee report reveals 85% of the country's
unorganised workforce lives on Rs. 20 a day. Adverse working
conditions and lack of basic services further add to their woes.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158883/1893/242061
BANGLADESH: RURAL POOR RUSH TO THE CITIES IN SEARCH OF JOBS
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(14 mar 2008) Lack of employment opportunities and the fear of
starvation in rural areas in the wake of last year’s cyclone are
forcing Bangladeshis to throng cities in search of livelihood. Most
do menial jobs as loaders, and rickshaw pullers, earning barely
enough to save their families from hunger back home.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158841/1893/242061
PAKISTAN'S TRAINED MIDWIVES TO CHECK NEWBORN DEATHS
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(14 mar 2008) Punjab province in Pakistan has very high mortality
rates for newborns, as a very small percentage of births take place
under the supervision of trained attendants. UNICEF is now training
midwives to prevent such deaths.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158839/1893/242061
MELTING GLACIERS BIGGER CAUSE OF RISING SEA LEVELS
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(14 mar 2008) Melting ice from glaciers all over the globe has added
more to the rise in sea levels than was previously projected, says
the new findings published in a prestigious journal. An effective
global emission control regime is the need of the hour to arrest this
recession.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158836/1893/242061
AIDS CAMPAIGN PROMOTES CONDOM USE
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(13 mar 2008) Men who talk about sex are more likely to use condoms
consistently. Keeping this in mind India's HIV and AIDS mass media
campaign has launched its second contest to get men shed their
inhibitions, using a local popular sport. The campaign hopes to reach
out to an estimated 48 million men.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158815/1893/242061
IN THE LAND OF BLYTH TRAGOPAN
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(13 mar 2008) Khonoma, a Naga village and a site for Tragopan
sanctuary in north-east India, has set an example for eco-friendly
tourism. If the Centre for Environmental Education’s awareness
programme was a catalyst, the real thrust came from the village
council, which played a crucial role in the nature conservation
effort.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158803/1893/242061
‘BASERAS’ FOR GIRLS ORPHANED BY MILITANCY
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(13 mar 2008) The Borderless World Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, has
a mission to provide shelter for young girls orphaned by violence in
the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. In these baseras or
homes, they find much-needed affection and care, which they have been
bereft of.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158799/1893/242061
SAARC TO ENSURE REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY
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(13 mar 2008) SAARC countries have recently launched the South Asia
Food Security Programme with an estimated cost of US$ 25 million.
Together Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will strive to improve crop production and
nutrition in the region by pooling together scientific and natural
resources.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158797/1893/242061
News from OneWorld Africa
http://africa.oneworld.net
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ONLY ONE CABLE ALLOWED SAYS SOUTH AFRICA’S TREASURY
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(17 mar 2008) National Treasury's decision to decline funding for
Infraco's West Coast undersea cable project has forced the Department
of Public Enterprises (DPE) to throw its lot in with the Nepad
Broadband Infrastructure project, Uhurunet. In a presentation to
Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises, the
department revealed it had requested R2.09 billion over the next
three years to fund Infraco's national long-distance and West Coast
undersea cable project.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158905/610/242061
TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT DETAINS TWO WEBSITE EDITORS
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(14 mar 2008) The Tanzanian Government has arrested two online
editors without charge. The two were detained and interrogated for 24
hours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 18, in what observers
of the case say was a politically motivated attempt to shut down the
site
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158834/610/242061
ELECTION CAMPAIGNS GO HI-TECH IN ZIMBABWE
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(11 mar 2008) Savvy text messaging and cheeky ring tones are the new
face of cost-effective political campaigning in Zimbabwe in the run
up to the 29 March election, despite the creakiness of country's cell
phone networks.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158699/610/242061
News from Digital Opportunity Channel
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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CARDIAC TELEMEDICINE LESSENS HOSPITAL BURDEN
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(12 mar 2008) Cardiac telemedicine deployment across Greater
Manchester has shown reduction in the burden of cardiac care on the
National Health Service and at the same time improved patient care.
The study proves that the service avoids the need for immediate
referral of patients with non-acute chest-pain symptoms to hospital
care in majority of cases.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158782/1138/242061
FRANCE TO TRACK PENSION ONLINE
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(11 mar 2008) French citizens can trace their pension contributions
online throughout their working career thanks to a new online service
launched by the government. The strictly private record service
indicates the employee's pension contributions from the age of 54
onwards only.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158693/1138/242061
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