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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has named his special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, as new head of the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Ban's office said Thursday on its website.
With the Lisbon Treaty now in effect since December 1, the 27 countries of the EU have a new blueprint for a Union that is more democratic, more accountable and more efficient.
When the historic climate change conference ¬-- aimed at creating a new protocol for preventing global warming and climate changes -- takes place next week in Copenhagen, Denmark, Cornell will be well represented.
This bulletin provides updated context for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) member countries on the full range of recent U.S. climate change actions in the buildup to the Conference of Parties (COP)-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The guy extracting a wood-fire pizza from an oven shaped like the Sun God doesn't know what's coming next. Neither does the Aussie guy who pours my Chianti, the skinny couple at Table 5 or, frankly, anyone on this avenue. They're all going to disappear. I... Olympic - Olympic Games - Sport - Vancouver - Events
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) - Dominion Citrus Income Fund ("Dominion", the "Fund")(TSX:DOM.UN) and Dominion Citrus Limited ("DCL")(TSX:DMN.PR.A) jointly announce the sale of one of the two buildings formerly used by Delta Foods in Brockville, Ontario. The 24,150 square foot facility had been used to store and produce maple syrup products prior to the 2008 sale of Delta Foods ...
An underground network of Christian missionaries that usually works with North Korean refugees says it has helped smuggle nearly two dozen Muslim Uighurs out of China following last summer's deadly ethnic violence and the subsequent government crackdown.
Stevie Wonder has had over 30 U.S. top ten hits and has won 22 Grammy Awards -- more than any other male artist.
Cairo - At least five people were killed and as many as 70 were missing after two ferries collided on Friday night in northern Egypt, security sources told the German Press Agency dpa. Emergency workers were at the scene of the accident, near the nor...
WASHINGTON — Climate researchers say cooler temperatures in North America last year do not mea...
"The escalating conflict in northern Yemen risks escalating civilian casualties...All sides must avoid harming civilians and ensure that aid reaches them quickly."
Two Rwandan peacekeepers were killed and three others wounded in an attack in the Darfur region of western Sudan on Friday, said a senior official of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur.
For investors, the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will reinforce what some believe is a bright future for alternative energy, even if concrete efforts to stimulate demand remain weak.
The United Nations has jumped into the controversy involving leaked emails on climate change data from the University of East Anglia, with a senior UN official saying Friday that his agency would investigate the matter. The news may prompt a new series of blog posts, tweets and emails from climate change skeptics.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--A group of evangelical Christian scholars has issued a challenge to "global warming alarmism," releasing a call to "truth, prudence and protection of the poor" as governments consider policies to combat so-called "climate change."
According to a Bloomberg News report, senior staff at the banking-investment-and-highway-robbery firm Goldman Sachs "have loaded up on firearms". Apparently, they're tired of being...
Richard Goldstone won the Stockholm Human Rights Award.
St. Olaf students earned two awards for their portrayal of Iran at the national model United Nations conference. “It was fun because Iran was such a power player and a very controversial member of the U.N. to represent,” says team co-president Signe Knutson ’11.
WATERLOO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) - Experts from The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) are available for comment and analysis on the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18. CIGI experts are available to comment from Copenhagen, London (U.K.), Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo. Jason J. Blackstock - CIGI research fellow ...
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