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Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:15:15 +0000

Source: Reuters (Adds U.N. statement paragraphs 9-10) By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in ...

SOUTH AFRICA: Life expectancy drops

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:20:44 +0000

Source: IRIN South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43:42 +0000

Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after ...

Saudi Arabia reports first H1N1 deaths among pilgrims

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:55:51 +0000

Source: Reuters RIYADH, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday four pilgrims had died of the new H1N1 flu virus three days before the massive Muslim haj is due to begin, al-Hayat newspaper said. The ...

US-INDIA: State Visit by Singh Could Smooth Bumpy Relations

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +0000

Source: IPS The close of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Asia this week brought rampant speculation about what a new U.S.-China relationship will look like, but next week's state visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will broaden the focus on the rising powers which Obama must balance during his administration.

Poland says to sell CO2 permits to Ireland soon

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:37 +0000

Source: Reuters WARSAW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Poland will sign an accord shortly under the global Kyoto Protocol to sell surplus carbon emission permits worth 15 million euros to Ireland, Environment Minister Maciej ...

Britain's Brown visits flood-hit Cumbria

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:47:35 +0000

Source: Reuters * British PM arrives in northern England to see flood damage * Rescue operation continues, more rain forecast * Tributes paid to policeman who died in floods * Large parts of Ireland submerged, ...

Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:28 +0000

Source: Reuters * Genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court over acquittals * U.N. tribunal has convicted 39 of 47 cases heard By Hereward Holland KIGALI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Survivor groups from Rwanda's ...

Thailand: End Detention of Lao Hmong Refugees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:56 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - The Thai government should immediately end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong refugees held in poor and abusive conditions for three years, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime ...

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla prepares IPO

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:41 +0000

Source: Reuters * IPO timing capitalizes on environmental enthusiasm * Filing is near but exact date not clear (Adds background on Tesla and industry) By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. ...