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BRAZIL'S NUCLEAR QUESTION
28 December 2003 MAJOR EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IRAN A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the ancient city of Bam, southeast of Tehran, levelling two hospitals, filling the rest, destroying historic landmarks. A stunning 20,000 people are thought to have died in the pre-dawn disaster. Some 30,000 have been injured, and Iran has asked for international aid. The UN has reportedly responded with disaster relief funds; Russia and Germany are sending aid and teams of experts and rescuers. Officials say that 60% of Bam's residential areas were destroyed by the quake. SRI LANKA NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN QADHAFI VOLUNTARILY ABANDONS WMD PROGRAMS UN URGES FAIRNESS, OPENNESS, INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FOR TRIAL SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED IN TIKRIT CHINESE ECONOMIC JITTERS TAIWAN PLANS VOTE TO PROTEST CHINESE MISSILES Taiwan is planning a March referendum which would force the Taiwanese parliament to officially demand that Beijing "redeploy" missiles currently aimed at the island state. The referendum could include a vote on Taiwanese independence, though many Taiwanese fear such a vote would provoke a Chinese attack. The Chinese government has reiterated its pledge to defend Chinese authority over Taiwan "at all costs". [For more: CNN] |
SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO MELTING
5 December 2003 The snows atop Mount Kilimanjaro, made famous by Ernest Hemingway's haunting story, are melting. The glaciers that crown the Tanzanian peak are disappearing, and scientists believe they are in danger of vanishing altogether by 2015. Farm fires are now causing further erosion, threatening a staple of this unique ecosystem. [For more: ABC]
COUP FOR SALE IN RUSSIA? Stanislav Belkovsky, Director General of Russia's National Strategy Council, says the necessary preconditions have been established for a coup d'état to take place in Russia. He says the oligarchs who control much of Russia's industry and media are organizing themselves to move against President Putin's crackdowns. Belkovsky goes so far as to estimate the cost of the hypothetical coup at $106 Million. He outlines a strategy which he says is already in progress, starting with manufactured "acute energy crisis", designed to destabilize regional economies and foment opposition to the Putin government. [For more: Pravda] W.H.O. ANNOUNCES PLAN TO TREAT 3 MILLION AIDS PATIENTS LANGUAGES ENDANGERED WORLDWIDE |
"LIBERTICIDE" OU SÉCURITÉ?
FRENCH ORGANIZED CRIME STATUTE RAISES CIVIL LIBERTY CONCERNS 28 November 2003 A WRINKLE IN THE VELVET REVOLUTION CONGOLESE CHILD SOLDIERS DISARMED SHEVARDNADZE RESIGNS COAL POLLUTION UNDER WRAPS Salon.com is reporting that a coal slurry spill in Inez, Kentucky has been hidden from public view by the government's investigative process. The report suggests the Environmental Protection Agency was used as a filter for the investigative process, to ensure key facts would not come to light. [Full Story] NGOs MOVE AGAINST CLUSTER BOMBS GLOBAL ECONOMIC RALLY? TOXIC SHIPS TURNED BACK SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE SHUTS DOWN ENVIRONMENTAL BACKSTEPPING |
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