Peru suspends cop behind gang of 'human fat sellers'
01 Dec 2009 20:16:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Top investigator put on leave for misleading public
* He said up to 60 people murdered and their fat extracted
By Terry Wade
LIMA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Peru suspended its top organized crime ...
Major economies square off over global trade deal
01 Dec 2009 17:52:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Washington tells WTO members to get out of "comfort zone"
* South Africa: "far from certain" deal reachable in 2010
* Second day of three-day WTO ministerial
(Recasts ...
Argentine gay couple hopes to reverse marriage ban
01 Dec 2009 17:06:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Luis Andres Henao
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A gay Argentine couple and the mayor of Buenos Aires vowed on Tuesday to appeal a last-minute court ruling that blocked plans for Latin ...
GLOBAL: Mine Ban Treaty has "profound humanitarian impact"
01 Dec 2009 15:17:04 GMT
Source: IRIN
It has taken just 10 years, but the effects of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) have brought about a sea
change in the use of antipersonnel mines, ensuring that the use of these bombs is becoming increasingly rare, and even offering the hope that these indiscriminate weapons will one day be consigned to
the dustbin of history.
World economy has outgrown Doha Round, WTO meet told
01 Dec 2009 11:05:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Study shows current proposals would not help poor
* Food price swings, climate change needs seen ignored
By Laura MacInnis
GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Doha Round, begun eight years ago ...
China launches ad campaign to salvage global image
01 Dec 2009 07:33:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China, the country that introduced the world to formerly obscure chemicals like melamine and diethylene glycol via a series of product safety scandals, is now hoping to ...
China lifts import ban on U.S., Canada, Mexico pork
01 Dec 2009 04:09:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China has lifted its bans on imports of pork products from the United States, Canada and Mexico, its quarantine bureau said on Tuesday, but ...
China lifts import ban on U.S., Canada, Mexico pork
01 Dec 2009 02:47:14 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China has lifted its bans on imports of pork products from the United States, Canada and Mexico, its quarantine bureau said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the year, China banned ...
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UMCOR Hotline for December 1, 2009
01 Dec 2009 20:15:00 GMT
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA
In Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world:
CHILE: DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING
KENYA: EDUCATION GIVES HOPE TO CHILDREN ...
AmeriCares Honors World AIDS Day
01 Dec 2009 16:50:40 GMT
Source: AmeriCares
AmeriCares
fights HIV and AIDS in Malawi, Romania, Haiti and other hard hit places around the world. Read more about these lifesaving programs.
Catholics come to
Copenhagen for climate justice
01 Dec 2009 11:24:00 GMT
Source: Caritas Internationalis
Catholic church leaders, supporters, aid agencies and advocacy groups are joining forces to urge world leaders for climate justice at
talks in Copenhagen.
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