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"Russia, for a day, was on the brink of the biggest catastrophe since the time of Chernobyl," Vlast reported. The 1986 disaster in modern-day Ukraine is regarded as the world's worst nuclear accident. Neither the Russian Defense Ministry nor the office... Full Article at MSNBC
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The strike didn't affect Rio's security situation, and the government made no new concessions to officers. The two strikes and the threat of similar action in other Brazilian states stoked concerns about Brazil's security forces ahead of its hosting of... Full Article at USA Today
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Ugandan Margaret Sekaggya (R), speaks next to UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Jose Manuel Hermida, during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, on... View Photo »
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The very core of what this country stands for is on the line ... The basic promise of no matter who you are, where you come from, this is a place that you can make it if you try. That’s at stake in this election.
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María Ángeles Sánchez, a 39-year-old Spanish engineer who lost her job after a decade of continuous employment, told IPS that she will have to leave the country. She is polishing her English language skills in order to apply for jobs in Australia,... Full Article at Inter Press Service
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14 February 2012 Last updated at 15:55 ET In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene - who was a minister in Ghana's former NPP government - looks at a financial controversy that has left many Ghanaians agog. Usually in Ghana... Full Article at BBC News
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Ugandan Margaret Sekaggya, gestures during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, on February 14, 2012. Sekaggya is due to meet with government officials as well as local... View Photo »
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There is no disagreement with the institutions of the European Union on the importance of basic principles, common European values and achievements
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US President Obama has emphasised the importance of a strong relationship between Washington and Beijing as he met the man expected to be China's next leader. Xi JinPing, China's current vice-president, is in the US on a week-long trip as the guest of... Full Article at BBC News
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A new "Alert Mechanism Report" from the European Commission looks at macroeconomic data from across the continent and labeled 12 countries as warranting further scrutinty, including four of the continent's five largest economies. The AMR is part of... Full Article at Foreign Policy | Passport
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