50×50 Art for Tibet Charity event in NYC – PhayulDharamsala July 30 – Works and exhibits of more than 50 international artists including Tibetans will showcase their works in New York Saturday at an event commemorating 50 years of the Tibetan people s nonviolent resistance to Chinese occupation National highway to Tibet blocked after mud-rock…
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China – 50×50 Art for Tibet Charity event in NYC – Phayul
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Russian News Monitor – Former Adviser To Russia’s Putin Denied Entry To Lithuania (Nasdaq)
Former Adviser To Russia’s Putin Denied Entry To Lithuania (Nasdaq) VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP)–A former aide to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was pulled off a train and refused entry into Lithuania Thursday because he is barred from visiting, authorities said. Putin predicts Russian budget deficit in 2010 to reach 7.5% of GDP (People’s Daily) Prime…
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Pakistan – In Clinton School talk, Pakistani says his nation must take lead in fight (NWAnews.com)
In Clinton School talk, Pakistani says his nation must take lead in fight (NWAnews.com) The Pakistani ambassador to the United States said in Little Rock on Wednesday that his native country not the U.S. needs to take the lead role in rooting out Taliban and al-Qaida extremists in Pakistan. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) Pakistan judge…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – Zuma: Protests show up weaknesses in South Africa’s democracy (EARTHtimes.org)
Zuma: Protests show up weaknesses in South Africa’s democracy (EARTHtimes.org) Johannesburg – South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday blamed the recent spate of sometimes violent protests by residents of poor communities on weaknesses in South Africa’s democracy, society and government structures. Since June, thousands res… South Africa’s Zuma to visit Angola next month (Reuters…
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Southeast Asia – Fighting Drug Resistance on Thai-Cambodian Border (Thailandnews.net)
Fighting Drug Resistance on Thai-Cambodian Border (Thailandnews.net) OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter’s notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia. Cambodia, Vietnam to step up inspectorate cooperation (Thanh Nien Daily) Increased cooperation between the government inspectorates of Vietnam and Cambodia would…
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Southeast Asia – Myanmar Court Delays Suu Kyi Verdict (New York Times)
Myanmar Court Delays Suu Kyi Verdict (New York Times) A verdict in the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi s trial had been expected Friday, but the court delayed a ruling until mid-August. Vietnam Central Bank: 1st Vietnamese Bank To Open In Cambodia Soon (Nasdaq) HANOI -(Dow Jones)- The State Bank of Vietnam…
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Asia Pacific News – Strong quake strikes off Papua New Guinea (Fijilive)
Strong quake strikes off Papua New Guinea (Fijilive) A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Papua New Guinea’s island of Bougainville today but there were no immediate reports of any damage, seismologists said. Papua New Guinea delegation calls on TN Governor (Press Trust of India) Chennai, Jul 26 (PTI) An official delegation…
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North Africa – Mauritania coup chief wins vote amid fraud claims (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mauritania coup chief wins vote amid fraud claims (AP via Yahoo! News) Nearly a year after seizing power in a military putsch that ousted Mauritania’s first freely elected leader, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz won the presidency Sunday in a landslide vote his opponents decried as a fraudulent “electoral coup.” VAS and EMC sign Value-Add-Distributer agreement…
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Nuclear Weapons – Joe Cirincione: John Bolton’s Nuclear Fantasy (The Huffington Post)
Joe Cirincione: John Bolton’s Nuclear Fantasy (The Huffington Post) John Bolton told Jon Stewart he wanted America to be the only nation with nuclear weapons. Stewart is the comedian, but this policy is the… ‘Launch of INS Arihant can trigger nuclear arms race’ (INDOlink) Karachi, Jul 27 (PTI) Pakistan today termed the launch of an…
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Latin America – DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: Water Scarce at the 'Singing Frog'
DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: Water Scarce at the 'Singing Frog' BÁGUANOS, Cuba, Jul 29 (IPS) – Canta Rana, which somewhat ironically translates as "Singing Frog", is more than just a neighbourhood in this town in the drought-stricken eastern Cuban province of Holguín. Here, at the highest point in the area, which provides a view of the entire town…
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