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Zardari Defends Pipeline With Iran

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(RFE/RL) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has defended his government’s decision to partner with Iran to build a gas pipeline. Speaking to journalists in Lahore on March 2, Zardari said constructing the pipeline was in the national interest, as was a decision to award China a contract to operate the Gwadar Port. Zardari’s comments [...]

Iranian Minister Predicts Gradual Lifting Of Sanctions

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Iran’s Foreign Minister said at a gathering of border officers and commanders that Iran has managed to withstand all sanctions and “beginning today we will witness the gradual easing of sanctions.” The Central News Unit reports that on the sidelines of the conference of border officers and commanders, Ali Akbar Salehi spoke of the Foreign [...]

Study Attacks Mother Teresa Beatification‏

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A controversial study has claimed that Mother Teresa’s beatification was a creation of an orchestrated and effective media campaign. The study, to be published this month in the journal of studies in religion and sciences called Religieuses, said that blessed Teresa was “anything but a saint.” She was generous with her prayers but miserly with [...]

UN Tribunal Issues Landmark Ruling In UNOCHA-Zimbabwe Case – OpEd

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This week the United Nations Dispute Tribunal handed down a decision finding several officials from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe in 2008 involved in grave misconduct concerning the inhumane treatment of the former Head of Office in Zimbabwe, Dr. Georges Tadonki, whose urgent warnings [...]

EU, US Go Separate Ways On Cybersecurity

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(EurActiv) — Europe and the United States look set to implement different approaches to cybersecurity, with Washington adopting voluntary reporting mechanisms against Brussels’ compulsory measures. The difference approaches threaten to create problems for companies across the two major trade blocs. President Barack Obama on 12 February issued an executive order on cybersecurity that calls for [...]

Florida Islamist Cleric Convicted Of Terrorism Conspiracy In Pakistan – OpEd

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A Muslim cleric from Florida was convicted by a federal jury on Monday for his funneling of thousands of dollars to aid Pakistan’s deadly Islamic terrorist group the Taliban. The Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-I-Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, and Tehreek-e-Taliban, is blamed for suicide bombings and other attacks that have killed both Americans and [...]

Why There’s A Bull Market For Stocks And Bear Market For Workers – OpEd

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Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 14,270 – completely erasing its 54 percent loss between 2007 and 2009. The stock market is basically back to where it was in 2000, while corporate earnings have doubled since then. Yet the real median wage is now 8 percent below what it was in 2000, and [...]

Using Green Tea Extract In Fight To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain. The aggregation of these proteins, called metal-associated amyloids, is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. A paper published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy [...]

A New Technique To Simulate Climate Change

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Scientists are using ever more complex models running on ever more powerful computers to simulate the earth’s climate. But new research suggests that basic physics could offer a simpler and more meaningful way to model key elements of climate. The research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, shows that a technique called direct statistical [...]

Royal Initiative To Restore Major Historical Monuments In Spiritual Capital Of Morocco‏ – OpEd

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HM King Mohammed VI presided, Monday at the R’cif square in Fez, over the signing ceremony of agreements relating to the restoration and rehabilitation of historical monuments and addressing buildings in danger of collapse within the old medina of the city. On this occasion, minister of housing, urban planning and urban policy, Mohamed Nabil Benabdellah, [...]

President Mahinda Rajapakse Meets Indian Buddhist Delegation‏ – OpEd

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By Senaka Weeraratna An eight member Indian Buddhist delegation led by Ven. Dr. Bhadant Rahula Bodhi Maha Thera met HE the President Mahinda Rajapakse at the President’s House in Kandy on February 22. The primary purpose of the visit of the Indian delegation was to strengthen ties between the Buddhists of the two countries and [...]

U.S. And European Policymakers Recommit To Rights In Russia

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Leading U.S. and European policymakers say they are determined to deepen their support for human rights and civil society in Russia following the crackdown in recent months against the opposition by President Vladimir Putin. Commenting on the passage of the Magnitsky Act, Rep. James McGovern warned others in his own party in the administration that [...]

Shell To Develop Two Additional Natural Gas For Transport Corridors In North America

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Through further investments in LNG for Transport, Shell said Tuesday that it plans to utilize North American natural gas to provide an innovative and cost-effective fuel for its commercial customers. Shell and its affiliates plan to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel one step closer for its marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America [...]

Hagel, Barak Discuss Syria, Iran

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak held talks at the Pentagon today on issues including Syria and Iran, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. It was Hagel’s first meeting with a foreign counterpart since he took office as Secretary of Defense. During today’s meeting with Barak, Hagel expressed his strong commitment [...]

New Delhi’s Maldivian Dilemma – Analysis

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Past sins return to haunt again and again. The Government of India would find the old adage extremely relevant, especially in the context of Maldives. Its diplomatic mishandling of the political developments in the island nation since February 2012, continues to present it with ever increasing complex choices. Escapist policies pursued so far has not [...]

European Antitrust Officials Expected To Impose Fine On Microsoft

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European antitrust officials are expected to impose a large fine on Microsoft on Wednesday, March 6, for failing to give users of the company’s Windows software the choice of competing Internet browsers, The New York Times reported. It would be the first time the European Union has punished a company for neglecting to comply with [...]

Gender Selection And Chromosomal Screening – OpEd

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By Dr. John Jain It’s actually the sperm that determine the sex of the baby. Sperm that bear the Y chromosome give rise to little boys, and sperm that bear the X chromosome give rise to little girls. Unfortunately we have no good way of sorting sperm in to X-bearing and Y-bearing sperm. The only [...]

‘Patriotic’ Or ‘Civic’ Citizenship Test For The UK – OpEd

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The proposed revision of the UK citizenship test, coming into effect by March 2013, stirred controversy over whether learning about the ‘country’s proud history’ will indeed make migrants better citizens and facilitate their integration in the society. Proportionate division of thematic questions and stronger focus on the civic rather than the ethno-centric Britishness in the [...]

Cardinals To Be Informed Of Vatileaks Background

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By Estefania Aguirre Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley said he trusts the cardinals taking part in the papal election will be informed on the necessary background information related to the Vatileaks scandal. “The cardinals feel confident that we will get all the information that we need for our deliberation,” said Cardinal O’Malley at a March 5 [...]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead, Says VP Maduro

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, 58, has died, according to local media reports citing that country’s Vice President Nicolás Maduro who spoke on television. Chavez had been suffering from cancer, and was reported to have been worsening – despite earlier denials. In earlier comments, Maduro had suggested that Chavez’s enemies had poisoned him with cancer before [...]
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