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Is Pope Francis Liberal Or Conservative? – OpEd

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With the election of Pope Francis, there has been an almost “catholic” attempt to determine if he is liberal or conservative. CBS claims he is a “staunch conservative” based on the fact that, as correspondent Allen Pizzey put it, he “opposes abortion, supports celibacy, and called gay adoption discrimination against children,” not to mention his [...]

The Rise Of The Global South – OpEd

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Richard Rodriguez writes: We Americans have long told ourselves that we are a God-favored people, a churchgoing, moral people. But last week when the old cardinals of Roman Catholicism looked for the future of their church, they looked south. And what we Americans heard, as if for the first time, is that the spiritual center [...]

War Without End – OpEd

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By Kathy Kelly Ten years ago, in March of 2003, Iraqis braced themselves for the anticipated “Shock and Awe” attacks that the U.S. was planning to launch against them.  The media buildup for the attack assured Iraqis that barbarous assaults were looming. I was living in Baghdad at the time, along with other Voices in [...]

Pakistan Begins Construction Of Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline – OpEd

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By Vilani Peiris and Sarath Kumara Amid US threats to impose sanctions on his country, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari joined Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a ceremony breaking ground on construction of the Pakistani portion of a planned Iran-Pakistan pipeline on Monday. With national elections due in May, Zardari and his ruling Pakistan Peoples’ [...]

Talking Turkey And The EU – OpEd

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It was in April 1987 that Turkey knocked on the EU’s door and asked to be let in. Twenty-five years later, Turkey is still lingering on the threshold. One key factor barring the way to Turkey’s full membership occurred many years before it applied. The population of Cyprus has historically consisted of about 75 per [...]

Cairn Energy Announces Senegal Frontier Exploration Acreage Farm-In

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Cairn Energy PLC announced Tuesday a farm-in as Operator of three blocks offshore Senegal in West Africa. This transaction will add a number of drillable prospects to the frontier exploration inventory and drilling programme in the next 18 months. The three contiguous blocks – Rufisque, Sangomar and Sangomar Deep – are currently operated by FAR [...]

Cyprus Parliament Wavers On Revised Bailout Bill

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(EurActiv) — The Cypriot Parliament is unlikely to approve a controversial levy on savings when it goes to the vote today (19 March), a government spokesman said. Breaking with previous practice that depositors’ savings were inviolable, eurozone finance ministers announced over the weekend a one-off tax on Cypriot bank accounts would be imposed as part [...]

Confronting Common Security Threats To Bring Russia And US Together – Analysis

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Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia wrote a letter on 21 February 2013 to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev proposing to develop an international asteroid impact prevention system. The message stressed the seriousness of space threats and inability of modern methods of celestial bodies’ detection to predict meteorite strike, which was confirmed by the [...]

Maldives: Bipartisanship Still Has A Chance – Analysis

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By N Sathiya Moorthy Not all seems to have been lost to the infant Maldivian democracy. Arch-rivals in the still-unfolding national political drama have come together again, keeping faint hopes alive on the way forward. Though on specific issues, ‘major parties’ in the country have come together in Parliament to re-vote two Bills to ensure [...]

China’s Food Security: From Self-Sufficiency To A Dual Strategy – Analysis

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As self-sufficiency is no longer an option for China, a dual food security strategy is emerging which aims to utilise both domestic and international resources. By Zhang Hongzhou ENSURING BASIC food self-sufficiency has been the long-standing policy for China’s food security strategy. Yet, as its domestic food production is increasingly falling short of the country’s [...]

Tamil Eelam Should Be In Tamil Nadu‏ – OpEd

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By Shenali Waduge Tamils in India want a Tamil homeland, Tamils in Malaysia are also voicing similar sentiments, the LTTE Diaspora and TNA in Sri Lanka want a Tamil homeland and probably with time Tamils in Canada and Tamils in the UK may also start joining in the chorus. If this be the case with [...]

ASEM Experts To Meet On Water Resource Management

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By Shada Islam Asian and European representatives meet in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in Vietnam on March 21-22 to discuss closer Asia-Europe cooperation on water resource and river basin management. The workshop, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is expected to attract 150 delegates from 51 ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) partners and [...]

Syrian Rebels Answer Back, Claim Assad’s Forces Fired The Chemical Weapons

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After reports from the Syrian state news agency earlier today that “terrorists” had fired chemical weapons in the north of the country, the rebel command for the area has fought back. According to reports by Reuters, the opposition fighters said regime forces in fact launched the attack, which took place in Khan al-Assal near Aleppo [...]

Argo: Oscar! – OpEd

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By Zaher Mahruqi Either the contenders for the 2013 Oscar’s best picture were super weak or this is proof that Hollywood and American politics are eating from the same plate. In normal circumstances Argo could not win a nomination for best picture much less win it. From the historical point of view, Argo makes significant [...]

India: An Enveloping Blindness – Analysis

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By Ajai Sahni It is true that our enemies have weakened – some temporarily, some more permanently; but it would be wrong to believe that we have become significantly stronger. — “When doing nothing looks like success” For the first time since 1994, the year 2012 registered a total number of terrorism and insurgency linked [...]

Nepal: Patchwork Solutions – Analysis

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By Fakir Mohan Pradhan Bringing an end to the prolonged political deadlock over the formation of a consensus government before holding fresh election for the Constitutional Assembly (CA), the four major Political formations in Nepal – the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the [...]

Japan: Remembering Fukushima Two Years After Disaster – Analysis

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Introduction Two years have passed since Japan suffered the triple disaster on March 11, 2011 and the country is still cleaning up the nuclear mess in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Though world interests on its impact have waned somewhat, public interests globally continue to focus on the future of nuclear energy. Over 100,000 people [...]

Facebook “Self-Soothing” Can Help Raise Mood, Study Says

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New research has suggested that looking at old photos of yourself on Facebook can help boost your mood, Digital Spy said. Dr Alice Good from the University of Portsmouth found that almost 90% of Facebook users access the site to look at their old posts, while 75% of people look at their old photos when [...]

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: The Epitome Of Automotive Engineering

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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a byword for luxury, comfort, and driving safety. Because of that, this family of model series has had an enduring impact on the reputation of the brand. Its long and distinguished history stretches back to the beginning of the 20th century. The tradition of the S-Class follows the philosophy of a [...]

Qatar Broaches Sensitive Demography Through Soccer – Analysis

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Qatar’s soccer league, in a break with a reluctance among Gulf states to give their largely expatriate majorities a sense of belonging, is next month organizing the region’s first cup for foreign workers’ teams. The cup, involving up to 24 teams formed by foreign workers primarily from Asia who account for the bulk of Qatar’s [...]
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