Poaching, oil exploration and pollution are reducing the sturgeon of the inland Caspian Sea, which producing 90% of the world's caviar. Bans are being considered, as well as alternative sources of families to be affected.
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Marking the feast of Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and asked all Lebanese to abandon "the logic of aggressive opposition..."
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Increasing transportation costs, the shrinking dollar, diversion of grains to bio-fuel, is a perfect storm causing a food crisis, especially in Africa. A sack of wheat that cost $8 in 2006 now costs $25 in Egypt.
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Nargis the cyclone has claimed over 100,000 human lives in Myanmar. The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions is collecting funds to respond to the emergency. The Burmese military gov't says things are back to "normal." Tons of food await entry.
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Fidel Castro says reducing and moreover recycling all motors that run on electricity and fuel is an elemental and urgent need for all humanity. The tragedy does not lie in reducing those energy costs but in the idea of converting food into fuel.
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace says Zimbabweans are too traumatized to vote in runoff between incumbent Robert Mugabe and first-round winner Morgan Tsvangirai. It called on the African Union to manage a runoff.
Named to the "Time 100" list by Time Magazine as among the world's most influential people are Bartholomeos I and the Dalai Lama. Also chosen is Richard Cizik of the US National Association of Evangelicals.
Speaking to religious leaders, Hans-Gert Pottering said that religions can make contributions towards tackling major challenges such as the Balkans. The president of the EU parliament credited churches with EU integration.
More than 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Seoul demonstrating against the import of US-produced meat. Fears of mad cow disease are cited while President Lee is asked to reverse his "mad decision" to admit the meat.
Anastasia K. Brown of the US Catholic bishops says to Congress that the US "should and must" admit more Iraqi refugees. Two million languish in Jordan and Syria.
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Bernanke has backed himself into a corner by stretching the Fed's mandate to include everyone on Wall Street with a mailing address and a begging bowl.
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Marko Beljac discusses the cataclysmic implications of the looming U.S. weaponization of space.
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Analysis
Corn ethanol's inherent energy inefficient character has been exposed by experts. What remains is the banana oil sold by Corn Belt politicians and a 51-cent-per-gallon subsidy paid by US taxpayers.
Analysis by Edwin Black
It was altogether fitting for the UN to invite Pope Benedict XVI to speak during his trip to the US. The UN celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: which has underpinnings in the ancient Greeks and Judeo-Christianity.
Analysis by Averthanus L. D'Souza
Much of what Pope Benedict XVI said during his US visit was obscured by the media's focus on his response to sexual abuse by clerics. The pope fills a new role in a life story of integrity and dialogue.
Analysis by Martin Barillas
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik expressed her support for the Ecumenical Patriarch while emphasizing that Turkey's admission to the EU is not a given.
Analysis by NAT da Polis
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High crude oil prices have been an important factor underlying high petroleum product prices this season, including residential heating oil and propane.
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Here's a guide for that Paranoid Businessman who's negotiating the big deal in Spain. While some of the following might seem like a simple dress code it must be understood that people here do in general tend to dress more formal.
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The position of Gazprom with respect to the Polish variant was voiced by one of the clerks of the gas monopolist: this variant is unacceptable for us. Thats it. End discussion.
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The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace says Zimbabweans are too traumatized to vote in runoff between incumbent Robert Mugabe and first-round winner Morgan Tsvangirai. It called on the African Union to manage a runoff.
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Poaching, oil exploration and pollution are reducing the sturgeon of the inland Caspian Sea, which producing 90% of the world's caviar. Bans are being considered, as well as alternative sources of families to be affected.
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Called "From Corruption to Good Governance", a report by the Uniting Church in Australia called for an attack on tax havens that help wealthy individuals and corporations to prosper on the backs of the poor.
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A Q Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear program, is set to regain lost freedoms under a new government, but the local and international vultures are waiting in the shadows.
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Speaking to religious leaders, Hans-Gert Pottering said that religions can make contributions towards tackling major challenges such as the Balkans. The president of the EU parliament credited churches with EU integration.
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Increasing transportation costs, the shrinking dollar, diversion of grains to bio-fuel, is a perfect storm causing a food crisis, especially in Africa. A sack of wheat that cost $8 in 2006 now costs $25 in Egypt.
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UK-based Andrew Nickson says that the former Catholic bishop's election as Paraguay's president is evidence of a sense of optimism in a country inured to corrupt politicians.
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Marking the feast of Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and asked all Lebanese to abandon "the logic of aggressive opposition..."
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The Friends Committee on National Legislation says President Bush's administration is writing blank checks for weapons and neglecting social spending.
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In 2001, Russia addressed the UN continental shelf commission with a similar request, which was turned down at the time.
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Environmentalists are calling attention to potential harm to the Uruguay River, that is shared by three countries, that could result from the Garabi dam project. Already highly exploited, the flow of the river barely functions.
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There are aspects of the military-industrial-congressional complex that should trouble people of faith. The US now leads the world in military spending, but if we want peace we must work for justice.
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Kissavos - the fruitful mountain on the plains of Thessaly in northern Greece - is a virtual Garden of Eden for fruit-growers, and a rough diamond to be discovered by prospective tourists.
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Corn ethanol's inherent energy inefficient character has been exposed by experts. What remains is the banana oil sold by Corn Belt politicians and a 51-cent-per-gallon subsidy paid by US taxpayers.
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Marking the feast of Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and asked all Lebanese to abandon "the logic of aggressive opposition..." Poaching, oil exploration and pollution are reducing the sturgeon of the inland Caspian Sea, which producing 90% of the world's caviar. Bans are being considered, as well as alternative sources of families to be affected. Increasing transportation costs, the shrinking dollar, diversion of grains to bio-fuel, is a perfect storm causing a food crisis, especially in Africa. A sack of wheat that cost $8 in 2006 now costs $25 in Egypt. Nargis the cyclone has claimed over 100,000 human lives in Myanmar. The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions is collecting funds to respond to the emergency. The Burmese military gov't says things are back to "normal." Tons of food await entry. There are aspects of the military-industrial-congressional complex that should trouble people of faith. The US now leads the world in military spending, but if we want peace we must work for justice.
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