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Jimmy Carter
26.05.2008 Britain and other European governments should break from the United States over the international embargo on Gaza, according to former US president Jimmy Carter.
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Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Israel] [Palestine]
Image: Jimmy Carter
Winter Soldier: Scott Camil, who received 13 medals for service in Vietnam
18.05.2008 Winter Soldier was made in 1971 as a record of testimonies by men and women who has served in the US military during the still ongoing Vietnam war. Is there any point in seeing it today? There most certainly is.
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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [Vietnam]
Image: Winter Soldier: Scott Camil, who received 13 medals for service in Vietnam
07.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Geopolitics]
Thousands of families were hit by Cyclone Nargis.
06.05.2008 The United States should repeal restrictions on humanitarian assistance to Burma and help those affected by Cyclone Nargis, said an international refugee agency yesterday, higlighting the "tremendous need inside Burma."
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From: Refugees International
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar]
Image: Thousands of families were hit by Cyclone Nargis. © Refugees International
01.05.2008 A new online game encourages greater discourse and awareness of HIV/AIDS by challenging players to look at the pictures and profiles of people from across America -- half of whom are HIV-positive -- and guess their status.
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From: kaisernetwork.org (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Animal waste is often stored in large lagoons.
01.05.2008 The unsustainable measures used to dispose of farm animal waste must be over-hauled as they threaten both public and environmental health, says a new study on U.S. livestock production.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
Image: Animal waste is often stored in large lagoons. © FactoryFarm.org (flickr)
An AIDS orphan in India.
01.05.2008 The U.S. President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest funder of global HIV/AIDS programs yet receives continuous criticism from development and rights advocates. This in-depth report gives you "The Numbers Behind the Stories."
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From: Center for Global Development
Image: An AIDS orphan in India. © GlobalGiving
How big is your footprint?
01.05.2008 In the United States, even the people with the lowest usage of energy are still producing, on average, more than double the global per-capita average, an MIT class has estimated.
From: Science Daily
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Image: How big is your footprint? © Jeffrey Allen

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