Full Coverage: North America
June 2004
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30.06.2004
Canada's first minority government in 25 years will have to act on environmental and sustainable development priorities if it hopes to build bridges with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois. To start, that could mean less lip service and more action on Canada's Kyoto Protocol obligations.
Story linkFrom: International Institute for Sustainable Development Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Development] [International cooperation] [Environment] [Climate change] [Politics] [Governance] |
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30.06.2004
In this week's Canadian federal election, voter turnout dropped to a record low 60.5 per cent. According to Democracy Watch, turnout likely won't rebound until parties and politicians tackle the job of re-engaging voters by democratizing government.
Story linkFrom: Democracy Watch Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance] |
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30.06.2004
Si le gouvernement libéral entend faire mieux, comme le promettait le premier ministre Paul Martin, il devra agir rapidement pour éviter une grave perturbation des services publics fédéraux. L’Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada (AFPC) demande au nouveau gouvernement d’intervenir rapidement pour empêcher la grève générale des travailleurs et travailleuses du secteur public fédéral, grève qui se dessine pour la fin de l’été.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Canada] [Politics] [Codes of conduct] [Corruption & transparency] [Democracy] [Governance] [Conflict] |
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30.06.2004
Aid agencies in Afghanistan are disappointed at NATO’s proposed expansion of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) - - a civil-military partnership for security and reconstruction - - because the PRT does not address the problems of “drugs, the continuing role of warlords and militias, the insurgency issue, and the lack of adequate police or a trained Afghan National Army.”
Story linkFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United States] |
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30.06.2004
Barely twenty-four hours after the Supreme Court ruled that foreigners held at U.S. detention facilities have the right to judicial review of their cases in U.S. courts, the Court in another ruling upheld the rights of foreigners under the Aliens Tort Claims Act to seek redress for violations of international norms.
Story linkFrom: Amnesty International USA Related topics/regions: [United States] |
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30.06.2004
Commending the work of British Military Police in locating the remains of an interpreter who went missing in Iraq more than one year ago, media workers are calling for re-newed efforts to establish the fate of the cameraman who disappeared during the same incident.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Iraq] [United Kingdom] [United States] |
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30.06.2004
The Red Cross is awaiting FDA approval to loosen restrictions on blood donors who have lived or traveled in the United Kingdom, relaxing the rules put in place to safeguard the blood supply from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Red Cross is seeking to expand its pool of blood donors.
Story linkFrom: American Red Cross Related topics/regions: [United States] |
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30.06.2004
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30.06.2004
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From: Academy for Educational Development Related topics/regions: [United States] [Afghanistan] |
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30.06.2004
Across Canada, public workers say they are facing growing pressure from employers to give up collective agreement rights. In response, the Canadian Union of Public Employees has adopted a "special plan" to fight concessions and defend free collective bargaining.
Story linkFrom: Canadian Union of Public Employees Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Labour] [Governance] |
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30.06.2004
Os Estados Unidos se opuseram na terça-feira a um eventual intercâmbio com a guerrilha, que permita a libertação de rebeldes e de reféns. Washington manteve esta oposição apesar das Forças Armadas Revolucionárias da Colômbia (Farc), o maior grupo de guerrilha do país, manterem três funcionários terceirizados do Departamento de Defesa dos EUA entre os reféns que podem ser trocados.
Leia maisFrom: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [United States] [Conflict] [Peace] Image: Tropas de las FARC
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30.06.2004
"New Brunswick citizens are experiencing trade treaty 'chill' first-hand." So say the authors of a study released just as the Lord government rejected legislative committee recommendations to adopt public auto insurance. Today's study concludes that New Brunswick should have adopted the public system - despite threats from the foreign insurance industry to sue under international trade treaties.
Story linkFrom: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Business] [Politics] [Governance] |
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29.06.2004
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29.06.2004
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From: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Related topics/regions: [Western Europe] [United States] |
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29.06.2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 28 (OneWorld) - More than 80 percent of the U.S. public supports pending legislation to cut the emission of greenhouse gases, while two thirds said they are willing to pay the U.S.$15 a month - or nearly $200 a year - that experts believe the legislation, the Climate Stewardship Act (CSA), will cost the average household, according to a nationwide poll released Friday.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change] |
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29.06.2004
Le Québec aura donc résisté. Alors que les deux grands réseaux de télévision francophones prédisaient autour de 22h un gouvernement libéral — minoritaire, précisait Bernard Derome —, les Québécois ont donné 54 sièges au Bloc québécois, lui accordant 50 % des suffrages. Le Bloc rejoint ainsi les 54 sièges obtenus sous Lucien Bouchard en 1993, exploit qui n’avait pas été réédité depuis.
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29.06.2004
Kaksi kolmesta yhdysvaltalaisesta olisi valmis maksamaan lähes 200 dollaria vuodessa kotitaloutta kohti hillitäkseen ilmastonmuutosta, ja yli 60 prosenttia kannattaa Kioton ilmastosopimusta, ilmenee tuoreesta kyselytutkimuksesta. Hieman yli puolet uskoo ympäristönäkökohtien vaikuttavan myös äänestyspäätökseen tulevissa presidentinvaaleissa.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld on Yahoo News Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change] Image: Zachary Pullen
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29.06.2004
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From: Mercy Corps Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iran] |
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29.06.2004
A recent report from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences links most cancer cases to environmental causes and lifestyle choices like smoking and diet. It was released at about the same time as a different report from U.S. government researchers which indicates that the number of cancer survivors is growing.
Story linkFrom: Environment News Service (ENS) Related topics/regions: [United States] |
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29.06.2004
Citing first-hand accounts from human rights organizations and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) satellite photos showing 300 non-Arab villages completely destroyed, U.S. Committee for Refugees is urging President Bush to declare the Darfur crisis genocide and to act swiftly.
Story linkFrom: U.S. Committee for Refugees Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [United States] |
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