Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands

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MOSCOW (AP) — Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue Saturday to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s 12-year rule, in the largest show of public outrage since the protests 20 years ago that brought down the Soviet Union. Gone was the political apathy of recent years as many…

World leaders confer on debt crises this weekend

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On Saturday August 6, 2011, 7:18 pm EDT By Paul Taylor and Stella Dawson PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global leaders on Saturday arranged a round of emergency calls to discuss the twin debt crises in Europe and the United States that are causing turmoil in financial markets. After a week that saw $2.5 trillion wiped off…

UN: Somalia drought is worst humanitarian crisis

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By MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED and LUC VAN KEMENADE Associated Press DADAAB, Kenya — The head of the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday that drought-ridden Somalia is the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world after meeting with refugees who endured unspeakable hardship to reach the world’s largest refugee camp. The Kenyan camp, Dadaab, is overflowing with…

Church and state at the United Nations – Religion

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Frances Kissling THERE IS increasing concern that the traditional barriers between church and state in the U.S. are under threat. Pres. Bush’s decision to set up a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has caused considerable debate about the role religion should play in public policy and the delivery of social services. There…

U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar

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Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:16am EDT By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – A U.N. panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket of currencies, a member of the panel said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on the dollar. Currency…

The European Union – Rebuilding Babel

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        The Laeken Declaration asks: “Does Europe not, now that is finally unified, have a leading role to play in a new world order, that of a power able both to play a stabilising role worldwide and to point the way ahead for many countries and peoples? Europe as the continent of…