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 | Swiss Spring for Syrian Refugees Passes Ray Smith
Switzerland facilitated family reunification for Syrians in September. So far, more than 1,100 Syrian refugees have benefited from the programme, while thousands are waiting at Swiss embassies in the region, hoping for a similar chance. Surprised by these numbers, Switzerland put an end to the ... MORE > >
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 | Top Israel Lobby Group Loses Battle on Iran, But War Not Over Jim Lobe
Eight years ago, Stephen Rosen, then a top official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and well-known around Washington for his aggressiveness, hawkish views, and political smarts, was asked by Jeffrey Goldberg of the New Yorker magazine whether some recent negative publicity ... MORE > >
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 | Dammed Rivers Create Hardship for Brazil's Native Peoples Mario Osava
The Itaparica hydroelectric power plant occupied land belonging to the Pankararu indigenous people, but while others were compensated, they were not. They have lost land and access to the São Francisco river, charge native leaders in Paulo Afonso, a city in northeastern Brazil. "We can no longer ... MORE > >
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 | The Missing Faces of Ethiopia's Poor Nick Ashdown
It's hard to tell if Gelegay Tsegaye is smiling, since a flap of skin covers half his mouth, but his eyes crinkle when he talks and his muffled voice rings with an upbeat cadence. He's sitting in a special ward of the Korean Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's most modern healthcare ... MORE > >
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 | Drugs Displace Maize on Mexico's Small Farms Emilio Godoy
As the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passes its 20-year milestone, Mexico is seeing the displacement of traditional crops like maize by marihuana and opium poppy as a result of falling prices for the country's most important agricultural product. After NAFTA came into force between ... MORE > >
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 | Elites Will 'Consider Inequality' Ray Smith
With no acute crisis on the radar, this year's Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will move away from the response mode of the past years and "look for solutions for the really fundamental issues," its founder Klaus Schwab said at the pre-meeting press conference. "We cannot afford ... MORE > >
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 | Syrian Spillover Deepens Lebanese Divide Shelly Kittleson
In northern Lebanon's largest city, Tripoli, Syria Street cuts through neighbourhoods that back opposite sides of the war raging in Syria, 30 km away. Clashes between them resumed this weekend after a cross-border rocket attack. The frontline of the Jabal Mohsen area, overlooking the rival Bab ... MORE > >
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| Corruption Probes Threaten to Derail Turkish Economy Dorian Jones
The escalating turmoil over corruption allegations against Turkey's political elite is now threatening the ruling Justice and Development Party's greatest achievement – Turkey's economic growth. With national elections looming in the future, that threat could affect the party's 11-plus-year hold on ... MORE > >
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 | Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective Faith Lokens
Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, has reportedly refused to sign a controversial anti-gay bill that would mean life in prison for people convicted of homosexual acts. But many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex (LGBTI) people in the East African country, and NGOs trying to ... MORE > >
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