UN adds French Polynesia to decolonisation list in spite of ‘cool’ Britain, US

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1 hr ago | scoop.co.nz
Backgrounder on the debate over self-determination in French Polynesia. Report by Caroline Lafargue. Video by Radio Australia. Pacific Scoop: Report – By Rochelle Ferguson The UN General Assembly has voted to add French... Read more...

New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry

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4 hrs ago | thenews.com.pk
RIYADH: A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website. "One new case of novel... Read more...

H7N9 more likely to transmit among humans

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6 hrs ago | china.org.cn
A China, World Health Organization (WHO) joint report said the H7N9 bird flu virus has a higher potential for human-to-human transmission than any other known bird flu virus. The report, compiled after the WHO's week-long field... Read more...

Comment on UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes by Dr Bunmi Binitie

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14 hrs ago | pmnewsnigeria.com
Published on May 17, 2013 by pmnews · 1 Comment Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the UN has said. Rupert... Read more...

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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

17 hrs ago | ksl.com

By David Mcfadden, Associated Press GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) - Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of...Read more...

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Rights activists say evidence of torture in Syria

20 hrs ago | jn1.tv

Human Rights Watch has said that its activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the Syrian city of Raqqa have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there. The New York-based rights group...Read more...

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“Armenia. The Mysteries of Stones” exhibit opens in Strasbourg

23 hrs ago | panarmenian.net

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. During a meeting with Gilbert Saboya Sunyé, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Mr....Read more...

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Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier

May 17, 2013 | therebel.org

United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but critics of the bill say it might make it even easier for journalists to be...Read more...

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Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado

May 17, 2013 | thereporteronline.com

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BEIRUT (AP) - About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove... Read more...

Norway must improve checks of products of animal origin – EFTA

May 17, 2013 | foodqualitynews.com

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EFTA finds shortcomings in Norway import controls Norway needs to improve its import control system and veterinary checks of products of animal origin coming in to the country, according to the European Free Trade Association... Read more...

‘US spy services threat to Latin America’:Julian Assange

May 17, 2013 | southweb.org

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The founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks says the US spy agencies pose a threat to the sovereignty of Latin American nations as the countries depend on US-based telecommunication technologies. Julian Assange said... Read more...

New EPO-UNEP patents study reveals huge potential for Clean Energy Technologies in Africa

May 16, 2013 | epo.org

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A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Patent Office (EPO) -Patents and Clean Energy Technologies in Africa- found that Africa has a huge untapped potential for generating clean energy. Read more...

Armenia assumed Chairmanship of EC Committee of Ministers

May 16, 2013 | armenpress.am

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Armenia will cooperate in good faith with all member states who are willing to engage in constructive dialogue on issues, which are the competence of the Council of Europe and who wish to contribute to the realization of the... Read more...

Innovators losing out in race for patents

May 16, 2013 | praguepost.com

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Inventors have difficulty prosecuting intellectual property internationally Courtesy Photo With entrepreneurs expanding their businesses despite ongoing economic uncertainty, some are looking to file for patents but need help... Read more...