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<title>Barbara Boxer wants our help to punch out the Right-Wing Mean Machine</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192480988</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:33 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Club, the David Suzuky foundation, the WWF, Amnesty International, World Vision, the IUF organization; as well  ...  evidence of Rainforest deforestation within: Jakarta, Peru, Africa, Brazil and even in Western Canada The  ...  in tents in the desert of the Sudan. Darfuri&apos;s were attacked and moved from their  ...
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<title>Global troubleshooter Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192477854</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to co-head, with Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, the inspection of IRA arms&apos; dumps in  ...  Africa. He was appointed Finland&apos;s ambassador to Tanzania in 1973, at the age of 36.  ...  Vanhanen saying &quot;his commitment to peace and human rights is remarkable.&quot; With its decision to hand  ...
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<title>Finnish ex-president wins peace prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192475887</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  , a Chinese dissident, to highlight China&apos;s human rights record. But in selecting Ahtisaari for the  ...  in solving the question.&quot; Ahtisaari&apos;s efforts in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East drew  ...  20 years abroad, first as ambassador to Tanzania and then to the United Nations in  ...
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<title>Country Should Ratify ICC Rome Statute</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192471119</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  approval or accession&quot;. The ICC in the African region is needed in order to consolidate  ...  of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia,  ...  Morocco, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sudan and Zimbabwe. It should be noted that,  ...
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<title>Cameroon: Country Should Ratify ICC Rome Statute opinion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192469618</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  approval or accession&quot;. The ICC in the African region is needed in order to consolidate  ...  of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia,  ...  Morocco, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sudan and Zimbabwe. It should be noted that,  ...
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<title>African leaders begin health summit</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192461821</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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... ABUJA. African leaders began a summit here yesterday to  ...  of Lesotho, Vice President Ali Sheni of Tanzania, Vice President Martin Nduwimana of Burundi, Vice  ...  Africa, it added. The UN Childrens Fund (Unicef) puts the number of children who have  ...
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<title>Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192454239</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  committee mentioned his work in ending South African domination of Namibia, the former South-West Africa,  ...  that it could be awarded to Chinese human rights activist Mr. Mjoes said Mr. Ahtisaari&apos;s record  ...  diplomat in 1956. He was ambassador to Tanzania and to the United Nations. His work  ...
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<title>Nobel Peace Prize is quiet diplomat&apos;s latest reward</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192452557</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  prize might be awarded to the Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia. This month Ahtisaari received  ...  diplomat in 1956. He was ambassador to Tanzania and to the United Nations. His work  ...  Ireland, he and Cyril Ramaphosa, a South African businessman and former labor union leader, contributed  ...
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<title>Finland&apos;s Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192452085</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  committee mentioned his work in ending South African domination of Namibia, the former South-West Africa,  ...  that it could be awarded to Chinese human rights activist Mr. Mjoes said Mr. Ahtisaari&apos;s record  ...  diplomat in 1956. He was ambassador to Tanzania and to the United Nations. His work  ...
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<title>An improved Africa</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192440906</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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... Nearly two-thirds of sub-Saharan African countries are enjoying better governance, according to  ...  Republic of Congo with 29.8, Chad (33.9), Sudan (34.2) and Angola (43.3). &apos;The real story  ...  from 2005 data. In the participation and human rights category, which assesses participation in elections and  ...
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<title>Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize - 3rd Update</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192440148</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  United Nations envoy that helped the southern African nation win independence in 1990. &quot;It took  ...  of peace with the 2004 selection of Kenyan human rights activist and environmentalist Wangari Maathai and the  ...
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<title>Finland&apos;s former president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192439013</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Iraq, Northern Ireland and the Horn of Africa. Ahtisaari served as president of Finland from  ...  it carries. Leading up to the announcement, human rights activists including Chinese dissidents Gao Zhisheng and  ...  The African Union, for restoring peace in Kenya after election-sparked riots. But Ahtisaari has been  ...
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<title>Finland&apos;s Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192439011</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Iraq, Northern Ireland and the Horn of Africa. Ahtisaari served as president of Finland from  ...  it carries. Leading up to the announcement, human rights activists including Chinese dissidents Gao Zhisheng and  ...  The African Union, for restoring peace in Kenya after election-sparked riots. But Ahtisaari has been  ...
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<title>Finnish ex-leader wins Nobel prize</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192435761</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  , a Chinese dissident, to highlight China&apos;s human rights record. But in selecting Ahtisaari for the  ...  more traditional peace work. Ahtisaari&apos;s efforts in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East drew  ...  20 years abroad, first as ambassador to Tanzania and then to the United Nations in  ...
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<title>Freeplay, Zinox to Set Up Assembly Plant for Energy</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192434200</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  millions of these energy conserving products across Africa where it is estimated that over 600  ...  Energy is currently in partnership with the UNICEF, USAID and a number of other Development  ...  most recent include: rural communities in Nairobi, Kenya and New Delhi in India. He said  ...
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