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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
This week, all news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) have disappeared due to technical issues. Here is a report, received via email, from SRS, dated Thursday, November 19, 2009: (Khartoum) - The Darfur peace talks in Doha have been postponed again. The AU and UN joint mediator and the Qatari mediators issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that they will resume the talks soon, since...
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Leading architect urges changes to encourage families to relocate to city centre.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Countries can contribute to a more robust recovery from the global recession by rapidly concluding the Doha Development Round (DDA), which could bring up to 160 billion dollars in gains, a World Bank research paper said on Wednesday. Released just days before the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s ministerial meeting in Geneva on Nov. 30, "Conclude Doha: It Matters!" notes that now more than...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Prospects for reaching a deal in the eight-year old Doha Round of global trade negotiations were remote; now, they’re truly distant. On Nov. 30, trade ministers of the 153-nation World Trade Organization (WTO) hold their ministerial conference in Geneva , but their agenda doesn’t even mention negotiations. It is officially defined ...
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Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Wayne Rooney may have led out his country against Brazil in Doha last weekend, but Sir Alex Ferguson has ntold the Manchester United striker that he is not yet ready to captain his club.
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Country Boys Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wastebasket Vol. XIV No. 41: Gimmick Comes Home to Roost about : contact : TCS home : donate War Profiteers Stealing Our Lunch Money Volume XIV No. 47: November 20, 2009 You would think that $8.5 billion would buy a lot of chow for our soldiers in Iraq. But instead of purchasing grub for mess hall trays, federal prosecutors say a lot of that coin went to overhead, inflated prices and lining pockets...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
After a turbulent 500 years it is understandable – I sometimes feel like putting my feet up too – but it is a mistake It's not true that last night's appointments at the EU's Brussels conclave are without historic precedence. When the Italian politician Signor Caligula was president of the European commission during one of the continent's more dynamic phases he appointed his horse to negotiate...
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tune in to the MirrorFootball podcast as chief sports writer Oliver Holt and ace reporter John Cross join host Steve Anglesey to preview all the weekend's football action including the big game between Liverpool and Manchester City. Should Rafa risk playing Gerrard and Torres? Who will win on Saturday? Can City beat Liverpool to a top four place?The team will also be looking at the weekend's other...
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Grist Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Tom Philpott This post marks the launch of “Plate Tectonics,” a new feature that highlights ways that citizen action can move the food system in more sustainable directions. ————————- How do we stop this thing?Like many people, I applauded when Michelle Obama broke ground on her organic garden—and jeered when Croplife America, the...
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Dollars & Sense blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The World Trade Organization has ruled that Brazil may impose trade sanctions against a variety of U.S. exports in a 9-year old complaint about U.S. government subsidies for cotton farmers. From the wires : The formal move at the WTO's dispute settlement body (DSB) brought Brazil one step closer to retaliating against the United States, the world's biggest cotton exporter, in the highly sensitive 9-year-old...
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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Aston Villa winger Milner is only 23 but has already clocked up more than 270 games at domestic and various international levels - including his first senior England start against Brazil in Doha last weekend...
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FP Passport (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Obama's stern words for Pyongyang in Seoul Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama's much-watched three-day trip to China ended with more of a whisper than a bang. Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao reportedly discussed a number of sensitive issues, including North Korea and the U.S. debt held in China. But their many public statements indicated few policy advances. Obama is now visiting South Korea....
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Doha - Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, received here yesterday at Al Wajba Palace HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in presence of Qatar
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Development Horizons (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
I just returned from the first World Innovation Summit on Education ( WISE ) in Doha. Qatar has made a long term commitment to convert its natural gas revenue into a world leading research capital. WISE was a further statement of intent. With 6 or so US Universities already in residence at Education City, corporate R&D centres and Qatar University across the road, there are possibilities for new...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats urged him on Wednesday to abandon the Doha round of global trade talks and start over with an agenda to protect labor rights and environmental standards.
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