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LEBANON
Rich Feast Through Month of Fasting
By Mona Alami
BEIRUT, Sep 2 - Although not a celebration in the traditional sense, Ramadan in Lebanon is a time of joy for many, during which families reconnect and share their wealth with the poor. But in this country of extremes, not everyone has the luxury of celebrating the holy month.
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MIDEAST
Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…
Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Peter Klochendler
JERUSALEM, Sep 2 - As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high.
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U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 2 - The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.
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Environmental Forensics for BP Gulf Spill
By Adrianne Appel*
BOSTON, Sep 2 - Stealthy submarine gliders slide through the depths of the Gulf of Mexico with the precision of birds of prey. Robot-like rovers search for droplets of oil thousands of metres under the surface. Powerful computerised analysers send instant results to scientists on board the ship above. All of this to assess the impact of disaster.
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Uganda Could Become Regional Rice Exporter say Researchers
By Joshua Kyalimpa
KAMPALA, Sep 2 - In a small garden at the Entebbe Botanical garden, about 40 kilometres from Kampala, a few yellowish plants are trying to adapt to their new environment.
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ARGENTINA-BRAZIL
Nuclear Safeguards System an Example for the World
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES, Sep 2 - A system of mutual safeguards, created nearly two decades ago by Argentina and Brazil for in-situ verification of the peaceful use of nuclear power in both countries, serves as an international model of transparency and confidence building in this highly sensitive field.
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RIGHTS-INDIA
Law to Restrict Foreign Funding Alarms NGOs
By Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI, Sep 2 - Voluntary and charitable organisations in India are aghast at a new law to restrict foreign contributions, that was passed by both Houses of Parliament recently.
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PHILIPPINES
Criminal Ban, Stigma Drive Unsafe Abortions
By Diana Mendoza
MANILA, Sep 2 - "I felt scared. When I looked around, all the mothers had finished giving birth, while I was still there. The blood that flowed from me had already dried and caked onto my body," Lisa, a 19-year-old married mother of three, says, recounting her experience in post-abortion care at a public hospital here in the Philippine capital.
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SRI LANKA
Anger Rises Over Torture Case, But Solution Unclear
By Feizal Samath
COLOMBO, Sep 2 - The ordeal of a Sri Lankan domestic worker whose Saudi Arabian employer allegedly drove nails and metal wires into her body has sent alarm bells ringing among government officials and activists, but how such abuses can be stopped remain far from clear.
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Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case
By Aprille Muscara
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 - The number of women raped by rebel groups during last month’s raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has risen to over 240, U.N. officials told reporters here today.
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