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Bush, aides convicted of Iraq war crimes in absentia by Malaysia

by Wikinews on 16 May 2012
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Bush, aides convicted of Iraq war crimes in absentia by Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former President of the United States George W. Bush and seven prominent former colleagues guilty of war crimes.

USA: The best, most disgusting reporting on food safety

by ProPublica on 09 May 2012
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USA: The best, most disgusting reporting on food safety

By Blair Hickman in ProPublica.

The recent brouhaha over pink slime (and other lovely mass meat production processes) is only the beginning. Here’s our roundup of some standout reporting about the food on your plate.

Disposal of fracking wastewater could pose environmental hazard

by Wikinews on 03 May 2012
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Fracking wastewater pond; Photo, submitted

A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the oil and gas industry are creating earthquakes. 

Australian billionaire announces replica Titanic

by Wikinews on 02 May 2012
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Australian billionaire announces replica Titanic

Australian billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced plans to build a fleet of luxury cruise ships, including a replica of the famous RMS Titanic.

PANAMA: Poor but not forgotten thanks to online videos

by Global Voices on 25 Apr 2012
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Coco Solo was once a United States Navy submarine base on the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. Today, Coco Solo is the home of some of the poorest, most marginalized Panamanians.

SWEDEN: Controversy over 'racist cake' art piece...created by black artist

by Global Voices on 18 Apr 2012
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SWEDEN: Controversy over 'racist cake' art piece...created by black artist

News website grioo.com reports that on April 15, 2012, Swedish Culture Minister, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, attended a exhibition preview at Museum of Modern Art of Stockholm to celebrate ‘World Art Day'.

PAKISTAN: Stop dumping on us!

by Global Voices on 11 Apr 2012
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PAKISTAN: Stop dumping on us!

Globalization is often touted as the solve it all solution of the problems this world faces today. However there are several very highly toxic effects of globalization as well. For instance these seemingly dissipating borders means that the western world has been and even now is engaged in dumping its plastic and medical waste to third world countries. They are able to do so as there is a lack of whistle blowing as well as checks and balances in countries like Pakistan, which has been subjected to dumping for the last 30 odd years.

US: "I am Trayvon Martin"

by Global Voices on 26 Mar 2012
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US: "I am Trayvon Martin"

On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, a ‘Neighborhood Watch Volunteer' in Sanford, Florida, USA, shot and killed 17 year-old Trayvon Martin while the latter was coming out of a store with freshly-purchased candy. George Zimmerman confessed to the police that he shot Trayvon in the chest.

JAPAN: Surfers, fishermen, and radiation

by Global Voices on 21 Mar 2012
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Journalist Lisa Katayama  and filmmaker Jason Wishnow are documenting the lives of people dealing with radiation in a post-earthquake Japan. In We Are All Radioactive, they are including 50% footage made by themselves in the areas around Fukushima Power Plant that had a meltdown after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and 50% footage made by residents who were given waterproof digital cameras so they could tell their own story on surviving the earthquake and now dealing with radiation.

Russian scholars call on Medvedev and Putin to defend Bhagavad Gita

by Wikinews on 19 Mar 2012
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Russian scholars call on Medvedev and Putin to defend Bhagavad Gita

Twenty leading Russian scholars urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister, President-elect Vladimir Putin to step in and take the ongoing Bhagavad Gita trial in the Siberian city of

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