Luanda, Angola, 15 May 2008 - Secretary-General's message to the 27th Ministerial meeting of the United Nations ...
I am honoured to send my greetings to this 27th ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa. I thank the Government and people of Angola for hosting this important event. ...
United Nations: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:33 GMT |
United Nations Vesak Celebrations on the opening day
VietNamNet Bridge – The opening ceremony of the United Nations Vesak Celebration started at 8.30am , May 14, at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi . VietNamNet captured the event. ...
Vietnam Net: Thu, 15 May 2008 04:09:08 GMT |
Students join Cornell Model United Nations
Clarkstown North students participated in the Cornell 2008 Model United Nations Conference which was held from April 3 through 6. These students won awards: Sam Leiter and Valerie Champeau: Verbal Commendation in Social, Cultural and Humanitarian; Sam Ritholtz and Brittany Coard: Honorable Mention in Social, Cultural and Humanitarian; Kara Goldstein: Outstanding Delegate in Social, Cultural and ... ...
The Journal News: Thu, 15 May 2008 06:39:33 GMT |
United Nations Ready To Help Disarming Civilians
Luanda, 05/14– The United Nations want to cooperate with the Angolan Government in the disarmament programme of civil population in possession of illegal firearms, thus contributing to the efforts of the local authorities in the reduction of negative impact that these lethal weapons may have on national reconciliation. ...
AngolaPress: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:42:27 GMT |
United Nations Day of Vesak opens in Vietnam
The fifth United Nations Day of Vesak, the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar, officially opened here Wednesday with the participation of over 600 delegations from90 countries and regions. "We celebrate the United Nations Day o ... ...
People's Daily: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:05:03 GMT |
United Nations Refugee Chief To Head To Yemen
13 May 2008 - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres will embark on a five-day mission to Yemen tomorrow to assess the agency's efforts to help refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) first-hand. ...
Scoop.co.nz: Wed, 14 May 2008 00:36:15 GMT |
Statement to Security Council meeting on securing peace and development: the role of the United Nations in supporting ...
Thank you, Mr. President. It is an honour to join you for this discussion on the United Nations role in security sector reform. This issue is of special importance to the responsibility of the UN, and of this Council in particular, for maintaining international peace and security. ...
United Nations: Tue, 13 May 2008 19:08:06 GMT |
U.N.: World economy close to severe downturn
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. says the world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and will grow by only 1.8 percent in 2008. ...
CNN.com: Fri, 16 May 2008 03:53:47 GMT |
Crouse to Testify on Capitol Hill Regarding United Nations Treaty
WASHINGTON, May 14 / Christian Newswire / -- On Thursday afternoon, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, will hold a hearing on the U.N.'s Security Resolution 1325. The hearing –– House Resolution 146, sponsored by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) –– states that the United States has obligations regarding several ... ...
Christian News Wire: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:52 GMT |
World economy on thin ice - U.N.
The United Nations blames the globe's dire situation on the decline of the U.S. housing and financial sectors. ...
CNN Money: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:43:36 GMT |
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Venezuela military buildup worries US, Colombia that weapons could reach rebels
CARACAS, Venezuela: The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela's peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels. Now they have documented reasons ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Canada eyes OTC sale of Plan B `morning-after' pill
may discourage some women from using it to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The system is the same in the United States. American women don't need a prescription to buy the drug, but they must ask a pharmacist for it and show a photo ID. Minors still ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares up, oil mixed
performance of their U.S. counterparts, following a raft of weak data from the world's largest economy. In the United Kingdom, gilts almost entirely erased earlier losses to outperform their European counterparts, following a strong response to morning's ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
IAAF: Bekele targets new world best
The June 8 meet will be his first ever outdoors in the United States and he will attempt to break his previous mark of 26 minutes 17.53 seconds. To assist him in his bid, organisers have studied weather conditions in Oregon and scheduled ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Study finds heart risks in young cancer survivors
age was 28 when the follow-up study was done. There are about 270,000 childhood cancer survivors in the United States today, said the study's leader, Dr. Daniel Mulrooney at the University of Minnesota. 'They have to live with the health consequences of ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Singapore shares higher at midday on Wall Street's advance? ? 24 mins ago
Average rose 0.7 percent to 12,992.66 after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that regional manufacturing activity in the United States was contracting at a much slower pace in May compared to April. Light, sweet crude for June delivery fell 10 ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
One-time gain offsets Fog Cutter losses
also recently signed its first development agreement to open locations this year in Dubai and elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates. Shares of the company trade for 60 cents. ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
AP Business NewsBrief at 1:25 a.m. EDT? ? 20 mins ago
Brussels, Thursday May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) UN: World economy to grow by 1.8 percent in 2008news://newsclip.ap.org/D90MG6GO0@news.ap.org UNITED NATIONS (AP) â?? The world economy is 'teetering on the brink' of a severe downturn and is ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
United, Continental in alliance talks
Lockheed Martin Space Systems beat Boeing for a contract worth up to $3.6 billion to design and build up to a dozen next-generation military navigational satellites for the Air Force. The Air Force said Lockheed will build and test the satellites at its ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
United's error gives fuel-charge reprieve
Lockheed Martin Space Systems beat Boeing for a contract worth up to $3.6 billion to design and build up to a dozen next-generation military navigational satellites for the Air Force. The Air Force said Lockheed will build and test the satellites at its ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Steelmakers ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp profits rise
steelmakers charge higher prices to cover surging raw material costs -- even though their biggest markets in the United States and Europe are slowing down. Iron ore prices have increased by nearly 70 percent, prices for coking coal used to heat furnaces ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT |
Obesity Contributing to Global Warming
pegged 40 percent of the global population as obese with a body mass index of near 30. Many nations are fast approaching or have surpassed this level, Edwards said. BMI is a calculation of height to weight, and the normal range is usually considered to ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Oil prices higher in Asian trade amid tight global supply
of world oil demand growth, citing higher prices and slower economic momentum in major industrialised countries including the United States. Global oil demand was projected to grow by 1.35 percent in 2008, compared with a previous estimate of 1.4 ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING
500,000 barrels a day of Brazilian heavy crude into low-sulfur gasoline and other fuels for export to the United States and elsewhere, the minister, Edison Lobao, said. European planemaker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell International said ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Chronic Wasting Disease found in wild elk 2 hours ago
Extract not available. ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
The Search for Clean Coal
not subject to such carbon pricing. Thus clean coal technology for the thousands of coal-fired plants in these nations is not a likely scenario. The cost of using cleaner coal technologies isn't just a monetary issue, but also an energy investment issue. ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Australia plays the biotechnology cowboy
biotechnology arena, Australia has once again taken on the cowboy role, by refusing to participate in the international United Nations Biosafety Protocol negotiations being held in Bonn, Germany this month. This meeting will deal with the impacts of ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
UN: World economy to grow by 1.8 percent in 2008UNITED NATIONS - The world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its mid-year economic projections Thursda
UNITED NATIONS - The world economy is 'teetering on the brink' of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Irena Sendler, Her Heart Has Rested But Her Spirit Lives On
Jews was not particularly appealing act to brag about. In 1965, Ms. Sendler received the Righteous Among the Nations medal that Israel awards people who during World War II helped oppressed Jews. Three years later, the communist regime expelled from ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Edwards endorsement pays off for Obama
that the Democratic Party is nearing a broad consensus on our nominee.' Edwards had been backed by the United Steelworkers Union, which announced it would now support Obama. The union has 600,000 active members, many of them blue-collar workers of the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
Sprint and Samsung declare Mobile WiMAX ready for commercial service
launching commercial WiMAX service in those cities later this year. Samsung has been working with Sprint in the United States to test and build Sprint's XOHM mobile broadband Internet service compliant to the mobile WiMAX standard. Since finalizing a ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
School collapses in focus as China buries quake dead
yuan ($7.6 million) on Friday in emergency funds to assess the damage to reservoirs. China has asked the United States for satellite images to help locate victims and identify damaged infrastructure. In Sichuan and neighbouring Chongqing, reservoirs have ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
bin Laden, and his chief lieutenants. ... There still has not been a major terrorist attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.' McCain also pledged to halt a Bush administration practice of enacting laws with accompanying signing statements that ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT |
U.S. should be ashamed for exporting anti-labor tactics
routinely fight to the death efforts by their employees to form a union.' That's the finding about the United States of John Logan, a professor at the London School of Economics and an expert on union organizing issues. In 'Unions Facing Hard Time: The ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
Demo For Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Planned For Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3
appear identical to players. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be released on September 16, 2008 in the United States, September 17 in Southeast Asia and Australia, and September 19 in Europe. Watch for it on the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, PS2, Sony ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
Ex-Pats Assistant Denies Walsh's Assertions
prices closing in on $4 a gallon, and Americans losing their homes at record rates to foreclosure, the United States Senate should be focusing on the real problems that Americans are struggling with,' Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
China Races to Bury Quake Dead, Manage Survivors
could inundate towns and cities that are already struggling to recover from the quake. China has asked the United States for satellite images to help locate victims and identify damaged infrastructure. In Sichuan and neighboring Chongqing, at least 17 ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
Japanese scientists say China quake struck in two stages
travel far, while their strength remained intact,' he said. Japan is one of the world's most quake prone nations, and media there have focused on the possible role of shoddy construction methods in the large death toll in the China quake. Japan's most ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
Alarm over dramatic wildlife decline
'significant reduction' in the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. The pledge was made by the world's nations in 2002 'as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth'. Today's report said that despite the declines ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
