12/03/2008 -
UN's atomic agency calls for nuclear crop breeding to fight hunger
The UN's nuclear watchdog has called for more investments to revive nuclear crop breeding saying this could fight world hunger. The International Atomic Energy Agency said radiation produces improved plants with high yields that can survive in harsh climates or resist diseases.
Source:
Deutsche Welle
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_3844641,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-a
ll-1573-rdf
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12/05/2008 -
Fairmont City residents win fight to have their kids attend Collinsville schools
After a nearly eight-year legal battle, the children of Fairmont City will finally begin attending school in Collinsville.
Source:
Belleville News-Democrat
http://www.bnd.com/389/story/566442.html
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12/03/2008 -
CORD director to fight gravel pit process
Central Okanagan East regional district director-elect Kelly Hayes has called an emergency public meeting in the Joe Rich area tonight to ?fight the proliferation of gravel pits.?
Source:
Kelowna Capital News
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/35456644.html
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12/05/2008 -
GetUp raises money to save the net
"Community advocacy" group GetUp is raising money to fight Labor's proposed internet filter.
Source:
cnet.com.au
http://www.cnet.com.au/broadband/0,239036008,339293688,00.htm?feed=rss
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12/04/2008 -
Pioneering defence gadgets ensure QinetiQ is up for fight
On Monday, defence and security technology group QinetiQ announced a new US contract for Talon robots and parts worth $58.5m (£39.8m). The Talon has been a real success for the company and sales have rocketed ? particularly for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source:
Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/3551886/Pioneering-defence-ga
dgets-ensure-QinetiQ-is-up-for-fight.html
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12/05/2008 -
Did penis enlargement fight end wife's life?
A Delmas man told the Pretoria High Court on Thursday how he grabbed a shifting spanner and kept on hitting his wife until she was dead. Murder accused Ockert Daniel (Ockie) van den Berg, 43, made this admission after initially claiming he was not responsible for the death of his wife.
Source:
Pretoria News
http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=665&fArticleId=nw20081204
170825168C120454
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12/05/2008 -
Did penis enlargement fight end wife's life?
A Delmas man told the Pretoria High Court on Thursday how he grabbed a shifting spanner and kept on hitting his wife until she was dead. Murder accused Ockert Daniel (Ockie) van den Berg, 43, made this admission after initially claiming he was not responsible for the death of his wife.
Source:
Cape Argus
http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=3571&fArticleId=nw2008120417
0825168C120454
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12/05/2008 -
Did penis enlargement fight end wife's life?
A Delmas man told the Pretoria High Court on Thursday how he grabbed a shifting spanner and kept on hitting his wife until she was dead. Murder accused Ockert Daniel (Ockie) van den Berg, 43, made this admission after initially claiming he was not responsible for the death of his wife.
Source:
Pretoria News
http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=672&fArticleId=nw20081204
170825168C120454
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12/05/2008 -
Marching farmers reach Ateneo
MANILA, Philippines - Farmers from Batangas province marching for land reform reached the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City at noon Friday, in time for a Mass and a "campus tour" about their fight.
Source:
GMA News
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/137696/Marching-farmers-reach-Ateneo
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12/03/2008 -
UN for strong means to fight piracy off Somalia coast for 12-month period
NEW YORK: The Security Council on Tuesday called on all countries and regional organizations with the necessary capacity to deploy naval ships and military aircraft off the Somali coast to fight rampant piracy that is impeding United Nations efforts to feed millions of hungry civilians in the strife-torn country.
Source:
The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/UN_for_action_against_Somali_pirates/ar
ticleshow/3787989.cms
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12/03/2008 -
McCain For Indo-Pak Coordination to Fight Terror
Republican Senator and former US presidential candidate John McCain today suggested greater cooperation between New Delhi and Islamabad to fight back terrorism following the Mumbai attacks, which he called the "9/11 of India".
Source:
Outlook India
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=641689
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12/05/2008 -
Simon Jenkins: America, cowering to an imaginary enemy, is not the country I once knew
America seems much in need of Roosevelt's maxim to stop fearing fear itself. Virtually all comment on the Mumbai massacre has mentioned 9/11 and al-Qaida, and thus invited citizens to continue feeling afraid. No matter that Mumbai appears to have been primarily about Kashmir and the status of India's Muslims. No matter that Osama bin Laden has no dog in that fight. Any stick will do to ...
Source:
Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/05/bush-fear-terrorism-mumbai-9
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12/05/2008 -
Vietnam signs up to anti-human trafficking project
VietNamNet Bridge ? Vietnam has committed to furthering its fight against human trafficking by launching a project on Dec. 4 initiated and funded by the Australian Government and the Australian International Development Agency (AusAID).
Source:
Vietnam Net
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/12/817008/
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12/04/2008 -
Tough economy impacts fight promoters
LAS VEGAS -- The economy and pay-per-view boxing collided at the crossroads of Saturday's Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao showdown. The best live tickets at MGM Grand all have sold, yet good ringside seats easily are available for less than face value.
Source:
The Grand Rapids Press
http://www.mlive.com/sports/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/122839351386190.xml
&coll=6
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12/05/2008 -
Palmetto Breeze passengers duke it out on public bus
A fight between two passengers on a Palmetto Breeze bus Tuesday morning left one man with minor injuries, according to a Bluffton Police Department report released Thursday.
Source:
Island Packet
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/689245.html
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