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June 29, 2009
Animals and Animal Rights
Animal rights outcry at Euro slaughter decision
Third of open ocean sharks face extinction: study
Animal Rights Activist Jailed at Secretive Prison Gives ...
Rights group won't fight roo-cull ruling
Tuna, packed in questions
Rebellion on the Range Over a Cattle ID Plan
PETA Salutes US Military for Cruelty to Animals Stance
Owls seen as solution to Laos rat problem
Child Labor and Abuse
A Nepali Girl's Fresh Start
Boston Sports Club pays $40G child labor law fine
Children at Work
BSC fined for child-labor violations
Will the little souls get school bags?
Volta region has highest child labourer incidents
Finding the Lost Generation: Child Soldiers
Saying "No" to Recruiting Child Soldiers
Pope offers support to UN campaign to end use of child soldiers
Tears for the African Child
S Lanka camp young 'malnourished'
Child Labour Rampant in Firozabad's Famous Bangle Industry
Eliminating child labour
Coral Reefs and Oceans
UNESCO puts two sites on endangered list
Corals Stay Close to Home
Ted Danson warns: Overfishing is killing the oceans
Rising CO2 in Oceans May Hurt Fish
Scientists Find South Pacific Gyre As 'Deadest Spot In Ocean'
Algae blooms abundant for 2nd year in Tampa Bay
Scientists say Florida's Coral Reef has Diminished by Over 50 Percent
Efforts to save Cagayan's Palaui Island on
Norway scores top marks for conserving cold corals
Politics bars Dead Sea from World Wonders contest
Corporate News
US FDIC to meet July 2 on private investor guidance
Hedge funds, private equity brace for US reports
VW proposes merger plan with Porsche
Treasury, GM Close to Reaching Deal on Legal Claims
Coca-Cola, Archer Daniels Fight Plan to Fund Health Care With Tax on Sodas
BP Expects to Reap About $2 Billion From Selling Kazakh Oil, Gas Assets
Saudi Arabia's Algosaibi Said to Owe $9.2 Billion to More Than 100 Banks
Big Oil's Answer to Carbon Law May Be to Boost Imports, Idle Refineries
Skype's Potentially `Devastating' Fight With Founders May Threaten Its IPO
JPMorgan, Citigroup Expand in `Jumbo' Loans for Expensive Homes
FDIC WANTS PE FIRMS TO COVER BANK FAILURES
Crime
New Border Fear: Militia Violence
Madoff ordered to forfeit $171 billion (AP)
At least 12 die in Mexico shootout
92 Mexican police arrested in drug cartel investigation
Organized crime ring steals meat from grocery stores
Violent crime soaring as cocaine costs rise
Mystery Surrounds Alleged Hezbollah Links to Drug Arrests in Curacao
New Course for Antidrug Efforts in Afghanistan
Pirates Release Crew of Belgian Ship
Deforestation and Desertification
Mozambique agrees to protect lost rainforest of Mount Mabu
Desert making its way to southern Europe: group
WORLDNOTES, Lithuania, China, Uganda, Global, Iraq, and Cuba
Warring Climate Cost Estimates Muddy Debate, Experts Say
Lula signs land law aimed at reforming Amazon
Major study links malaria mosquitoes to Amazon deforestation
Deserts crossing Mediterranean
Stick a cork in it
Tropical Deforestation and Global Warming Linkage
Cambodia signs REDD agreement
'Nigeria Lost 37.5% Forest Reserve in 15 Years '
Brazilian cattle giant declares moratorium on Amazon deforestation
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest down 88% in May
Brazil approves controversial land tenure law
State government decries illegal forest exploitation
Economy
How To Tell When a Mall Is In Trouble (U.S. News & World Report)
Consumer Spending Up Even as More Save
Stocks in U.S. Fall as Consumers Hoard Cash, World Bank Sees Deeper Slump
Banks Seized, Boosting U.S. Tally This Year to 45 Amid Rising Unemployment
Treasuries Gain for Third Week as Fed Signals Rates Will Remain Unchanged
Surging American Savings Rate Reduces Dependence on China as Growth Slows
U.S. Consumer Spending Rises, Incomes Jump on Government Stimulus Checks
Consumers Opt For Debit Over Credit Cards
Survey: Millions Forced To Rethink Retirement
Emerging Diseases
US passes million swine flu cases
Two die in Thailand from H1N1
Worry Over AIDS Hides Rising STD Infections
New combined therapy may offer hope against HIV-AIDS
Cattle Update: Tuberculosis Identified On Second Indiana Cervid Farm
Malaria, DDT, and desperation in Uganda
British Travelers Ignore Malaria Risks
Canada reaches bird flu-free status 26 Jun 2009
Authorities watchful after virus detected in 20 villages
Chikungunya cases on rise in Sirsi, Siddapur taluks
Dengue fever on the rise in central, southern provinces
New virus found in Africa
Polio making a troubling comeback in Nigeria The Nigerian strain
Oral TB vaccine for possums created
Mexico fights resurgent dengue fever
Mangalore: Dengue Threat - 241 Fever Cases on Single Day in ...
Scientists find ways to block Ebola infection
Swine Flu's Multi-Shot Vaccine May Overwhelm State-Run Clinics in U.S.
CDC: Swine flu "is not going away"
First W.African H1N1 flu cases in Ivory Coast
Medical Emergency in Buenos Aires Raises Pandemic Concerns
Soaring Death Rate in Buenos Aires Raises Pandemic Concerns
British scientists make key breakthrough in superbug fight
Endangered Species
Feds decline to delist Klamath sucker fish, again
Obama's Fish & Wildlife Service Nominee Ignored Endangered Species Act
Sage grouse endangered decision delayed 'til 2010
Navy: sonar impact on whales small at test site
Mozambique: Cites Authorises Shooting of More Elephants
Batch of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists
Whales Might Be as Much Like People as Apes
State declares longfin smelt a threatened species
Calif. denies legal protections for pika
Recovery program aims to make endangered leopard frogs common in
Environment
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
Calif. board postpones decision on pollution tax
Seattle Halts Use Of Soybean-Based Biofuels
Questions and answers about the US climate bill
China will review planned dam that threatens fish
Obama Says Climate-Change Measure Will Transform Economy, Help Create Jobs
Famine, Food Shortages, and Poverty
Children bear brunt of Karamoja famine
Food Crisis Hits North Korea
Bumper crop, but Zimbabwe hungry
Other countries could grow their own crops here
Africa: G8 Bishops Urge Leaders to Focus on Poverty
Unemployment and poverty in California's Imperial Valley
Project Finds Holocaust Survivors In Poverty
Sugarcane growing blamed for famine in Busoga
Prices are down, yet spectre of a food crisis hangs over us all
Floods
Flood death toll rises in Central Europe as cleanup continues
Floods Cause Drowning, Evacuations in Czech Republic
Lightning, flash floods leave mess
Heavy flooding kills 12 in Czech Republic
20000 North Somerset homes face flood risk
Ganga floods may spare some towns this year
Dozens evacuated as Czech floods intensify
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
Governments split on biowaste law and GM crops
EU Member States Seek Solution for Biotech Crop Debate
Return of wheat wars surprises farmers
Panel keeps GM alfalfa on the shelf
One-Third Of Wildlife Refuges Use GM Crops In Southeast
EU officials might allow commercialization of cloned-animal products
NY State Sets Payments to Egg Donors for Stem-Cell Research
Canada farmers opposed to GM wheat-survey
EU to examine national opt-outs for GM crop growing
US court cuts off appeals in Monsanto alfalfa case
Indian scientists dish up GM fish
Monsanto to Cut 900 Jobs as Earnings Fall 14%
Scottish scientists raise hopes of new treatments for autism
A Truce in the Crop Wars
Global Warming
A big chill in global-warming bill
Stormy week gnaws at Outer Cape beaches
Energy Secretary Chu warns of the dangers of climate change, while ...
'Climate change could help terrorists against India'
Greenpeace races to reach disintegrating glacier
Global Climate Change Impacts in the US
Climate Warming Affects China's River Source
New alarming trend in glacier melt down
Researchers predict rise in sea level
Global Water Supply and Drought
Manipur declared drought-hit
Tilling style may ease drought impact
Tea lovers could be left high and dry by drought
Drought could thin Alberta cattle herd
Drought-hit Northern Kenya International appeal for timely ...
Drought watch declared for Upcountry Maui
India's farmers cursed with severe drought
Drought Conditions Heighten Island Holiday Safety Issues
One More Threat to Clean Water
Crime Rates Increase, As Water Shortages Persist
DEP looks to relax protection for water
Drought alters farm strategies
Farmers Face Crop Loss In Drought
Drought, hot temperatures take toll on Guadalupe River
Battle over water heats up in San Joaquin Valley
Staring at drought again, farmers seek 'mercy killing'
Government, Politics, and Privacy Issues
Congress grows impatient on Iran, N. Korea, vows action
Global reach of Spain's courts curtailed
GOP: 'Where are the jobs?' from big fed spending
White House Weighs Order on Detention
Authoritarian Regimes Censor News From Iran
Password-protected comments off limits to boss, jury rules
Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendum, leader's secretary says
India plans ID cards for its 1.1bn citizens
Health
Climate change will soon be the world's greatest health crisis
Animal fats pancreas cancer link
Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett the Latest Celebrity Victims of Big Pharma
Medical Madness: More Women Scared Into Double Mastectomy as Way to "Prevent" Cancer
The Caduceus Decoded: Secret Symbols Reveal Dark Agenda of Western Medicine
Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder
Cancer Drug Found to Promote Tumor Growth
Use Natural Remedies for Mouth Ulcers
HHS extends liability shield to antivirals used for H1N1
New research says alcohol causes one in 10 European deaths
Human Rights
Backing women's rights a deadly job for Afghan government official
Africa: Safeguarding Women's Rights Will Boost Food Security
Human Rights Watch Charges Massive Violations in Zimbabwe Diamond Zone
Standing up for human rights in Colombia
WA Corrections sued for shackling pregnant woman
The Pirate Bay to Sue Sweden for Human Rights Violations
Iran Abuse of Human Rights Condemned
Supreme Court rules strip search of student illegal
Afghan Shi'ites demand ratification of women's law
Global economic crisis exacerbating human rights abuses
Night raids terrorize Iran residents: rights group
Iran: Now the world's leader in jailing journalists
Invasive Species
St. Lawrence Seaway's 50th anniversary soiled by invaders
Ash Borer Threat To Northland
New rules for Superior, Chippewa national forests
Search and destroy: Be on the lookout for white sweetclover
Zebra mussel fears now surface in Alexandria
Invasive jellyfish species spotted in lagoon
Trillions of invasive mussels in Lake Mead
Evolution Of A Contraceptive For Invasive Sea Lamprey
Looking for ways to protect species at risk
Micro Chips and RFID
No escaping RFID: Infiltrating every mobile phone by 2010?
35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere
Delay hits English microchip regulations for horses
What a microchip has to do with bathing soap?
Guard RFID Releases the First Ever Tamper Resistant Umbilical Tag ...
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