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29 August

Georgia: Satellite Images Show Destruction, Ethnic Attacks

Georgia: Satellite Images Show Destruction, Ethnic Attacks

Russia Should Investigate, Prosecute Crimes

(New York, August 29, 2008) – Recent satellite images released by the UN program UNOSAT confirm the widespread torching of ethnic Georgian villages inside South Ossetia, Human Rights Watch said today. Detailed analysis of the damage depicted in five ethnic Georgian villages shows the destruction of these villages around the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, was caused by intentional burning and not armed combat. [Read More!]
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28 August

政党助成金を廃止 障害者支援基金に回す ボリビア

政党助成金を廃止 障害者支援基金に回す ボリビア


 【メキシコ市=島田峰隆】南米ボリビアの上下両院は30日、1980年代に導入された政党助成金制度を廃止する法案を賛成多数で可決しました。これによって生じる資金は、障害者支援の基金に充てられます。
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26 August

永久凍土の炭素は予想の1.5倍以上、溶解で温暖化を加速か

永久凍土の炭素は予想の1.5倍以上、溶解で温暖化を加速か

2008年08月26日 10:51 発信地:パリ/フランス

【8月26日 AFP】気候変動は、北極圏の永久凍土に閉じこめられている大量の二酸化炭素を大気中に放出させ、温暖化の悪循環に拍車をかける。アラスカ州立大学フェアバンクス校(University of Alaska Fairbanks)の研究チームが、24日の科学誌「ネイチャー・ジオサイエンス(Nature Geoscience)」にこのような論文を発表した。
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23 August

Iraq says no firm dates in U.S. troops deal

Iraq says no firm dates in U.S. troops deal
Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:10pm EDT
By David Alexander and Wisam Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. [Read More!]
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U.S., Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal


U.S., Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal
Rice's Baghdad Visit Ends With Accord on Departure Date; Legal Immunity Is Still a Sticking Point
By Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 22, 2008; A01

BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 -- U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed to the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from the country by the end of 2011, and Iraqi officials said they are "very close" to resolving the remaining issues blocking a final accord that governs the future American military presence here. [Read More!]
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