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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> New Fuel Standards for U.S. Autos Not a Hit in the 'Green' Room
> US military doctors condemned for force-feeding > Cambodian Premier tells UN representative to stay away > Three widows nominated for Korean award > Violence drives doctors from Iraq > EU's ‘divisive’ new trade proposal condemned
> Foreign varsities fall under quota raj too > Glaxo's patent on AIDS drug opposed > Indian government plans parallel rural administration
> New Neo-Nazi Threats in Serbia
> Problem: Foreign Oil, Answer: Blowing in the Wind?
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NEW FUEL STANDARDS FOR U.S. AUTOS NOT A HIT IN THE 'GREEN' ROOM --------------------------------------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) On the surface, new fuel efficiency standards announced by the Bush Administration Wednesday would seem to constitute a move toward energy independence and a more stable climate. But just below the surface... http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130132/7263/72091 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
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US MILITARY DOCTORS CONDEMNED FOR FORCE-FEEDING ------------------------------------------------ (31 mar 2006) An anti-torture group is pressing for disciplinary action to be taken against US military doctors who have breached medical ethics by force-feeding hunger-striking detainees at Guantánamo Bay. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130167/7468/72091
CAMBODIAN PREMIER TELLS UN REPRESENTATIVE TO STAY AWAY ------------------------------------------------------ (31 mar 2006) After a senior UN human rights official criticised Cambodia's one-man rule - which he said was stunting democracy and human rights - Prime Minister Hun Sen retaliated by saying he was no longer welcome in the country. * OneWorld UK Cambodia Guide http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130165/7468/72091 From: Asian Human Rights Commission http://www.ahrchk.net/
THREE WIDOWS NOMINATED FOR KOREAN AWARD --------------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) Three widows of murdered human rights defenders have been nominated by a leading Asian rights group for this year's Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130164/7468/72091 From: Asian Human Rights Commission http://www.ahrchk.net/
VIOLENCE DRIVES DOCTORS FROM IRAQ --------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) Patient care in Iraq has been the main casualty of an exodus of experienced doctors caused by rising levels of crime and violence. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130161/7468/72091
EU'S ‘DIVISIVE’ NEW TRADE PROPOSAL CONDEMNED -------------------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) An export tax proposal to be introduced by the European Union has been condemned as "divisive", "a politically motivated action designed to please the Brussels business lobby" and "one more nail in the coffin of the Doha Development Agenda". http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130159/7468/72091 From: War on Want http://www.waronwant.org
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FOREIGN VARSITIES FALL UNDER QUOTA RAJ TOO ------------------------------------------ (31 mar 2006) After the IITs and IIMs, it is now the turn of foreign educational institutions in India to create a quota for the socially and educationally underprivileged.Indian branches of foreign universities may have to reserve seats for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes (OBCs) in keeping with the 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130168/1893/72091
GLAXO'S PATENT ON AIDS DRUG OPPOSED ------------------------------------ (31 mar 2006) People living with HIV/AIDS are taking on drug major GlaxoSmithKline's efforts to patent its AIDS-medicine Combivir in India.The Manipur Network of Positive People (MNP+), under the aegis of the Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+) has filed a pre-grant opposition to GSK's patent application at the Indian Patent office in Kolkata. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130162/1893/72091
INDIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS PARALLEL RURAL ADMINISTRATION ----------------------------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) The Centre mulls creating a new cadre of bureaucrats, proposed to be called the District Panchayat Administrative Service (DPAS), for effective implementation of developmental programmes at the village level. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130158/1893/72091
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NEW NEO-NAZI THREATS IN SERBIA ------------------------------ (31 mar 2006) The internet forum of the “Stormfront” neo-Nazi organization in Serbian language again carried threats and calls for concrete direct action against the activists of several NGOs in Serbia. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130149/3260/72091
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PROBLEM: FOREIGN OIL, ANSWER: BLOWING IN THE WIND? -------------------------------------------------- (31 mar 2006) WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 30 (OneWorld) - Alongside the war in Iraq, Americans worry most about U.S. dependence on foreign oil, a leading pollster said Thursday. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130133/4536/72091 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
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