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OAS report breaks ground on marijuana
Latin American presidents who support decriminalization of marijuana won a big diplomatic victory in recent days when the 34-country Organization of American States issued a report that considers that option as one of several policies that might help...Tags: Punishment, Mexico, Crime, Law and Justice, Colombia, Barack Obama
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Glencore says Iran metals swap deals did not violate sanctions
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore Xstrata said on Thursday that it had done nothing wrong when it engaged in metal swaps with Iran, rejecting a suggestion by U.N. experts that such bartering could have been a way of evading...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Politics, Nuclear Policy, International Organizations, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Tehran (Iran), Heavy Engineering, Politics, Nuclear Policy, Iran's Nuclear Program
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M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Rebellions, Politics, Economic Organization, Ban Ki-moon
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Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region displaces 300,000: U.N. aid chief
ReutersOUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday. The...Tags: Rebellions, Politics, Human Rights, International Court or Tribunal, International Criminal Court
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U.N. warns of 'mounting reports' of Syria chemical arms use
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-year-old civil war as the violence escalates, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. The government of Syrian President Bashar...Tags: Weaponry, Politics, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Wars and Interventions, Ban Ki-moon
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U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program....Tags: Tehran (Iran), Politics, Nuclear Policy, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Congress
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EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura Iran deals may have skirted sanctions-UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran, Glencore International AG
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Iran has boosted uranium enrichment capacity, report says
WASHINGTON -- Iran further increased its uranium enrichment capacity in the last three months, yet it also limited its progress in certain sensitive areas of its disputed nuclear program in an apparent attempt to avoid risking retaliation from Israel or...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Iran's Nuclear Program, International Atomic Energy Agency
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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: Politics, Lebanon, Economic Organization, International Organizations, Banking
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Arnie Weidner made many friends along his journey
Daily American correspondentArnie Weidner, who died Tuesday, never knew a stranger. In fact, this Korean War veteran and Allegheny Township farmer could tell the most interesting and colorful stories about his life. He had friends everywhere – at the Veterans Home...Tags: Agriculture, Wars and Interventions, Farms, International Military Interventions, American Legion
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A Facebook message led Augsburg student to key role in a Reese Witherspoon movie
St. Paul Pioneer PressKuoth Wiel had a very busy spring. While most of her fellow Minnesotans were busy grousing about the weather, Wiel, 24, spent April and May: finishing up a degree in social psychology at Augsburg College, preparing to move, launching a new career and --...Tags: Reese Witherspoon, Africa, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Sudan
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