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$2M bail set for diplomat charged in UN bribery case
2015-10-09 22:38:36| Energy - Topix.net
Texas Southern University was on lockdown Friday as police searched for a suspect after two people were shot at a student housing complex, university officials said. One person was killed and another wounded during a shooting Friday at a Texas Southern University student-housing complex, and the Houston campus has been placed on lockdown, university and police officials said.
$2M bail set for diplomat charged in UN bribery case
2015-10-09 22:15:07| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Texas Southern University was on lockdown Friday as police searched for a suspect after two people were shot at a student housing complex, university officials said. One person was killed and another wounded during a shooting Friday at a Texas Southern University student-housing complex, and the Houston campus has been placed on lockdown, university and police officials said.
A Top Task for the New Chair of the U.N. Climate Panel a Communication Reboot
2015-10-06 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The new chairman* of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is scheduled to be elected shortly at a large gathering of climate scientists and government representatives in Dubrovnik, Croatia. [Ill update the post after the election and press conference.] Yet, after years of complaints from both inside and out, theres a troubling opacity to the panels operations and theres been no public view of the meeting so far. Via the panels Twitter feed, @IPCC_ch, a spokesperson said this morning...
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Top world leaders focus on economics and war at UN General Assembly
2015-10-03 09:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AsiaNews: This week, the worlds most powerful leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This gave them an opportunity to express their thoughts. Based on a survey by Bloomberg with the Logos Consulting Group, state of the world economy and war monopolised their attention. Among G-20 heads of state and government, Syria was the single most talked about country: 38 times in all. Iran, which came a close second, was cited 34 times followed by Cuba with 22, including seven mentions...
Relevance of Mahatma to peace, sustainable development highlighted at UN
2015-10-03 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Mahatma Gandhi's undying inspiration for today's twin priorities of international peace and sustainable development was hailed Friday as the UN observed Gandhi Jayanthi as International Day of Non-Violence. Issuing a call to "renew our commitment to non-violence and lives of dignity for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, "Today, at a time of escalating conflicts, rising extremism, massive displacement and rapidly growing humanitarian need, Mahatma Gandhi's dedication to non-violence remains...
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