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The following
insightful analysis of top world news developments of last
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| Week ending Friday, August 22, 2008
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Pakistan: Musharraf Resigns, Avoids Impeachment
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| Islamabad, August 18 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office on Monday ending weeks of speculation over whether he would quit or face impeachment on charges of illegally seizing po...
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D.C. Opens Public Vocational School in Response to Job-Market Demand
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| Washington, August 19 -- The District on Monday opened the country's first public school devoted to architecture, construction and engineering -- an attempt to prepare students better for the local jo...
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Peru: Native Groups Protest Laws Facilitating Sales of Land
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| Lima, August 19 -- Defending the state of emergency declared in three provinces in Peru to crack down on protests by indigenous communities against a law facilitating the sale of their community-owned...
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Federal Court Grants States Control of Emissions
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| Washington, August 20 -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a Bush administration policy that allowed only the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to monitor polluting industries, giving s...
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D.C. Schools Offer 'Green-collar' Classes
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| Washington, August 21 -- D.C. schools will begin teaching environmentally friendly construction techniques to prepare the next generation of workers for the anticipated increase in demand for "green-c...
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Israel-oPt: Palestinians Return to School Despite Hardships
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| Ramallah, August 21 -- As one million Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip prepare to return to school next week, UN agencies and the Palestinian Ministry of Education have been stress...
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Usain Bolt, of Jamaica, Races to World Record
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| Beijing, August 21 -- In the race he has dreamed of winning since he was a teenager in Jamaica, Usain Bolt didn't let up. He didn't turn to face the crowd, didn't put his palms skyward and didn't poun...
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Thailand: Rock Star's Expulsion Says No to Child Sex Tourists
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| Bangkok, August 21 -- When a British rock star, convicted on pedophilia charges, was turned away at two Asian airports, this week, it was seen by child rights activists as a sign that this region will...
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Southern Africa: Organization to Create Regional Grain Reserve
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| Johannesburg, August 22 -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced it will go ahead with plans to set up a regional grain reserve, while urging member states not to impose expo...
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Ethiopia: Thousands Displaced by Flash Flood in Gambella
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| Addis Ababa, August 22 -- Three rivers in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia have burst their banks following torrential rains that fell in the area for three consecutive days, government officia...
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