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photo: Roger McLassus (wikipédia) Mais ce qui m’a surpris, c’est surtout la forte radioactivité des boues émanant de la fonte de la neige. Partout où la neige commence à fondre, on atteint environ 0,26μSv/h.
Une fois n’est pas coutume, Nicolas Sarkozy a réitéré, vendredi 13 avril, son désir de revoir avec Alger l’accord d’immigration de 1968. L’Algérie dit non.
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Russia clearly has influence and leverage in Central Asia like no other power. Russian remains the lingua franca of the region. The region’s economies connects to the world largely through infrastructure that flows through Russia. Household economies too, are kept afloat by opportunities to work in Russia.
JAKARTA, 22 March 2012 (IRIN) - In Indonesia, a diagnosis of leprosy can cut patients off from family, employment, public services, even marriage and places of worship, say health officials. full report BANGKOK, 21 March 2012 (IRIN) - Even though public health experts recognize how deadly asbestos can be, its use is on the rise in the construction industry throughout Asia, according to the US Geological Survey. full report KILINOCHCHI, 15 March 2012 (IRIN) - India's government is set to undertake a multimillion dollar reconstruction of 49,000 houses for internally displaced people in former war zones in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, which almost doubles the number of homes under construction or completed for returnees. full report MANILA, 13 March 2012 (IRIN) - Health officials in the Philippines, one of the most disaster-prone countries worldwide, are launching a nationwide study to determine whether medical facilities can function during an emergency. full report
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US claim of Iran-al-Qaeda 'deal' discredited Evidence of an antagonistic relationship between Iran and al-Qaeda uncovered in Osama bin Laden's files contradicts assertions by the United States Treasury that a "secret deal" existed between Tehran and the terrorists. As al-Qaeda was escalating an anti-Iran campaign of kidnappings and threats, Washington was painting the group as Iran's allies to suit its diplomatic strategy. - Gareth Porter (May 11, '12)
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KABUL ( PAN ): A delegation of the Hizbi-i-Islami of Afghanistan (HIA), the second largest insurgent group after the Taliban, is expected to arrive in Kabul on Friday for a new round of talks with the Karzai administration.
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AAN members and guest contributors give their views on events in and around Afghanistan, share their experiences and try to make sense of Afghan society and politics. The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) is a non-profit, independent policy research organisation. It aims to bring together the knowledge, experience and drive of a large number of experts to better inform policy and to increase the understanding of Afghan realities. It is driven by engagement and curiosity and is committed to producing independent, high quality and research-based analysis on developments in Afghanistan. read more »The Caravan - A Journal of Politics and Culture
By SNIGDHA POONAM How the race to bring online dating to India—lucrative as it has been—is crowded with competitors eager to crack the code of courtship in the land of marriage
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March 26, 2012, 2:02 pm ET · by Azmat Khan “He presides over a campaign that has killed thousands of Islamist militants and angered millions of Muslims,” wrote The Washington Post’s Gregg Miller, in a rare profile of the head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center (CTC). “But he is himself a convert to Islam.” March 20, 2012, 1:32 pm ET · by Azmat Khan
In India, the existence of deep religious diversity has ensured a conceptual response not only to problems within but also between religions. Without taking it as a blue print, the west must examine the Indian conception and learn from it, regarding peace between communities, community-specific rights, the rights of minorities, the porous divide between the modern state and religion, and the skills to accommodate the latter. They might begin by jettisoning the preoccupation with ‘equal treatment’.
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LHC Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Friday said he was not satisfied with the judicial system because a number of citizens were still deprived of justice. Nawaz Sharif told US Ambassador Cameron Munter on Friday that a continuation of drone attacks would seriously undermine Pakistan-US relations. Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI Director General Lt-Gen Zahirul Islam asked the government and opposition parties to take a united stand.KARACHI: It was another unruly day for the people of Karachi as the killing of an Awami National Party (ANP) worker on Wednesday added fuel to the unrest that began a day earlier after the murder of an MQM activist. Three people were shot dead, at least seven...
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Pope Benedict XVI will find a church in Mexico “vibrant”, which has “a lot to say and contribute,” said the rector of the Pontifical Mexican College of Rome, Armando Navarro Flores. In an interview with Notimex the priest said the Catholic institution faces the same challenges of society and argued that this approach will see the Pope during his apostolic visit, scheduled from 23 to 26 March next. “One thing is the Church in the press and over the Church in his own. The latter not only bishops, but priests baptized thousands and thousands of living consistently with their faith and apostolic “he said.We, the Russians, are afraid of our own past. We are still worried about the things that the Poles may say about Katyn, what the Americans may say about Stalin, the Estonians - about the "Bronze...