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File - In this Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 photo head of research for Greenpeace Tony Sadownichik speaks at an oil spill near the town of Usinsk, 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia.
Environmental Degradation   Gaia Theory   Photos   Sochi Olympics   Wikipedia: Environmental issues in Russia
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A Specter Is Haunting the Winter Games, the Specter of Gaia
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling A specter is haunting the Winter Games. The new roads and sidewalks, the neat hotels and dazzling amusement park, the colorful boardwalk along the Black... (photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a visit to the Korean Committee for UNICEF in Seoul, South Korea
Climate   Photos   Politics   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon
 The Charlotte Observer 
UN chief counting on Bloomberg's help on climate
UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is counting on former mayor Michael Bloomberg "to work for... (photo: AP / Hye Soo Nah)
Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, greets supporters after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 on the steps of City Hall in New York. City Council speaker Christine Quinn endorsed de Blasio for mayor.  Business Insider 
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Caught Jaywalking After City Cracks Down On Pedestrians
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his security detail were caught jaywalking Friday on the way to de Blasio's morning workout, according to the New York Post. The Post story includes a video showing... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Bill de Blasio   New York   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bill de Blasio
Zimbabwean President elect, Robert Mugabe, during the country's commemoration of Defence Forces Day, in Harare, Tuesday, August, 13, 2013. Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe said Monday his party will not yield its victory in disputed elections and proclaimed he has disposed of his main political rivals, with whom he had ruled in a tense coalition government, "like garbage."  The Independent 
Robert Mugabe's most eccentric quotes: from Hitler to Jesus Christ to being gay
It’s Robert Mugabe’s 90th birthday today. The president is hailed as a revolutionary hero by some of Zimbabwe while the West considers him a tyrant, guilty of corruption and widespread human rights... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Hitler   Jesus Christ   Photos   Robert Mugabe   Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe   Zimbabwe
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Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, about the situation in Syria. Stuff
We must adapt to climate change
US Secretary of State John Kerry was right to tell Indonesians on Sunday that climate change is a serious danger to humanity if not addressed appropriately. While... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Climate   Disaster   Photos   US   Wikipedia: John Kerry
On International Day, UN urges support for ‘Mother Languages’, linguistic diversity United Nations
On International Day, UN urges support for ‘Mother Languages’, linguistic diversity
Print 21 February 2014 – International Mother Language Day celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity alongside multilingualism as a force for peace and sustainable... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Diversity   International Mother Language Day   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: International Mother Language Day
Côte d’Ivoire President Gives Press Conference Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire, speaks to journalists. Swissinfo
Ivory Coast's hospitalised president "doing well" - government
Reuters Image Caption: President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York (reuters tickers) February 21, 2014 - 15:22 ABIDJAN... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Abidjan   France   Ivory Coast   Photos   Wikipedia: Alassane Ouattara
File - Somali soldiers walk near the car wreckage of a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday Feb,13 2014. Swissinfo
Somali Islamist militants claim deadly palace attack
Reuters February 21, 2014 - 12:15 MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said they carried out Friday's car bomb and gun attack... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Al Qaeda   Al Shabaab   Photos   Somali Insurgency   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab (militant group)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, attends the burial of Deputy President John Nkomo, at the Heroes Acre, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Monday, Jan, 21, 2013. Nkomo died of cancer aged 79. Mugabe who addressed mourners at the funeral called on Zimbabweans to be united and for peace to prevail in the country ahead of elections set for sometime this year. Swissinfo
Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 90 - in Singapore clinic
Reuters Image Caption: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks at the opening of the ZANU-PF annual People's Conference in Chinhoyi (reuters tickers) February 21,... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Mugabe   Photos   Singapore   Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe   Zimbabwe
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