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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 17, 2011

  Tsunami and Nuke Disaster: How Human Arrogance Intensifies Suffering

AlterNet / By Arun Gupta :       The collision between natural hazards and human society and economy is what creates a disaster.   This century, barely out of the box, is already flush with mega-disasters: Hurricane...... [view]

Posted By:  toxicomaniac
Posted On:  Jan 24, 2011

  Ко мне ты раньше по ночам являлся

Ко мне ты раньше по ночам являлся. Как вор последний ночью приходил. Во все обличья перевоплощался, Спокойно так со мною говорил. .... читать далее Ко мне...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 27, 2010

  International law and disasters

BY STEPHEN VASCIANNIE: THE United Nations International Law Commission is currently formulating draft rules of law that may apply in the context of disasters. One issue that has arisen concerns whether the State that has suffered a disaster (eg an earthquake, hurricane or tsunami) should be...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 3, 2010

  Rebuilding battered Haiti

The Gleaner Editorial: As Christians around the world celebrate Holy Week with reflections on the life of Christ, his crucifixion and resurrection, we welcome the news that the international community has pledged US$5 billion to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti over the next 18 months....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 4, 2010

  Haiti death toll tops 200,000 as aid anger mounts

By Clarens Renois: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- The death toll in the Haiti quake has swelled to 200,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Wednesday as angry protests over the slow arrival of aid flared on the rubble-strewn streets. More than three weeks after the 7.0-magnitude...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 2, 2010

  UN official sees opportunity in Haiti's tragedy

By Joseph Guyler Delva and Tom Brown: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- It could take decades for Haiti to recover from last month's devastating earthquake, but the tragedy may provide the impoverished country a chance to rebuild "the right way," a top UN official said on Monday. "This...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 13, 2010

  Haiti earthquake -- a call to a common humanity

By by the Monitor's Editorial Board: After a massive earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday, thousands of survivors gathered in public squares and sang hymns. People poured out gratitude for lives saved, and prayed for help. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, is unable to...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 18, 2009

  Unequivocal signals

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) THERE are not two different opinions on the issue of A H1N1. Without any hesitation whatsoever, I supported the decision adopted by the revolutionary government of Cuba as soon as I knew of the existence of the epidemic. Our...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 8, 2009

  The only U.S. president I have known

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) CARTER is the only ex-president of the United States that I have had the honor of knowing, apart from Nixon, who had not as yet become president. I had visited Washington to take part in a press conference that represented a...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 17, 2008

  The unjustifiable destruction of the environment

Reflections Of Fidel: CAN capitalist society avoid it? News about the issue is not encouraging. In Poznan, they are discussing the project to be presented in December of next year in Copenhagen, where the agreement that will replace the Kyoto Protocol will be discussed and voted on. The...... [view]

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