September 2010
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Alien diplomacy: The UN’s secretive alien... →
LAST Sunday, it emerged that the UN was set to appoint a Malaysian astrophysicist called Mazlan Othman to lead international efforts to respond to visitors from outer space. As the article in the…
Insurgents Assert Their Strength With Wave of... →
Insurgents unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks in 13 cities and towns across Iraq in a demonstration of their ability to strike at will, offering their counterpoint to American aspirations of…
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The Perils Of Reporting In Pakistan | The AfPak... →
It has been a terrible year for Pakistan, and 2010 has not spared journalists working in the country either. In September so far, three journalists have been killed, one has been beaten up and…
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Rights and Humanity: 3 Things You Can Do to... →
In their new book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Knopf), husband-and-wife Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn argue that the key to economic progress in the world lies in unleashing women’s potential. Their suggestions for how you…
Pakistanis Need Our Solidarity | The Huffington... →
Americans have given $25 million in private donations to Pakistan compared to the $900 million that we gave for the Haiti earthquake. The Red Cross has received $10,000 for Pakistan compared to $32…
Letters: Unicef fears impact of stories about Reza... →
In response to the stories about Reza, the little boy in flood-affected Pakistan (‘It’s been a month since he had any milk’ – the human face of Pakistan’s deadly flood, 6 September; ‘He’s not crying…
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Pakistan Floods: They Are Not Over Yet | The... →
Donor fatigue kicks in after a week or two of any natural disaster. It is a very natural process as things move very quickly on the world stage. People forget about a godforsaken place as a disaster…
Donors Want Pakistan To Tax Rich To Pay For Floods... →
Pakistan’s plea for billions of dollars to recover from this summer’s floods has sparked pressure on the country to reform a tax system that collects very little money, even from the rich.
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