International
Activists call for end to polar bear killings
October 5, 2012Environmentalists, looking to help polar bears already affected by global warming, are pushing for an international ban on the legal trade in polar bear items.
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Historic vote to end “bear farming”
October 3, 2012In a historic move, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature voted at its World Congress in Jeju, South Korea to phase out bear farming.
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Rocky road to Venezuela presidential elections
October 2, 2012Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, winner of elections in 2000 and 2006 by overwhelming majorities, is heavily favored in voting set for October 7.
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Mexican right rams through anti-labor law
October 1, 2012Mexico has had, on paper, progressive labor laws. However, workers have trouble defending their interests even where there is a union.
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Japan withdraws goal of no nukes by 2040
September 25, 2012If the Japanese government continues to cater to corporate interests, critics fear, it will accommodate neither public demand nor scientific fact.
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