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Today: World Day to Combat Desertification
June 17, 2015The day addresses drought and desertification, and is meant to help implement the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
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Today in history: 800th birthday of the Magna Carta
June 15, 2015On this date in 1215, humanity took one of its greatest steps in the long march toward democracy.
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Changing captains in Germany’s Left Party
June 11, 2015The Left Party is the only opposition force with any real clout in Germany, so a gathering with representatives of its 60,000 members was important enough.
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A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
June 9, 2015Top leaders of seven nations at the G7 Summit discuss "the global economy as well as... foreign, security and development policy."
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Enforcement not the answer to Europe’s immigration problems
June 9, 2015International law guarantees the right to seek asylum; seizing boats and mass detentions are violations of this right.
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