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World Links: Nearly 100 Dead in Peshawar Blast, Six U.N. Staffers Killed in Kabul

World Links: Nearly 100 Dead in Peshawar Blast, Six U.N. Staffers Killed in Kabul

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Oct 28th, 2009 | 0 comments | 347 Views
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World Links: Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Arrested, Floods Kill 250 in India

World Links: Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Arrested, Floods Kill 250 in India

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Oct 6th, 2009 | 0 comments | 447 Views
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World Links: U.N. Office Attacked in Islamabad, Obama Snubs Dalai Lama

World Links: U.N. Office Attacked in Islamabad, Obama Snubs Dalai Lama

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Oct 5th, 2009 | 0 comments | 399 Views
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World Links: U.N. Passes Nuclear Arms Resolution, G-20 Meets Tonight

World Links: U.N. Passes Nuclear Arms Resolution, G-20 Meets Tonight

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 24th, 2009 | 0 comments | 689 Views
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World Links: Obama Addresses U.N., Co-Ed University Opens in Saudi Arabia

World Links: Obama Addresses U.N., Co-Ed University Opens in Saudi Arabia

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 23rd, 2009 | 0 comments | 541 Views
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World Links: France Bulldozes Migrant Camp, China Bans Tourists from Tibet

World Links: France Bulldozes Migrant Camp, China Bans Tourists from Tibet

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 22nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 557 Views
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World Links: Warning from Top Commander in Afghanistan, World Leaders Gather in New York

World Links: Warning from Top Commander in Afghanistan, World Leaders Gather in New York

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 21st, 2009 | 0 comments | 488 Views
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Time for School Series: Introduction

Time for School Series: Introduction

(September 2 & 9, 2009) WIDE ANGLE’s award-winning 12-year documentary project, Time for School, follows seven children from seven countries who are struggling to achieve a basic education.

Sep 21st, 2009 | 46 comments | 28,018 Views
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Time for School Series: Article: Who’s Being Left Behind?

Time for School Series: Article: Who’s Being Left Behind?

The U.N. Millennium Development Goals call for universal primary education by 2015. But around the world, minorities are being left behind.

Sep 21st, 2009 | 3 comments | 3,220 Views
(11 votes)
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World Links: Merkel “Deeply Regrets” Loss of Innocent Afghan Lives, Rains Displace 600,000 in Africa

World Links: Merkel “Deeply Regrets” Loss of Innocent Afghan Lives, Rains Displace 600,000 in Africa

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 8th, 2009 | 0 comments | 722 Views
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More Attention, But Less Funding for Reducing Maternal Mortality

More Attention, But Less Funding for Reducing Maternal Mortality

The sluggish gains made in reducing maternal mortality over the past eight years may be reversed amid the global economic crisis.

Jul 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,676 Views
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World Links: North Korea Fires Missiles, India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

World Links: North Korea Fires Missiles, India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

A round up of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 2nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 885 Views
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World Links: Iranian Opposition Rallies for Fifth Day, Peru’s Prime Minister to Resign

World Links: Iranian Opposition Rallies for Fifth Day, Peru’s Prime Minister to Resign

A round up of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jun 17th, 2009 | 0 comments | 924 Views
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Iraq Refugees in the United States Struggle to Work Amid Economic Crisis

Iraq Refugees in the United States Struggle to Work Amid Economic Crisis

The economic crisis and almost 9 percent unemployment rate in the United States has made it difficult for Iraqi refugees - one of the fastest growing refugee populations in the world - to settle here.

Jun 2nd, 2009 | 2 comments | 1,672 Views
(3 votes)
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