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2015年CRI China Adopts First Counter-terrorism Law

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A law that permits Indians to get information about their government is helping a group of women in Delhi get needed services. The women have led a successful campaign demanding that city officials improve access to water, waste removal services and

Brazil: Water Is an International Problem

A Brazilian official says water restrictions in Brasilia will end by December, when an expanded supply system will be completed. United Nations officials say Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is one of a growing number of cities with water shortages.

VOA标准英语 Somali Piracy Exposes Weakness in UN Law of the Sea

The explosion of piracy off the coast of Somalia in recent years has exposed a weakness in the United Nations maritime law that makes high seas piracy illegal throughout the world. An undated image made available in London, 08 Apr 2009 by Maersk Lin

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Leasing Land, Leasing Water 土地征用协议引发对水权利的担忧 A new report says land acquisitions in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America have sharply increased since the 2007/2008 food crisis. Some fear the investments by foreign cou

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VOA标准英语2009年-Expert Says Days of 'Easy Water' Are Over

The fifth World Water Forum opened on Monday in Istanbul, Turkey. Thousands of people are at the meeting - from heads of state and environmental and business leaders to scientists and activists - to discuss ways to manage and conserve the precious r

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A consortium of more than 60 international non-governmental organizations says it will launch a global campaign on the Right to Water on March 22, which is World Water Day. The activists say they want the United Nations to begin negotiations for a le

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 Children hunt for clothes after their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, was hit by a tsunami on the outskirts of Gizo island in the Solomon Islands, 05 Apr 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross an

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By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 November 2009 Legislation recently passed in Togo gives the government power to seize equipment, suspend and even organize hearings against media professionals that make what it deems serious errors. Media rights activists

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