International
Myanmar: Dozens of New Flora, Fauna Species in Myanmar
Jun 5, 2014
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Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A dragon fish with intricate, maze-like markings on every scale, a frog with rough, chocolate-colored skin and a ginger plant are…
Conflict Minerals: The Conflict Over Conflict-Free Minerals
Jun 5, 2014
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Ian King, Bloomberg Businessweek
Like most advanced chips these days, Intel’s (INTC) contain tantalum, gold, tin, and tungsten—elements that can be mined on the cheap in war-torn parts of…
Liberia: House Requests U.S.$700,000 Explanation
Jun 5, 2014
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Necus M. Andrews, AllAfrica
The House of Representatives has mandated its joint Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditure to investigate the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) to provide…
Myanmar: Land Rights Activist Murdered in Burma
Jun 5, 2014
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Moe Zaw, Voice of America
RANGOON — An opposition land rights activist in Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been shot and killed in a remote village in northern Shan…
Myanmar: Demolition of Riverside Squats Leaves Families Homeless
Jun 5, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Local authorities have demolished 50 huts belonging to squatters on the banks of the Irrawaddy in Mandalay Division.
The villagers had been forced onto higher ground by…
China/Philippines: Philippines Reports Chinese Ship Movement Around Disputed Reefs
Jun 5, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, The New York Times
MANILA — China is moving ships around disputed reefs in the South China Sea that could be used to reclaim land and build structures, President…
China/Philippines: China Refuses to Defend its South China Sea Claims to UN Court
Jun 4, 2014
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Bloomberg
China refused to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea to a United Nations tribunal because it doesn’t recognize international arbitration of its…
China/Philippines: Tribunal orders China to respond to PHL’s complaint over sea row
Jun 4, 2014
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GMA News
A United Nations-backed international arbitral tribunal has ordered China to respond to the Philippines' claim that Beijing illegally occupied certain areas in the South China…
East Africa: East African states plan single consultant for oil pipeline: official
Jun 4, 2014
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George Obulutsa, Reuters
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan are expected to invite bids this month for a single consultant to oversee the building of an…
Myanmar: Mangrove Planters Take Fight to Naypyidaw
Jun 4, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Twenty-three farmers from Dedaye, Irrawaddy Division have travelled to the capital Naypyidaw, with the hopes of meeting President Thein Sein.
The farmers object to their regional…
Myanmar: Police Rip Down 200 Homes in Hlegu Township
Jun 4, 2014
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Eleven
Police and security guards destroyed the homes of about 200 families who have been unable to find suitable housing since being evicted from a village…
South Sudan: Campaign Group Demands 'Immediate' Suspension of Oil Contracts
Jun 4, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
June 4, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan government must “immediately” issue suspension on all new contracts in its oil industry, the campaign group, Global Witness…
Conflict Minerals: A Call for Conflict-Free Phones
Jun 3, 2014
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Laura Secorun Palet, USA Today
Despite his serene demeanor, Bas Van Abel once got so furious, he smashed his 11-year-old's Nintendo DS. It wasn't his son's fault; it was the…
Conflict Minerals: Tesla Motors Outlines Difficulties In Tracking Conflict Minerals In Its Supply Chain
Jun 3, 2014
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Angelo Young, International Business Times
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) said this week in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it’s having difficulty determining the source for some of the…
Conflict Minerals: HP and IBM List North Korea as a Supplier in Conflict-Mineral Reports
Jun 3, 2014
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Ian King, Bloomberg Businessweek
A new rule requiring U.S. companies to report information about their suppliers was designed to discourage them from doing business with mines controlled by armed…
Myanmar: Shan State Villagers Barred From Farming Land by Military
Jun 2, 2014
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Nang Mya Nadi, Democratic Voice of Burma
The Burmese military on Thursday rejected a request from local farmers in southern Shan State to continue farming on more than 200 acres of land…
Myanmar: JICA Said Funding Myanmar Evictions
Jun 2, 2014
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Mizuho Aoki, The Japan Times
Villagers in Myanmar forced from their homes by an industrial development project funded by the Japanese and Myanmar governments submitted a formal complaint to the…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Gives Ukraine More Time to Pay for Natural Gas
Jun 2, 2014
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Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times
MOSCOW — Russia’s state-controlled energy giant, Gazprom, on Monday pushed back by a week its ultimatum to Ukraine to pay in advance for natural gas…
Conflict Minerals: Initial Conflict Minerals Filings Highlight Lack Of Supply Chain Transparency
Jun 2, 2014
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Insurance News Net
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The deadline for public companies' first disclosure to the SEC on conflict minerals has finally arrived, and one…
Conflict Minerals: Companies Detail Use of 'Conflict' Metals
Jun 2, 2014
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John Kester and Maxwell Murphy, The Wall Street Journal
A dozen companies including Google Inc., J. Crew Group Inc., and Deere & Co. acknowledged they or their suppliers may have obtained metals from mines…
South Sudan: South Sudan Earns $1.9b from Oil as Output Boost Pledged
Jun 2, 2014
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Standard Reporter and Bloomberg
South Sudan said it earned $1.9 billion from oil sales in the 12 months through May as the country seeks to restore output lost in…
Sudan: 41 Killed in Sudan Clashes Over Oil-Rich Land
Jun 2, 2014
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Global Post
At least 41 people have been killed in clashes between rival Sudanese clans over the ownership of land being explored for oil in West Kordofan…
South Sudan: S. Sudan Generated $3.5 Billion from Oil Over a Year: Ministry
Jun 2, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
June 2, 2014 (JUBA) – A total of $3.5 billion was realised by South Sudan from its crude oil sales between June 2013 and May…
Conflict Minerals: Companies Turn Awareness to Avoiding Use of Conflict Minerals
May 31, 2014
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Chris Fleisher, Trib Live
Sam Bennardo spends a fair amount of time figuring out where his company gets gold and tin.The two metals are used in a fraction of…
Sudan: Poverty, Social Crisis Worsen Amid Economic Collapse
May 31, 2014
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Abohoraira Ali, Green Left Weekly
Sudan’s people are bearing the brunt of the country’s deepening economic crisis.
According to Bella Bird, World Bank director for Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, half…
Liberia: Communal Violence Impedes Investment
May 30, 2014
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AllAfrica
Communal violence by groups of people demanding benefits from concession companies is impeding investment, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has warned.
"Community issues relating to land and benefits…
Liberia: Liberia-EU Sign Forest Governance and Trade Agreement
May 30, 2014
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Al-Varney Rogers, AllAfrica
Monrovia — A joint agreement between Liberia and the European Union, which intends to put in place a system to verify the legality of Liberia's…
Iraq/Syria/Turkey: A New Turkish Aggression Against Syria: Ankara Suspends Pumping Euphrates’ Water
May 30, 2014
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Suhaib Anjarini, Al-Akhbar English
The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found…
Conflict Minerals: The Conflict Minerals Reports Are Trickling in, and They Show Progress
May 30, 2014
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Lily Hay Newman, Slate
ou wouldn't want anything sinister lurking in your smartphone. But the tin, gold, and other potential "conflict minerals" in there could have a checkered past…
Conflict Minerals: 'Conflict Minerals' Deadline Looms for Technology Firms
May 30, 2014
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Dave Lee, BBC News
Companies manufacturing products that use "conflict minerals" must submit a plan to deal with the problem to US regulators by Monday.The term applies to raw…