Headlines from GLW #758, 16 July 2008:

Pope's immoral stance a death sentence

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 July 2008

The visit to Sydney for World Youth Day (WYD), July 15-20, by Pope Benedict XVI and 300,000 Catholic pilgrims is set to become the scene for protests. »

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Responding to Garnaut: immediate action, not hand wringing

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 12 July 2008

AUSTRALIA: Arctic sea ice reached a record minimum in the Northern summer of 2007, prompting the revision of scientists’ predictions of how quickly it will melt away altogether in response to global warming — perhaps as early as 2010-13, rather than the hundred years later estimated in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. »

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John Pilger on the silent war on Africa

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 July 2008

“Zimbabwe shows Africa is still in the despots’ grip”, said the headline in the London Observer over an article by Keith Richburg. »

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Rich countries retreat from action on climate change

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 11 July 2008

Below is a statement released by the G8 Action Network in response to the communique released by the meeting of the G8 member nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US — at their July 7-9 meeting in Lake Toya, Japan. It is reprinted from http://asia-pacific-action.org. »

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