International
Myanmar: As Lines Form for Water, Myanmar Pins Hopes on Suu Kyi
May 25, 2016
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Esther Htusan, Associated Press
Every year at this time, the ponds and wells go dry. People walk for hours to fill their plastic buckets at a lotus-filled pond that…
Iraq: Construction of Iraqi Oil-Gas Pipeline Expected to Start This Year — Envoy
May 25, 2016
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Mohammad Ghazal, Jordan Times
Construction of the oil pipeline between Iraq and Jordan is expected to start this year, according to the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Safia Al Souhail.…
Itaq/Kurdistan: As Baghdad Government Stumbles, Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Call for Partition
May 25, 2016
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Erin Banco, International Business Times
Kirkuk Gov. Najmaldin Karim swept to office on the promise of oil-fueled prosperity for residents of the Kurdish-majority province in northern Iraq. But, with oil exports at a record low, it's a pledge…
South Sudan: Babies Born with Congenital Malformation in Oil Areas of Unity State
May 25, 2016
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Radio Tamazuj
The minister of information in South Sudan’s proposed Ruweng state in northern Unity said on Tuesday there are incidents of congenital malformation among newborn children in oil…
Liberia: Last Liberia Sanctions, Vestige of Civil War, Are Lifted
May 25, 2016
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Somini Sengupta, New York Times
More than a decade after the end of Liberia’s last civil war, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to lift the remaining…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Leader Calls for Resolving Water Issue with Afghanistan
May 24, 2016
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Khalid Kazimov, Trend
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for resolving an issue over sharing the waters of the Helmand River between Iran and Afghanistan. At…
Iraq: Power Outages Reduce Iraq Oil Output
May 24, 2016
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Trade Arabia
Iraq is pumping around 4.5 million barrels of oil per day, a senior official said on Tuesday, as issues including maintenance and power outages slow…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Kills at Least 12 in Kachin
May 24, 2016
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BBC
Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar's jade-producing area after a landslide killed at least 12 people with fears that there may be as many as…
Myanmar: Protestors Call for Closure of Gold Mine
May 24, 2016
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Around 40 residents staged a protest on Monday calling for the shutdown of a gold-mining operation near Uru Creek in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township. Residents…
Agriculture Sector Key to Protecting Livelihoods, Addressing Conflict and Climate Change Risks
May 23, 2016
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Agriculture Industry Today
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries are central to ensuring food security and protecting livelihoods and play a key role in changing the way we manage risks…
Africa: World Bank Study Highlights Artisinal Mining Challenges in Central Africa
May 23, 2016
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Mining Review Africa
Women have been known to break boundaries which have persisted to box them into certain classifications of occupations, mining has also been one of those…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Turns to the US and Others to Help Fund the Future of its Crude Oil [Audio]
May 23, 2016
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S&P Global Platts
Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has been hard hit by the oil price plunge of late, but it is attempting to pull its oil industry out…
China/South China Sea: Why the South China Sea Has More Oil Than You Think
May 23, 2016
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Hellenic Shipping News
With all of China’s geopolitical posturing in the South China Sea, many are claiming that Beijing’s aim to control more than 80% of the troubled…
Myanmar: Communities Demand Regulation as Jade Mining Destroys Landscape
May 23, 2016
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Htet Khaung Linn, Myanmar Now
Local activists and communities have also begun asking for changes in Myanmar's multi-billion dollar jade industry. They demand that authorities mitigate its heavy environmental impacts…
Colombia: Colombians Displaced by Conflict Are Moving Home, but Still Living in Fear
May 23, 2016
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The Conversation
Colombia is finally close to signing a peace accord to formally end to its decades-long armed conflict, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of…
Israel/Palestine: Israeli Land Grabs Benefit Palestinians, State Tells High Court
May 22, 2016
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Chaim Levinson, Haaretz
Landowners from Anata are demanding the state cancel order expropriating their lands for Ma'aleh Adumim, but the state says residents benefit from order by finding…
Liberia: President Sirleaf Launches E-Registration Platform; Commends Farmers for Making Liberia a Food Secured Nation
May 22, 2016
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Executive Mansion
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Saturday launched Liberia’s e- Registration Platform for farmers in the country and commanded them for making the nation a food…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Border Dispute at Angoor Adda Resolved
May 22, 2016
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Mushtaq Yusufzai, The News International
Pakistan on Saturday handed over a multi-purpose built crossing facility at the Angoor Adda border in South Waziristan to Afghanistan. Angoor Adda borders Afghanistan’s restive…
Conflict Minerals: EU Conflict Minerals Legislation Risks Being Quietly Shelved
May 20, 2016
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Julian Hale, Equal Times
Since 2014 the European Union, which Global Witness calls a “major player” in the trade, has been working on a law aimed at getting manufacturers…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan Petroleum Minister Reiterates Commitment to Review South Sudan Oil Transit Fees
May 20, 2016
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Radio Tamazuj
Sudan's minister of petroleum and gas Mohammed Zaid Awad said his ministry is committed to president Omar al-Bashir's directives to review South Sudan's oil transit…
Colombia: Colombian Coffee Output to Dip for First Time in Five Years
May 19, 2016
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Mike Verdin, Agrimoney
The remarkable rebound in Colombia's coffee production will see a, small, reversal next season, undermined by potential weather setbacks, and the knock-on effects of a…
Colombia: Can Colombia’s Displaced Go Home Again?
May 19, 2016
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Camila Osorio, New Republic
Afranio Solano moved to Bogotá in 2011 after the Urabeños threatened him. Today he is one of Colombia’s nearly six million forcibly displaced people—the second-highest…
Middle East: Why is the Middle East Hungry? Blame Armed Conflict
May 18, 2016
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Richard Whitehead, Food Navigator
Armed conflict and revolutions have halted and in some cases reverse progress made by Middle Eastern and North African countries in reaching the UN’s development…
United States/Vietnam/South China Sea: US-Vietnam Rapprochement Fast-Tracked amid South China Sea Dispute
May 18, 2016
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Michael Hart, Geopolitical Monitor
President Obama’s upcoming visit to Vietnam could amount to far more than just a symbolic political photo opportunity. It comes amid suggestions that the U.S.…
DRC: Robin Wright Targets Congo's 'Conflict Minerals' Violence with New Campaign
May 17, 2016
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian
House of Cards star Robin Wright has launched a campaign with Congolese and American activists to end the pillage of Congo’s vast mineral resources and…
Colombia: Colombia's War-Weary Farmers Head Home amid Hopes and Fears
May 16, 2016
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
More than five decades of conflict have forced 6.7 million Colombians to flee their homes, many of them poor farmers like Portillo, making the country…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UNSC Extends Mandate of Peacekeepers in Abyei
May 16, 2016
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Agence Africaine de Presse
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission of the contested rich-oil region between Sudan and South Sudan for…
Sudan/South Sudan: Peace Heralds Oil Fortune for South Sudan - Envoy
May 16, 2016
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Taddeo Bwambale, New Vision
A little more than two years of fighting in South Sudan had threatened to destroy the country’s oil production, a critical resource the country now…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China's Fishing Ban Adds an Entanglement for Vietnam in the South China Sea
May 16, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
Beijing injected an extra irritant into its long-running dispute with its neighbors with the South China Sea as it announced its annual ban on fishing…
Afghanistan/China: Afghanistan Backs Beijing Stance on South China Sea
May 16, 2016
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Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
China on Monday said landlocked Afghanistan has expressed support for Beijing's stance on the South China Sea dispute, the latest country from outside the region…