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• S&P Says US Government Shutdown Cost $24 Billion
• Greece: Minister’s Conviction Landmark Case
• Tunisia Rap Artists Start Union
• ‘If A Country Doesn’t Have Enough Resources, Many Representatives Of Criminal World Migrate’ – Eduard Poletaev
• Ethnic Conflict And Gender-Based Violence – Analysis
• Sudan’s Agricultural Sector Sees Investment Opportunities – Analysis
• Cambodia: Buddhist Nuns Crucial To Community – Analysis
• US Crisis Averted – OpEd
• It’s The Miracles That Make Haj Pilgrimage So Special – OpEd
• Saudi King Says ‘Interference In Muslim Issues Won’t Be Tolerated’
• Lawyers Seek Release From Guantánamo Of Tariq Al-Sawah, An Egyptian Prisoner Who Is Very Ill – OpEd
• Iran, Britain Move Closer To Resuming Relations
• Obama: Debt Compromise Removes ‘Cloud Of Uncertainty’ From US Economy
• Russian Torrent Site Moderators Convicted Of Piracy
• Pope To Auction Harley Davidson Motorcycle To Benefit Homeless
• South Vs. North: Yemen Teeters Between Hope And Division – OpEd
• Forging Links Between Climate Change Scientists And Policymakers
• Big Business, Environmentalists, Science Agree Pathway To Align Ocean Health And Human Well-Being
• India: Current Downturn Presents Opportunity To Push Ahead With Reforms To Accelerate Growth – World Bank
• World Bank Group President Statement On US Action To Raise Debt Ceiling
• US Duo Teams Up For Metal Fuel Development
• IEA Builds Case For Treating Energy Efficiency As World’s First Fuel‏
• Food Stamp Corporate Welfare – OpEd
• Worse Than Watergate – OpEd
• Will Argentina Default Yet Again? – OpEd
• Sri Lanka’s National Identity, Official Language: National Anthem And The Sinhalese Majority – OpEd
• Wellsprings – Selections From Novel
• Post Westgate: Rethinking War On Terror – OpEd
• Rosneft’s Igor Sechin Takes Part In 22nd World Energy Congress
• Embattled NSA Director, Deputy Director Both To Retire

S&P Says US Government Shutdown Cost $24 Billion Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:38 PM PDT By RT Standard & Poor’s says the shutdown in total cost the US economy $24 billion, or $1.5 billion per day, the rating agency said Wednesday. The agency also estimated the shutdown will pare fourth quarter GDP by 0.6 percent. Obama has signed legislation that will avoid a technical debt default, ending the 16-day partial shutdown of […] The article S&P Says US Government Shutdown Cost $24 Billion appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Greece: Minister’s Conviction Landmark Case Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:28 PM PDT By SETimes By Andy Dabilis The 20-year prison sentence issued to former Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos by an Athens court is a clear sign that Greece is taking firm steps to end corruption, experts said. “No matter how high ranking one might have been, officials can no longer feel safe when they break the law,” Antonis Klapsis, […] The article Greece: Minister’s Conviction Landmark Case appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Tunisia Rap Artists Start Union Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:27 PM PDT By Magharebia By Jamel Arfaoui Tunisian rap artists launched a labour union to defend their interests and promote their art. “The national union of rap artists aims to save the sector from marginalisation and unify them under a legal structure, ensuring their rights and defending them against abuses,” its chief Wajdi Bouzaydi announced on Thursday (October 10th). […] The article Tunisia Rap Artists Start Union appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

‘If A Country Doesn’t Have Enough Resources, Many Representatives Of Criminal World Migrate’ – Eduard Poletaev Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:23 PM PDT By IPP By  Anna Kapushenko “If we talk about Central Asia, in my view, the influence of crime is decentralized, as well as the situation itself in the region is decentralized,”  said EduardPoletaev, a political analyst from Kazakhstan, head of PF “World of Eurasia,” in an interview with IPP. IPP: What is the role of the criminal […] The article ‘If A Country Doesn’t Have Enough Resources, Many Representatives Of Criminal World Migrate’ – Eduard Poletaev... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ethnic Conflict And Gender-Based Violence – Analysis Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:15 PM PDT By TransConflict These effects of rape as a strategy of war demonstrate how it has been systematically used as a weapon to destroy the possibility for future social reunion, reintegration and reconstruction. By Augostine Ekeno The end of the Cold War saw a shift towards intra- as opposed to inter-state armed conflicts. Aside from the millions of […] The article Ethnic Conflict And Gender-Based Violence – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sudan’s Agricultural Sector Sees Investment Opportunities – Analysis Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:12 PM PDT By Geopolitical Monitor By Zak Rose Agriculture has historically been the cornerstone of Sudan’s economy. A large country with vast amounts of fertile land, it has long been common knowledge that Sudan contains tremendous potential for a sustained agricultural focus. Sudan has approximately 300-400 million acres of fertile land. Its crop portfolio is incredibly diverse, including cereals such […] The article Sudan’s Agricultural Sector Sees Investment Opportunities –... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Cambodia: Buddhist Nuns Crucial To Community – Analysis Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:09 PM PDT By IDN By Kalinga Seneviratne “When the war ended I had lost all my family. I was alone. I came here 27 years ago and I have found happiness now,” says 71 year old Sentcheant, one of ten nuns spending their old age together in this Buddhist nunnery, only one of two such places in Cambodia. The […] The article Cambodia: Buddhist Nuns Crucial To Community – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Crisis Averted – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:05 PM PDT By Anthony Gregory I guess we’re supposed to feel grateful that the congressional leadership has come around to a deal to stop the shutdown and prevent a default. The details emerge as I write this, but it looks like the compromise essentially continues financing everything until after the holidays. As for Obamacare, over which the Republicans claimed they […] The article US Crisis Averted – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

It’s The Miracles That Make Haj Pilgrimage So Special – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:02 PM PDT By Arab News By Sabria S. Jawhar If there is any doubt that miracles happen during Haj, one can look no further than the little dramas played out on the sidelines. We understand the rituals of Haj because it’s imprinted in our DNA. The trip to Mina. The climbing of Mt. Arafat. Stoning the devil at Jamarat Al-Aqba. […] The article It’s The Miracles That Make Haj Pilgrimage So Special – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi King Says ‘Interference In Muslim Issues Won’t Be Tolerated’ Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:00 PM PDT By Arab News In his annual Haj message, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged Muslims to stand together and be tolerant with each other and the rest of the world. However, he also warned that the Ummah would not allow others to interfere in their affairs, undermine their security and disrespect Islam. Crown Prince Salman […] The article Saudi King Says ‘Interference In Muslim Issues Won’t Be Tolerated’ appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Lawyers Seek Release From Guantánamo Of Tariq Al-Sawah, An Egyptian Prisoner Who Is Very Ill – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:58 PM PDT By Andy Worthington Two weeks ago, when lawyers in the US Justice Department decided — for the first time — not to contest the habeas corpus petition of a prisoner in Guantánamo, it was a cause for celebration. The man in question, Ibrahim Idris, a Sudanese man in his early 50s, is severely mentally ill, as he suffers […] The article Lawyers Seek Release From Guantánamo Of Tariq Al-Sawah, An Egyptian Prisoner Who Is Very Ill – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran, Britain Move Closer To Resuming Relations Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:45 PM PDT By Radio Zamaneh Iranian and British representatives met on the sidelines of the nuclear talks in Geneva, taking further steps to re-establish diplomatic relations. The two countries closed their respective embassies and removed all their diplomats after the British Embassy was targeted with protests and attacked over Britain’s support of international sanctions against Iran. The Mehr News Agency […] The article Iran, Britain Move Closer To Resuming Relations appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama: Debt Compromise Removes ‘Cloud Of Uncertainty’ From US Economy Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:42 PM PDT By VOA By Dan Robinson President Obama has now signed into law the agreement that temporarily extends the U.S. borrowing limit and ends the partial U.S. government shutdown after 16 days. Obama said it will begin to lift a “cloud of uncertainty” hanging over the U.S. economy, which faced a threat of default. Obama spoke after the […] The article Obama: Debt Compromise Removes ‘Cloud Of Uncertainty’ From US Economy appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russian Torrent Site Moderators Convicted Of Piracy Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:40 PM PDT By Ria Novosti By Alexey Eremenko A Moscow court has found a Russian couple who moderated torrent trackers website guilty of piracy in a ruling both sides claim indicates the authorities’ intention to take a harder line on illegal file sharing. Andrei and Nadezhda Lopukhov were given a four-year suspended sentence on copyright infringement charges in Moscow’s Timiryazevsky […] The article Russian Torrent Site Moderators Convicted Of Piracy appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pope To Auction Harley Davidson Motorcycle To Benefit Homeless Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:37 PM PDT By CNA Pope Francis has donated his Harley Davidson motorcycle to be sold to raise money for a hostel and soup kitchen that serves Rome’s homeless. “It is a precious gift that has once again made us happy in feeling the closeness of our bishop to the poor of the Church of Rome. We are deeply grateful […] The article Pope To Auction Harley Davidson Motorcycle To Benefit Homeless appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

South Vs. North: Yemen Teeters Between Hope And Division – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:33 PM PDT By Ramzy Baroud On Oct 12, tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Eden in the South of the country, mostly demanding secession from the north. The date is significant, for it marks the 1967 independence of South Yemen, ending several decades of British colonialism. But for nearly five decades since then, Yemen is yet […] The article South Vs. North: Yemen Teeters Between Hope And Division – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Forging Links Between Climate Change Scientists And Policymakers Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:30 PM PDT By Eurasia Review (CORDIS) — Adapting to climate change is one of the most important issues facing society in the 21st century. As such, climate change impact assessment and adaptation have become important areas of scientific research and policy development. International political agreements, commitments and initiatives now act as scientific and technological drivers, shaping research activities. At the […] The article Forging Links Between Climate Change Scientists And... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Big Business, Environmentalists, Science Agree Pathway To Align Ocean Health And Human Well-Being Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:28 PM PDT By Eurasia Review A unique panel of business, government, conservation and academic leaders has agreed a global strategy for aligning ocean health and human well-being. The Blue Ribbon Panel, which includes 21 global experts from 16 countries, emphasizes that without action to turn around the declining health of the ocean, the consequences for economies, communities and ecosystems will […] The article Big Business, Environmentalists, Science Agree Pathway To Align Ocean Health And Human... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India: Current Downturn Presents Opportunity To Push Ahead With Reforms To Accelerate Growth – World Bank Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:27 PM PDT By Eurasia Review Recent global market turmoil is unlikely to have major adverse effects on India and instead provides an opportunity to regain growth momentum through further progress on reforms, says the latest India Development Update of the World Bank. According to the Update, a twice yearly report on the Indian economy and its prospects, global investors have […] The article India: Current Downturn Presents Opportunity To Push Ahead With Reforms To Accelerate Growth – World... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

World Bank Group President Statement On US Action To Raise Debt Ceiling Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:25 PM PDT By Eurasia Review World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today issued the following statement on the agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling: “This is good news for developing countries and the world’s poor. The global economy dodged a potential catastrophe. Going forward, we hope policymakers in all countries continue to focus on crafting and implementing policies […] The article World Bank Group President Statement On US Action To Raise Debt Ceiling appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Duo Teams Up For Metal Fuel Development Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:24 PM PDT By World Nuclear News Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy (B&W NE) is to work with nuclear technology company Lightbridge in developing a pilot plant for manufacturing metal fuel for light water reactors. Lightbridge has developed an advanced metallic fuel, made from a zirconium-uranium (Zr-U) alloy, which uses a unique composition and fuel rod geometry enabling it to operate at […] The article US Duo Teams Up For Metal Fuel Development appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

IEA Builds Case For Treating Energy Efficiency As World’s First Fuel‏ Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:23 PM PDT By Eurasia Review The scale of global investment in energy efficiency and its contribution to energy demand are as significant as those of other developed supply-side resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today as it unveiled a new report that for the first time describes the wide range of energy efficiency activities worldwide in market terms. The […] The article IEA Builds Case For Treating Energy Efficiency As World’s First Fuel‏ appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Food Stamp Corporate Welfare – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:19 PM PDT By Margaret Kimberley The federal and state governments operate under a system which is of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations. Ordinary governmental functions which could easily be carried out with public money are instead privatized, depriving the public sector of revenue and jobs and making the neediest citizens unnecessarily dependent on the private sector. […] The article Food Stamp Corporate Welfare – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Worse Than Watergate – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:17 PM PDT By Other Words By Sam Pizzigati The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling a case that could end up giving America’s wealthy a perpetual green light to contribute as much as they want directly to politicians and political parties. Credit Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama businessman who owns an electrical engineering company, for getting this ball rolling. In the 2012 election […] The article Worse Than Watergate – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Will Argentina Default Yet Again? – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:09 PM PDT By Hudson Institute By Jaime Daremblum On October 8, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner underwent successful emergency surgery for a chronic subdural hematoma that apparently stemmed from a head injury she sustained in mid-August. It was her second emergency surgery in two years: Back in January 2012, Kirchner had her thyroid gland removed after getting a cancer diagnosis that […] The article Will Argentina Default Yet Again? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sri Lanka’s National Identity, Official Language: National Anthem And The Sinhalese Majority – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:02 PM PDT By Shenali Waduge Contrary to what is erroneously being promoted the Sinhela race did not descend from banished King Vijaya of India. The discovery of the Balangoda man depicts a rich civilization going back 38000 years. Undoubtedly what distinguishes the Sinhala people is their Sinhala language – both people and language found nowhere else in the world except […] The article Sri Lanka’s National Identity, Official Language: National Anthem And The Sinhalese Majority – OpEd appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Wellsprings – Selections From Novel Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:59 PM PDT By Eurasia Review By William T. Hathaway Selections from the Novel by William T. Hathaway In 2026 the earth’s ecosystem has broken down under human abuse. Water supplies are shrinking. Rain is rare, and North America is gripped in the Great Drought with crops withering and forests dying. In the midst of environmental and social collapse, an old […] The article Wellsprings – Selections From Novel appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Post Westgate: Rethinking War On Terror – OpEd Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:54 PM PDT By Zaher Mahruqi The attack at Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya is appalling and the senselessness of the attack and its indiscriminate nature is unconscionable. With more than seventy people killed and countless others still missing, the death toll is most likely to rise significantly. Kenya is in mourning and indeed is in shock and to understand what […] The article Post Westgate: Rethinking War On Terror – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rosneft’s Igor Sechin Takes Part In 22nd World Energy Congress Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:47 PM PDT By Eurasia Review On October 16,  Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, took part in the 22nd World Energy Congress in Daegu, South Korea. The World Energy Congress is one of the most authoritative international energy forums and a key place for the development of energy dialogue between nations. At the forum, Igor Sechin […] The article Rosneft’s Igor Sechin Takes Part In 22nd World Energy Congress appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Embattled NSA Director, Deputy Director Both To Retire Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:43 PM PDT By RT National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander and his deputy will leave their jobs at the top of the US intelligence agency within six months, according to a new report. Alexander has spent eight years at the helm of the NSA, with the agency’s actions over much of that time shrouded in secrecy. Yet news […] The article Embattled NSA Director, Deputy Director Both To Retire appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.