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• Kazakhstan: Blair Criticized For Cozying Up To Astana
• Philippines: Around 1.6 Million Displaced From Typhoon Haiyan
• US Secretly Offers $10-Million Bounty For Info On Benghazi Attackers
• Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Flee To Lebanon
• Enhancing Attractiveness Of Long-Term Care In EU
• Branding Japan – OpEd
• Qatar: New World Cup Projects To Bring Jobs And Growth
• Yemen Reasserts Sovereignty With ‘Iran Death Ship’ Verdict
• Robert Reich: What Walmart Could Learn From Henry Ford – OpEd
• Decoding The Afghan Elections – Analysis
• Human Rights Archives Under Attack In El Salvador – OpEd
• Saudi Arabia: More Efforts Needed To Avoid Another Manfouha – OpEd
• Social Media Vs. Journalism – OpEd
• Quantum State World Record Smashed
• Pakistan: New Refugee Law Should Meet Global Standards, Says HRW
• Colombia Government Apologizes For Palace Of Justice Holocaust
• Nagasaki Meet Recommends Concrete Steps For Nuke Abolition – Analysis
• Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili Leaves Presidential Residence
• South Africa Reiterates Call For Mozambique Talks
• South Africa Seizes Assets Of Czech Fugitive Radovan Krejcir
• Leaders Of Sri Lanka And Rwanda Meet On Sidelines Of CHOGM 2013
• UK Prime Minister Cameron Meets Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa
• Sri Lanka’s National Shame: Lack Of Effective Modern Legislation To Protect Animals
• Interview With Besnik Mustafaj, Former Foreign Minister Of Albania
• Providing A Platform For Coordinated Response To Cloud Cybercrime
• Pioneering Advanced Fibre Technologies For Next-Generation Internet
• Can Certain Herbs Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease?
• Examining Claims Young Americans Are Less Creative Than Decades Past
• Injuries From Tough Mudder: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Lot
• Sunspots: Coming And Going

Kazakhstan: Blair Criticized For Cozying Up To Astana Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:27 PM PST By EurasiaNet By Joanna Lillis Just over two years ago, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed on as a political consultant with the government of Kazakhstan. His performance as an adviser to the Central Asian nation remains a source of contention. But what is indisputable is that Kazakhstan’s democratization record is far poorer today than it […] The article Kazakhstan: Blair Criticized For Cozying Up To Astana appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Philippines: Around 1.6 Million Displaced From Typhoon Haiyan Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:23 PM PST By Ria Novosti Some 1.6 million people have been forced to live under the open sky as refugee camps became quickly overcrowded after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, NHK news channel said Saturday. The camps set up by local authorities and humanitarian organizations can house only 20 percent of the refugees, while a total 80 percent have been […] The article Philippines: Around 1.6 Million Displaced From Typhoon Haiyan appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Secretly Offers $10-Million Bounty For Info On Benghazi Attackers Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:21 PM PST By RT The US State Department has revealed it is offering a $10 million reward for any information on the attack at its diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. It comes amid ongoing controversy and criticism surrounding the investigation of the attack. Four Americans – including US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, a State Department worker, […] The article US Secretly Offers $10-Million Bounty For Info On Benghazi Attackers appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Flee To Lebanon Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:05 PM PST By Al Bawaba News Hundreds of Syrian families from Qalamoun and the outskirts of Homs have fled to Arsal, northeast Lebanon, the Social Affairs Ministry said Saturday, in what one official from the border area described as an “unprecedented” influx of refugees into the country. “The eastern Bekaa Valley region, particularly the town of Arsal, witnessed Friday night and […] The article Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Flee To Lebanon appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Enhancing Attractiveness Of Long-Term Care In EU Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:02 PM PST By IESE Insight Demographics point to an increasing number not only of elderly but of chronically ill people across Europe. The challenge for policymakers and caregivers is to provide quality long-term care (LTC) while keeping things financially viable. Traditionally, LTC jobs have been perceived as inherently unrewarding, unattractive and, consequently, unstable. Is there really an “attractiveness gap” between […] The article Enhancing Attractiveness Of Long-Term Care In EU... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Branding Japan – OpEd Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:59 PM PST By FPIF By Nancy Snow The bull’s eye of Japan’s nation-branding campaign isn’t Hello Kitty or AKB48, the pop idol girl group whose short-skirted, candy-licking members could have originated from the imagination of a pedophiliac CGI artist. The cat without a mouth and the “idols you can meet” are making a few a lot of money, which […] The article Branding Japan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Qatar: New World Cup Projects To Bring Jobs And Growth Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:56 PM PST By Al-Shorfa By Ebrahim Omar Preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are in full swing, with major infrastructure projects expected to create about 120,000 jobs a year over the next two years and trigger a surge in economic growth, according to a recent report issued by Qatar National Bank (QNB). The direct and indirect effects […] The article Qatar: New World Cup Projects To Bring Jobs And Growth appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Yemen Reasserts Sovereignty With ‘Iran Death Ship’ Verdict Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:53 PM PST By Al-Shorfa By Faisal Darem A Yemeni court on Tuesday (November 12th) handed prison sentences to nine crew members of an arms-laden vessel “from Iran” intercepted in Yemeni territorial waters in January. The specialised criminal court in Aden handed sentences of one to 10 years to the men, accused of “collaborating with Iran” and “smuggling arms from […] The article Yemen Reasserts Sovereignty With ‘Iran Death Ship’ Verdict appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Robert Reich: What Walmart Could Learn From Henry Ford – OpEd Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:49 PM PST By Robert Reich Walmart just reported shrinking sales for a third straight quarter. What’s going on? Explained William S. Simon, the CEO of Walmart, referring to the company’s customers, “their income is going down while food costs are not. Gas and energy prices, while they’re abating, I think they’re still eating up a big piece of the customer’s budget.” […] The article Robert Reich: What Walmart Could Learn From Henry Ford – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Decoding The Afghan Elections – Analysis Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:46 PM PST By Observer Research Foundation By Raghav Sharma Presidential elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for 5th April 2014. For the third time, Afghans would vote to elect someone to take charge of the fragile Afghan State in the shadow of the impending withdrawal of American and other NATO troops by December 2014. That would mark an unprecedented transition for the […] The article Decoding The Afghan Elections – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Human Rights Archives Under Attack In El Salvador – OpEd Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:40 PM PST By COHA By Erika Johnson More than a month after the Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador closed down the office of El Salvador’s most important human rights archives, Tutela Legal, and dismissed the employees, the issue of ensuring appropriate custody of the records has yet to be resolved. This article aims to follow up on an earlier […] The article Human Rights Archives Under Attack In El Salvador – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi Arabia: More Efforts Needed To Avoid Another Manfouha – OpEd Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:34 PM PST By Arab News By Abdulrahman Al-Zuhayyan When the decision to clamp down on illegal workers in Saudi Arabia was taken, the authorities were fully aware of the magnitude of the problem. They knew very well that there are thousands of expatriates who had either been smuggled into the country, overstayed their Haj or Umrah visas or failed to […] The article Saudi Arabia: More Efforts Needed To Avoid Another Manfouha – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Social Media Vs. Journalism – OpEd Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:31 PM PST By Arab News By Alsir Sidahmed The fast-emerging social media has played a crucial role in the so-called Arab Spring. It is a popular belief that Facebook played a crucial role in the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Due to the ongoing turmoil in the Arab Spring countries, social media through its real-time coverage has become a major source […] The article Social Media Vs. Journalism – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Quantum State World Record Smashed Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:29 PM PST By Eurasia Review A normally fragile quantum state has been shown to survive at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes, overcoming a key barrier towards building ultrafast quantum computers. The research, published in the journal Science, was led by Mike Thewalt (Simon Fraser University, Canada), with involvement from researchers at UCL and Oxford University, and material […] The article Quantum State World Record Smashed appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pakistan: New Refugee Law Should Meet Global Standards, Says HRW Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:27 PM PST By Eurasia Review Pakistan’s government should ensure that its proposed National Refugee Law meets international standards for the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said. Pakistan has hosted 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees for more than 30 years, while another 1 million remain unregistered. In July 2013, the Pakistani government created a cabinet committee on […] The article Pakistan: New Refugee Law Should Meet Global Standards, Says HRW appeared first... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Colombia Government Apologizes For Palace Of Justice Holocaust Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:25 PM PST By Latinamerica Press The Colombian state apologized to victims of the operation to recapture the Palace of Justice which had been taken by the guerrilla organization April 19 Movement (M19) in 1985. During the 49th period of extraordinary sessions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which took place in Brasilia from Nov. 11-14, the director of the […] The article Colombia Government Apologizes For Palace Of Justice Holocaust appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Nagasaki Meet Recommends Concrete Steps For Nuke Abolition – Analysis Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:14 PM PST By IDN By Ramesh Jaura More than 50,000 nuclear weapons have been eliminated since the historic Reykjavík Summit between the then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his counterpart from the erstwhile Soviet Union  Mikhail Gorbachev, which culminated into a groundbreaking Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in December 1987. But 17,300 nukes remain, threatening many times over the […] The article Nagasaki Meet Recommends Concrete Steps For Nuke Abolition – Analysis appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili Leaves Presidential Residence Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:11 PM PST By Trend News Agency By Nana Kirtzkhalia The current president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili left presidential residence a day before the expiration of the term of his office. Inauguration of the new Georgian president, the representative of “Georgian dream” coalition, Giorgi Margvelashvili, will take place on Sunday in Tbilisi. Saakashvili’s administration leaves the residence together with him. “All our […] The article Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili Leaves... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

South Africa Reiterates Call For Mozambique Talks Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:09 PM PST By SA News Hostilities between government troops and the main opposition party, Renamo, in Mozambique could have a negative impact on regional stability, International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has warned. Speaking to reporters during a regular briefing on international developments, Ebrahim stressed South Africa’s conviction that only dialogue can solve the current situation of confrontation. […] The article South Africa Reiterates Call For Mozambique... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

South Africa Seizes Assets Of Czech Fugitive Radovan Krejcir Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:07 PM PST By SA News The South African Revenue Services (Sars) has seized the assets of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir as well as that of his family and companies linked to him. The court order was served on Krejcir this afternoon. Sars this week obtained a court order placing all of Krejcir’s assets – and those of his family and […] The article South Africa Seizes Assets Of Czech Fugitive Radovan Krejcir appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Leaders Of Sri Lanka And Rwanda Meet On Sidelines Of CHOGM 2013 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:05 PM PST By Eurasia Review Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Rwandan President Paul Kagame met on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 this evening (Nov. 16) at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (SBMEC). President Kagame thanked President Rajapaksa and the government for the arrangements that have been put in place for hosting CHOGM. […] The article Leaders Of Sri Lanka And Rwanda Meet On Sidelines Of CHOGM 2013 appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

UK Prime Minister Cameron Meets Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:03 PM PST By Eurasia Review David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , who is now in Sri Lanka to attend CHOGM 2013 met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre this Friday evening. According to the Sri Lanka government, Prime Minister Cameron expressed his satisfaction on the manner CHOGM 2013 has been organized. He […] The article UK Prime Minister Cameron Meets Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sri Lanka’s National Shame: Lack Of Effective Modern Legislation To Protect Animals Posted: 16 Nov 2013 08:00 PM PST By Shenali Waduge If the international community were to raise the issue of the lack of effective legislative protection for animals in Sri Lanka incorporating modern standards of treatment of animals, in addition to their never-ending spotlight on the country’s human rights track record, Sri Lanka’s politicians and law makers will have nowhere to turn. We will become […] The article Sri Lanka’s National Shame: Lack Of Effective Modern Legislation To Protect Animals appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Interview With Besnik Mustafaj, Former Foreign Minister Of Albania Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:56 PM PST By Peter Tase Besnik Mustafaj was born on September 23, 1958 in the city of Bajram Curri, in northern Albania. He studied French Literature at the University of Tirana and after the fall of the communist dictatorship in Albania, he was nominated as the first Ambassador of Post-communist Albania to France, Portugal, and Spain. As Ambassador, he led […] The article Interview With Besnik Mustafaj, Former Foreign Minister Of Albania appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Providing A Platform For Coordinated Response To Cloud Cybercrime Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:46 PM PST By Eurasia Review (CORDIS) — Cybercrime presents a significant threat to individual privacy, commerce and national security. In order to tackle this cross-border threat properly, agents involved in managing and monitoring cyber-risk-critical assets need to be able to cooperate and co-ordinate their prevention strategies. To this end, an innovative new platform for sharing cyber-security information has been developed […] The article Providing A Platform For Coordinated Response To... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pioneering Advanced Fibre Technologies For Next-Generation Internet Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:44 PM PST By Eurasia Review (CORDIS) — Researchers at EU-funded project MODE-GAP (‘Multi-mode capacity enhancement with PBG fibre’) are working to boost the internet’s capacity by developing and testing advanced fibre technologies. Their work could be the building blocks for the high-capacity access networks needed for channelling new applications such as high-definition TV, interactive gaming, and video-on-demand directly via fibre […] The article Pioneering Advanced Fibre... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Can Certain Herbs Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease? Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:43 PM PST By Eurasia Review Enhanced extracts made from special antioxidants in spearmint and rosemary improve learning and memory, a study in an animal model at Saint Louis University found. “We found that these proprietary compounds reduce deficits caused by mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease,” said Susan Farr, Ph.D., research professor geriatrics at Saint […] The article Can Certain Herbs Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease? appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Examining Claims Young Americans Are Less Creative Than Decades Past Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:41 PM PST By Eurasia Review By Peter Kelley Research in recent years has suggested that young Americans might be less creative now than in decades past, even while their intelligence — as measured by IQ tests — continues to rise. But new research from the University of Washington Information School and Harvard University, closely studying 20 years of student creative […] The article Examining Claims Young Americans Are Less Creative Than Decades Past appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Injuries From Tough Mudder: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Lot Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:38 PM PST By Eurasia Review The Tough Mudder, an extreme sports event that bills itself as “probably the toughest event on the planet,” resulted in injuries ranging from multiple electrical burns to seizure-induced Todd’s paralysis. A case series of serious injuries sustained by participants in one such race was reported online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine “Unique Obstacle Race […] The article Injuries From Tough Mudder: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Lot appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sunspots: Coming And Going Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:36 PM PST By Eurasia Review Two large, complex sunspots are moving across the face of the sun. One, which produced considerable solar activity in the past weeks, has almost rotated off completely. A new sunspot rounded into view on Nov. 11, 2013 and is now making its way across the Earth-side of the sun. An active region can contain one […] The article Sunspots: Coming And Going appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.