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Two projects, one promoting biogas as an alternative energy source and the other providing access to clean water, are examples of how technology can be used by and for women. The biogas project, in Quang Ninh province, has helped families reduce household chores by 40 per cent, eliminated smoke from cooking over wood fires and put animal waste to good use. A biogas tank, built from bricks and

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Verhovna Rada of Ukraine today voted with overwhelming majority changes in the Ukrainian Constitution together with changes in the regional governance laws and the election laws paving the way for the establishment of parliamentary democracy in Ukraine and the upcoming re-run of the second round of the presidential election on December 26, 2004. Considerable power was transferred from the

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Just a few minutes ago the Supreme Court of Ukraine invalidated the results of the second round of the presidential elections. Ukrainians will cast their vote for Viktor Yushchenko or Viktor Yanukovich for a third time on December 26, 2004. "Today, the court system proved that it exists and it works", said a protester. The sense in the air is that people will no longer be scared to stand up for

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“The current President Kuchma is using stall tactics. He is now harping on how the current leaders in Ukraine must get together to discuss how the current economic situation in Ukraine may suffer as a result of demonstrations. But, Kuchma still REFUSES to acknowledge that the demonstrations continue because of his corrupt regime and the recent election sham. He is using this tactic to show

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I have recently acted as an election observer for Ukraine's Presidential elections held on November 21, 2004 in Ukraine. My first hand observations have led me to believe that these "elections" were severely fraudulent. During these election days, I witnessed the following infractions: 1.) Hundreds of university students being threatened with expulsion if they did not vote for Mr. Victor

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November 25, 2004 7 pm – On Maidan, in front of, Yushchenko announced the decision of the Ukrainian Supreme Court (BBC's Court freezes Ukraine poll result) to suspend the publication of the presidential election results. What appeared the largest so far crowd welcomed the news as victory. 7:15 pm – Lech Valesa spoke on Maidan: Ukraine has a chance! 7:30 pm – Youlia Timishenko, future Prime

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The Orange Revolution continues! Last night, Yushchenko asked his supporters to stay on the streets and demand democracy in Ukraine. A general strike may be announced soon. At this moment, the capital operates at less than 80%. Buses, metro, and trains run but some stores don’t follow normal hours. Offices work only for a few hours a day. University students are on the streets. International

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The situation is escalating. The Central Election Committee was supposed to announce the official results of the election 2,5 hrs ago. But it just happened, at 6:30 local time, CEC announced that Yanukovich is the new President of Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of people are on Lessi Ukrainky’s Square in front of CEC. Tonight, there are many supporters of Yanukovich on the strees as well. The

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Verhovna Rada’s special session closed today at 5 pm local time . Insufficient quorum didn’t allow the opposition to pass a vote of no confidence in the Central Election Committee (CEC) but the over 190 parlamentarians but applauded the symbolic oath ceremony of Viktor Yushchenko (BBC's I'm true Ukraine head - Yushchenko). Outside, a 300,000 people crowd gathered in his support. What will happen

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The protests on Independence Square in Kyiv have turned into one big party with music and smiles. If it weren’t for the camp of Pora! (It’s Time! student movement) an uninformed observer would think that this is a local rock concert. The peaceful crowd of at least 50,000 is signing and dancing in the -1C weather (although it feels like -10C!), while the Verhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) is

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Now that the official part of the elections monitoring of the first round is over I can post this international observers report: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Highlights: Significant violations and falsification of election results at polling station #4 Several technical violations in majority of polling stations visited Opening of polling station The opening of the polling station #48 was handled “by

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At 11:36 a.m. (Ukraine local time), the Central Election Committee (CEC) released the following information (Liga Online): 98.24% of bulletins are counted 49,58% voted for Yanukovich (current Vice President of Ukraine) 46,57% of voters chose Yushchenko (oposition leader of Nasha Ukraina / Our Ukraine) Exit polls shown live on Maidan last night reported victory for Viktor Yushchenko. The CEC

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The International War Crimes (IWC) tribunal put on trial three Kosovo Albanians for crimes against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in 1998. The IWC has only dealt with Serbs accused of atrocities in Kosovo, reported BBC (Kosovo war crimes trial begins). On a related topic, Delays plague Milosevic's trial (BBC).

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Do you think that corruption and the grip of old communist cronies are the only reasons for slower economic and democratic changes in some Eastern European countries? The The truth is that in some counties, such as Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland economic policy changes started as early as the 1960s. Read Hungarian Government Strategy for Development and Promotion of SMEs to learn more about

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Concentrating power in Arafat’s hands was Palestine’s hope but it could also very well be its demise: no strong successor was chosen. Here are several BBC articles about Arafat and the intricate webs of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. If you have time for only one, I strongly recommend: Analysis: What future for the Palestinians?. Also read: Veteran leader Yasser Arafat dies, Who could follow?,

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The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 metaphorically signaled the end of an era that divided Europe ideologically for over 40 years: Press reflects on Berlin Wall (BBC)

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A controversial referendum this weekend did not repeal the changes, passed by Macedonian parliament in August, under which 16 (out of 84) municipalities will be largely under the control of ethnic Albanians. In some areas, including Skopje, the changes would enable Albanian to become the second official language, reported BBC (Crucial poll fails in Macedonia).

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The 2004 Freedom House Country Rating groups countries into three categories: Free – Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia Partly Free – Albania, Armenia (deteriorating), Bosnia-Herzegovina (improving), Macedonia (improving), Moldova, Russia (deteriorating), Serbia and Montenegro (deteriorating), Ukraine Not Free – Azerbaijan, Belarus

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Trafficking - the Human Rights Issue of the 21 Century Lured with jobs as nannies, waitresses or dancers, new husbands and boyfriends, or plainly stolen on the way home, many Eastern European and Asian women fall into the crutches of sex slave trade. Each year, about 500,000 women and girls from developing countries and countries with economies in transition are entrapped in Western Europe alone

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Ukrainian Elections is the Press The first round of the presidential elections finished with close results for Yanukovich and Yushchenko, with Yanukovich leading with less than 1%. The second round is scheduled for November 21. How much dirtier can this election get? What will the people do? So far, despite reports of protests the streets of Kyiv have been quet. Ukraine Balances Between Unity,

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HIV/AIDS in Ukraine Ukraine has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Europe and the cases are increasing with the fastest rate in the world. In her article Epidemic proportions: Ukraine's HIV challenge (CBC News Viewpoint), Sara Newham puts a human face to the pandemic: Natasha – a former alcohol and injected drug adict – today a regional coordinator with a local HIV/AIDS support

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This could only happen in Russia: first say No and then say Yes to derive further benefits. Originally, opposed to Kyoto in 2002, Russia’s Dumma today ratified the protocol. In exchange, Russia will receive support from the European Union for its bid to join the World Trade Organization. (CBC's Russia's parliament ratifies Kyoto) Now that Russia has ratified Kyoto, the protocol has the support of

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The Battle of the Viktors 24 presidential nominees will be battling it out on October 31, 2004 in Ukraine’s presidential elections. However, the true battle is between two contenders: Contender #1 Viktor Yushchenko - the West Opposition leader Nasha Ukraina (Our Ukraine) Past Prime Minister and President of the National Bank of Ukraine Must be backed by foreign capital Supported by Ukrainian

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UN Day Today is the United Nations day. How celebrated is this day in your community?

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