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Darfur peace process reaches ‘critical juncture,’ Security Council warned

The peace process in Darfur has reached a critical point, with the security situation deteriorating just as prospects for a negotiated settlement have slightly improved, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council as he urged all...

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Gulf Oil Spill: $32 Billion, For Now

BP said today that it's taking a charge of $32.2 billion to pay for the Gulf oil spill. And, the company suggested, it could ultimately wind up on the hook for more.

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GLOBAL: Insights into the ever more complex aid system

As the humanitarian “system” becomes more complex, with new actors and overlapping mandates, different definitions of humanitarian aid, and ever-more ambitious goals, humanitarian aid watchdog Development Initiatives outlines some of the needs,...

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Greenpeace shuts down 50 BP petrol stations

Greenpeace activists protesting British Petroleum's (BP) 'reckless' oil pursuit, shut down 50 petrol filling stations in central London Tuesday morning.

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