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South Korea Ignores Threat from Pyongyang to Retaliate for Artillery Drill

South Korea went ahead with an artillery drill Monday near a disputed maritime border despite an unusually explicit threat by North Korea to retaliate by shelling inhabited islands in the Yellow Sea.

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Debate on the future of news journalism at UNESCO

Although there has not been a flood of leaks since Wikileaks release of confidential diplomatic cables, newsrooms are still facing increases in the velocity and volume of data, including a mass of information sent in by the public. In recognising...

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UNESCO partners with Canal France International to support media’s role in democratic transition

CFI, the development arm of France’s public television broadcaster France Télévision, and UNESCO have agreed to cooperate in media development programmes in countries in transition or those affected by conflict. The agreement reflects both...

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Birth Control: Latest Collision Between Individual Conscience And Society

President Obama's controversial decision to require Catholic employers to provide free contraceptives to their employees is still reverberating.

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