Protests overshadow Rio+20 summit debate
‘Green economy is ‘a new colonialism’ being
imposed on developing countries’:
BRAZIL: Protests by greens and indigenous groups
overshadowed debate on the world's environment at the Rio+20 UN
summit here Thursday, while celebrities clamored for a sanctuary to
protect the riches of the Arctic.
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Syria fighter pilot defection new blow to Assad
SYRIA: A Syrian air force colonel won political
asylum after landing his MiG fighter in Jordan Thursday, as a
watchdog reported the deadliest day of fighting in Syria since the
battered April ceasefire. The pilot, who reportedly flew his jet
under the radar to safely cross the border,
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