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- Ban urges shift in Africa partnerships
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the time is right for a shift away from aid for Africa toward investments and partnerships. Inflation is falling across the continent and political stability is increasing, Ban told the Gabon parliament. Google/Agence France-Presse (7/1)       - Iran courts new UN Security Council president
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will pay a visit to Nigeria this weekend, just days after the country took over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council. Iran is looking to bolster its roster of allies after the recent imposition of additional UN sanctions. Nigeria's UN ambassador, Joy Ogwu, will serve as the council's president for one month. Google/The Associated Press (7/1)  - Wheat rust threatens world's biggest crop
New strains of wheat rust, a fungal infection that destroys crops, are spreading across Africa, Asia and the Middle East threatening food supply for hundreds of millions of people. Wheat is the world's most common crop and provides a fifth of calories ingested by people around the world. Researchers are scrambling to craft a strategy to prevent mass crop destruction. The Economist (7/1) - U.K. limits airport expansions to slow emissions
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron canceled long-standing plans to develop a new runway at London's Heathrow Airport in an effort curb the carbon costs associated flying -- and has said that he will also deny proposals to build additional runways at London's Gatwick and Stansted airports. Britain's government has targeted England's frequent-flying culture as a category to trim carbon emissions in order to fulfill the 2008 Climate Change Act, which requires a requires 34% cut from levels reached in 1990 by the year 2020. The New York Times (free registration) (7/1) - Government swings against illegal gold mining
A monthlong military offensive in Venezuela has shut down hundreds of makeshift mining towns, evicting thousands of wildcat miners lured to the country's jungles in search of gold and other minerals. Mining operations in the Caura River basin have left hotels, bars and brothels in their wake, all factors spoiling an area known for its biological diversity. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/1) - Proposed Pakistan law worries media advocates
Media and human-rights advocates worry a new law restricting television coverage of suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks may be used to silence government critics. Under the law, journalists would be banned from airing video of suicide attacks, victims' bodies or any other material deemed to promote terrorism, and could face jail time for reporting anything defamatory toward the government. The Guardian (London) (7/1) - Deadly Taliban assault targets USAID
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing attack on a United States Agency for International Development compound in Kunduz today. At least nine people -- including German and Philippine citizens, and five of the attackers -- died and dozens more were wounded during the assault. Taliban militants have launched a series of attack on Western targets such as the Bagram air base in recent months. The New York Times (free registration) (7/2) - South African international arms sales fail to pass legal muster
The South African human-rights watchdog group Ceasefire Campaign has says that over the past decade, South African arms merchants have sold $1.7 billion in arms to countries with poor human-rights records. According to the group, South Africa sold arms between 2002 and 2009 to countries that violated South African law, including Angola, Chad and Zimbabwe -- but also sold weapons to countries with ongoing conflicts, such as India, Algeria, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. South African law prohibits arms sales to countries with poor human-rights records and ongoing conflicts and countries listed on UN embargoes. The Christian Science Monitor (7/1)  | |  | | | | | | | | COUNTRY AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS | ARD, Inc. | Multiple Locations Worldwide, Guatemala | | Communications Director, Global Health | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Deputy Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Executive Director | Cultural Survival | Cambridge, MA | | Online Communications Senior Associate, Public Affairs Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Campaign Associate, Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Communications Associate, Public Affairs Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | | |  | |  | |
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