08 Sep
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
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Hong Kong backs down on ‘patriotism’ classes
Government says new curriculum will be optional after weeks of protests against what was dubbed as Chinese propaganda.
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2012 15:50 GMT
Asia-Pacific
EU agrees to beef up sanctions on Syria
Syrian troops backed by tanks and helicopters repel a rebel attack in Aleppo, while activists report nationwide clashes.
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2012 17:35 GMT
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Middle East
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Two bombings strike Damascus
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Syria Live Blog
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‘Record numbers’ fleeing Syria
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Fight spreads to northwest
Hala Mohammad: Waiting for Spring
Artscape: Poets of Protest
08 Sep 2012 14:56 GMT
Exiled in Paris, the Syrian poet despairs for her country as the crisis there deepens.
The great riches of our seas have been depleted and forgotten
Just as overfishing impoverishes the life of the sea, the forgetting impoverishes our own lives
Oyster dredging in Chesapeake Bay. Photograph: Corbis
Researching the history of ecosystems, it is not long before you make an arresting discovery. Great abundance of the kind that exists in the tropics – or existed until recently – was once almost universal.
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Pakistani Christian girl leaves jail
Rimsha Masih, accused of burning Qur’an, released on bail via armoured vehicle and helicopter
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Iran blasts ‘hostile’ Canada
Ottawa accused of acting as puppet of Israel and west after it closes embassy over Syria and nuclear concerns
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OJ lawyer ‘tampered with glove’
Former prosecutor alleges key piece of evidence was doctored by ex-American football star’s defence team during 1995 trial
