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Jamaica Gleaner International
published: Friday | March 2, 2007

'Climate change is as dangerous as war'

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): Climate change poses as much danger to the world as war, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday as he urged the United States to take the lead in the fight against global warming.

In his first address on the subject, Ban said...

COLOMBIA - Mayor escapes bombing

BOGOTA (Reuters): A Colombian city mayor who was threatened by guerrillas narrowly escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when rebels exploded a car bomb and wounded eight people near a radio station where she was speaking.

CHINA - Vice-principal demoted over Bible study session

BEIJING (Reuters): The vice-principal of a Chinese Communist Party training school said she has been demoted for organising a Bible study session, the latest case of Christians being punished for worshipping outside party parameters.