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Schools 'fail' in ex-Soviet bloc

posted by zaina19 on September, 2007 as Imperialism

Thursday, 20 September 2007

BBC NEWS
Schools 'fail' in ex-Soviet bloc
Millions of children in the ex-Soviet bloc have suffered a "catastrophic decline" in access to education since communism collapsed, the UN has warned.

More than 14m children in the region reach adulthood each year with little or no formal schooling, a report by the UN children's fund (Unicef) says.

Education policy in many countries is inadequate and can reinforce social and economic divisions, it says.

Georgia, Tajikistan and Moldova are among the worst-affected nations.

Much of Central Asia and eastern and Central Europe had attained universal access to education under communism, Unicef said.

But despite the transition to democracy, economic growth and an increase in education spending in many countries, access to education has fallen, the report said.

Racial inequalities

Some 12m youngsters do not make it to secondary school, and 2.5m do not even attend primary school.

The report, Education for Some More than Others?, found that inequality between ...
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Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia'

posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism

From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/20/2007 6:08 PM
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 20:57 GMT 21:57 UK

BBC NEWS
Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia'

A Russian expedition has proved that a ridge of mountains below the Arctic Ocean is part of Russia's continental shelf, government officials have said.

The Natural Resources Ministry said tests on soil samples showed Russia was linked to the Lomonosov Ridge.

Moscow has mounted several expeditions recently - and risked tensions with rivals in August by planting a flag in the seabed below the North Pole.

The Arctic is thought to be rich in oil, gas and mineral reserves.

Correspondents say Russia's main rivals for the supposed spoils - the US, Canada and Denmark - have been angered by Moscow's recent aggressive strategy in the region.

Under a United Nations convention, the country claiming ownership of the region's ocean floor must show evidence that the seabed is an extension of their continental shelf.

Evidence claim

Moscow has ...
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Crossfire War - Armed Incident in South Caucasus - Russia Demands Investigtion

posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism

From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/21/2007 9:23 PM
NewsBlaze Sat Sep 22 02:22:00 UTC+0300 2007
Op-Ed Contributor
Crossfire War - Armed Incident in South Caucasus - Russia Demands Investigtion

By Willard Payne
Crossfire War - Rapid Fire News - Moscow - Sukhumi - Tskhinvili Watch - South Caucasus Theatre: Moscow - Berlin - Washington - Yerevan - Baku - Tskhinivil - Sukhumi/Tbilisi - Ankara - Tehran - Russia Demands UN Investigation into Georgia Special Forces Attack in Abkhazia - Georgia Claims it was Attacked; al-Qaeda (Iran) Targets European Workers with Suicide Attack in Algeria; Unity of World Albanian Movement in Macedonia; Uzbekistan - Pakistan Sign Defense-Military Cooperation Agreement Targeting India - Khyber Pass
Night Watch: KODORI GORGE - RIA is reporting the Russia Foreign Ministry released the following statement after an armed incident in the Kodori Gorge between Abkhazia and Georgia Thursday in which two Abkhazian soldiers were said to have been killed, "We are ...
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Conversations’ enciphering is taken off from mobile telephones in Adygeya

posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism

From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/22/2007 10:13 AM
Conversations’ enciphering is taken off from mobile telephones in Adygeya
22.9.2007

Along with the whole law-enforcement system, preventive security measures are undertaken on the eve of the celebrating Adygeya’s voluntary association with Russia by "competent" state security bodies, too. An expert having some relation to mobile telephones adjustment and repair informed to “Caucasian unit" correspondent about one of such actions in a private conversation.

"This measure, if I was not mistaken, was realized since last Monday, - he said. - In Maykop enciphering of the conversations by mobile telephones was taken off. On "cool" mobile phones, - he explained, - there is a special symbol showing, whether protection is switched on or not". The system irrespective of subscriber’s will "could be cut down" as a rule, in order to listen to telephone conversations.

"I do not watch TV, I do not read newspapers - ...
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Guardian

posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism

From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/22/2007 5:37 PM
Russia says tests back claim to Arctic ridge

Mike Eckel in Moscow
Friday September 21, 2007

Guardian
Russia yesterday intensified the international scramble for control of the Arctic as scientists said that samples from a vast mountain range under the ocean show that it is part of Russia's continental shelf.

The natural resources ministry said that more geological tests would be done on the samples gathered by a Russian research ship earlier this year, but early results showed that the 1,240-mile Lomonosov ridge is part of Russia.

"Results of an analysis of the Earth's crust show that the structure of the underwater Lomonosov mountain chain is similar to the world's other continental shelves, and the ridge is therefore part of Russia's land mass," the ministry said.

The ministry said the samples came from an expedition that took place in May and June, and an expedition two years ago to ...
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