Myanmar set to limit Muslim population in two townships
Myanmar is set to revive a two-child limit policy for Muslim families in Western Myanmar which was in effect and enforced by military authorities during the country's martial law regime.
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Canadian Official Escorted From House For Others' Facebook Comments
New submitter zayyd writes "The CBC reports that publicly-elected Gerry Rogers, member of the Provincial Government for Newfoundland and Labrador, 'has been removed from the house of assembly for refusing to apologize for comments made by other users on a Facebook group of which she had been added to as a member.' Rogers was unwillingly added to a Facebook Group which included comments of death threats aimed at Premier Kathy Dunderdale from other users. From the article: 'Dunderdale said her government understands how Facebook groups work, and she said it is up to every MHA to monitor the comments posted on Facebook groups to which they belong.' Facebook's policies for Groups are somewhat clear, even if they don't actually answer the question of 'Can I prevent people from adding me to a new group?'"
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Russian Adding $50 Billion To Space Effort
An anonymous reader sends news that Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled today a new $50 billion effort to maintain and extend the country's space capabilities. Part of this initiative is a new spaceport located in Russia, which will lead to the first manned launches from Russian soil in 2018. Manned launches currently originate from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "The Russian space programme has been hurt in recent years by a string of launch failures of unmanned probes and satellites, but Putin vowed Moscow would continue to ramp up spending. He said that from 2013-2020, Russia would be spending 1.6 trillion rubles ($51.8 billion, 38 million euros) on its space sector, a growth far greater than any other space power. 'Developing our potential in space will be one of the priorities of state policy,' Putin said at a meeting in the regional capital Blagoveshchensk. ... speaking to Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield, currently commander of the ISS, Putin hailed cooperation in space ...
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Fossil Fuel Investment Spells 'Carbon Bubble' for Financial Markets
The financial markets racing to invest in Canada's untapped oil and gas reserves have grossly ignored the alarm raised by leading scientists and environmental watchdog groups leaving economies dangerously vulnerable to a "carbon bubble," cautions a new study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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Canada Financial Markets Facing 'Carbon Bubble'
As Canada's financial markets race to invest in the country's untapped oil and gas reserves—grossly ignoring the resounding alarm raised by leading scientists and environmental watchdog groups—a new study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) cautions that the country is dangerously close to a "carbon bubble" which could spell ruin for Canada's economy.
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