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August 09, 2007 |
Western firms help China set up people tracking systems
New York Times
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 9 — At least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along streets here in southern China and will soon be guided by sophisticated computer software from an American-financed company to recognize automatically the faces of police suspects and detect unusual activity.
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August 08, 2007 |
China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales
Telegraph (UK)
The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation. |
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August 08, 2007 |
Shopkeeper protest to sweep India
BBC (UK)
Thousands of Indian small shopkeepers are expected to protest against the arrival of international retailers in India on Thursday, just days after Wal-Mart announced its plans to expand in the country. |
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August 08, 2007 |
Canada joins rush to claim the Arctic
Financial Times
Canada raised the stakes in the battle to claim ownership of the Arctic by sending Stephen Harper, prime minister, on a three-day trek to the region, just days after the Russians planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole. |
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August 07, 2007 |
The “Evolution by Stealth” of a North American Union
Global Research (Ca)
As a young person in Canada, who wants to live in a free, democratic country, where I have embedded rights and freedoms, I feel that there is nothing more important right now than to find out and spread information regarding the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP), which was signed into agreement by the Liberal government in 2005, under then Prime Minister Paul Martin, with President Bush and then-Mexican President Vicente Fox. |
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August 03, 2007 |
Mineral war begins as Russians plant flag 2˝ miles beneath pole
TimesOnline (UK)
Russia planted a rust-proof titanium flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole yesterday, marking the start of a new global struggle to claim the vast mineral wealth of the Arctic Ocean. |
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August 03, 2007 |
Next victims of the credit squeeze
CNNMoney
Turbulence in the credit markets has already claimed several casualties - from highly leveraged hedge funds to mortgage providers whose lenders have cut them off. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russian sub plants flag under North Pole
Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible on Thursday and planted a national flag on the seabed to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russian submarine reaches North Pole seabed
Breitbnart.com
A Russian mini-submarine reached the bottom of the Arctic Ocean under the North Pole on Thursday in a mission to back up Moscow's claims to the region's mineral riches. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russians reach North Pole in race for Arctic oil and gas
The Independent (UK)
An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of the Arctic Ocean reached the North Pole yesterday afternoon, as preparations began for two mini-submarines to drop a capsule containing a Russian flag to the sea floor, a spokesman said.
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