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UN "Syria Crisis Day" Seeks New Options for Peace
Joined by Syria Peace Envoy Kofi Annan and the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil al Arabi,UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday's reported massacre in Syria calling it "unspeakable barbarity", as the situation continues to deteriorate with death tolls reaching some10,000, according to the UN.
2012.06.07

UN Daily News

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In the wake of a disaster that left more than 1,200 dead and still more buried and missing amid rubble, Bangladesh, and the international community, are left searching for answers. The collapse of Rana Plaza, a nine story building in the capital city of Dhaka, has raised new questions about the necessity of effective building codes and regulation in low-income countries, and the true costs of cheap manufacturing.

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Giant pandas, tigers, gorillas, marine turtles, polar bears, rhinos, whales and elephants are among the endangered warns the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).