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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 2017

Page

4

Inaction and Atrocities in Syria Prompt Global Critique

The piece traces Syria's alleged mass executions since 2011, urging UN and ICC action. It notes U.S. and allied hesitance, Russia's backing of Assad, and calls for international tribunals or peace terms with accountability measures. It quotes Amnesty International and experts on possible remedies.

United States United Nations Syria U.S Amnesty International U.N Barack Obama Bashar Assad Assad Obama Aleppo Congress Vladimir Putin Alex Whiting Harvard Law School Security Council International Criminal Court Libya Yugoslavia South Sudan Whiting Russia China Susannah Sirkin Physicians For Human Rights U.N. General Assembly Leon Wieseltier Brookings Institution Wieseltier Middle East Putin

Yale to rename Calhoun College at Yale University

Yale University will rename Calhoun College replacing John C Calhoun’s name with Grace Murray Hopper to honor the pioneering mathematician and computer scientist. President Peter Salovey says the change follows committee principles and reflects white supremacy and slavery defences by Calhoun. Nobel laureate Peter Mansfield, who contributed to MRI, dies at 88 in Nottingham.

New Haven U.S Nottingham England Peter Mansfield University of Nottingham Mansfield London

Global decline in female genital mutilation reveals mixed progress

Surveys across 29 countries show drops in girls subjected to female genital mutilation due to advocacy. Yet total numbers rise because of population growth, per Population Reference Bureau analysis. In Dubai eight Sunni extremists detained over planned attacks on Iran revolution celebrations. In Genoa, 1000 protestors rallied against far right groups amid a European meeting.

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