Detainees confront guards at Curtin detention center
More than 300 detainees armed with knives sharpened broomsticks and curtain rods confronted security guards at Curtin Detention Center in Derby Western Australia. Authorities negotiating as 340 people held inside the compound. In Moscow ethnic markets closed and police ring a stadium amid fears of racist violence on Hitler’s birthday.
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Global policy meetings draw demonstrators
About 1,000 protesters gathered in Washington for the third day of capital protests outside a meeting of international finance ministers and a rally against U.S. Latin America policies. Police warned of possible trouble as activists planned a morning march and sit-ins to disrupt traffic near the World Bank. Several witnesses pegged the crowd between 500 and 1,500.
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World Bank launches education mission to reach poor children
World Bank aims to select 10 poor nations for a pilot program to achieve universal primary education by 2015. Current estimates show 125 million children in poor nations, two-thirds girls, remain out of school. Funding could total 2.5 to 5 billion dollars with Germany and the Netherlands already pledging support. Initiatives target Tanzania Malawi Senegal and India among candidates.
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Bush launches Clear Skies push amid acid rain debate
President Bush promotes his air pollution plan in the Adirondack Mountains as part of a nationwide environmental pitch tied to Earth Day. In Tennessee, Al Gore challenges the administration, criticizing the policy and urging stronger protections while Gore prepares a Vanderbilt University speech mirroring a New York Times op-ed.
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Three Alaska Gwich'in activists Jonathon Solomon Sarah James and Norma Kassi won the Goldman Environmental Prize for efforts to block oil drilling on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. They testified before Congress negotiated protections and traveled internationally to oppose development. The prize includes 125000 dollars and recognizes broader global environmental work by Fatima Jibrell Pisit Charnsnoh Alexis Massol Gonzalez Jean La Rose Jadwiga Lopata.
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