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Egyptian Aak: Week 17

April 29, 2013 nedhamson

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Main Headlines

Monday

Islamist MPs prepare for battle against judiciary
Morsi under fire after meeting with judges
Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document
Islamists heckle popular current leader Sabbahi at Shubra university
Egypt’s IMF loan accord unlikely before fourth quarter
NSF calls for protests at Shura Council

Tuesday

President’s adviser resigns over lackluster vision
Egypt prosecutors appeal release of 30 detained in Friday clashes
Mubarak’s finance minister Boutros Ghali sentenced to 25 years
Ain Shams train project established through sukuk
Abu-Ismail praises prosecution deputy for ordering lashing of drunk citizen
PM appeals one-year sentence

Wednesday

Hagel presses Islamist-led Egypt on reforms
IMF detects discouraging signs from Egypt
Islamist-led parliament pushes ahead with a controversial judicial law, despite a rising uproar
Egypt’s Prime Minister will keep his job despite government reshuffle
Mubarak‘s detention extended for 15 days
Egypt to issue schedule next month for gradual fuel…

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environment

Carbon dioxide concentration to hit record levels this week | Environment | The Guardian

April 29, 2013 nedhamson

“The 400ppm threshold is a sobering milestone, and should serve as a wake up call for all of us to support clean energy technology and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, before it’s too late for our children and grandchildren,” said Tim Lueker, an oceanographer and carbon cycle researcher with Scripps CO2 Group.

The last time carbon dioxide levels were so high was probably in the Pliocene epoch, between 3.2m and 5m years ago, when Earth’s climate was much warmer than today.

via Carbon dioxide concentration to hit record levels this week | Environment | The Guardian.

environment, pandemic

WHO H7N9 Update – April 29th

April 29, 2013 nedhamson

To date, a total of 126 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus including 24 deaths have been reported to WHO. Contacts of the confirmed cases are being closely monitored.

via WHO H7N9 Update – April 29th.