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Two new flags will be flying high at the Olympic Games in Rio.

For the first time, South Sudan and Kosovo have been recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Kosovo, which was a province of the former Yugoslavia, will have 8 athletes competing; and a good shot for a medal in women's judo: Majlinda Kelmendi is considered a favorite. She's ranked first in the world in her weight class.

(South Sudan's James Chiengjiek, Yiech Biel & coach Joe Domongole, © AFP) South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, will have three runners competing in the country's first Olympic Games.

When Will Chile's Post Office's Re-open?

(PHOTO: Workers set up camp at Santiago's Rio Mapocho/Mason Bryan, The Santiago Times)Chile nears 1 month without mail service as postal worker protests continue. This week local branches of the 5 unions representing Correos de Chile voted on whether to continue their strike into a 2nd month, rejecting the union's offer. For a week the workers have set up camp on the banks of Santiago's Río Mapocho displaying banners outlining their demands; framing the issue as a division of the rich & the poor. The strike’s main slogan? “Si tocan a uno, nos tocan a todos,” it reads - if it affects 1 of us, it affects all of us. (Read more at The Santiago Times)

WHO convenes emergency talks on MERS virus

(PHOTO: Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf, east of the capital Riyadh on June 16, 2013/Fayez Nureldine)The World Health Organization announced Friday it had convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly MERS virus, which is striking hardest in Saudi Arabia. The move comes amid concern about the potential impact of October's Islamic hajj pilgrimage, when millions of people from around the globe will head to & from Saudi Arabia. WHO health security chief Keiji Fukuda said the MERS meeting would take place Tuesday as a telephone conference & he told reporters it was a "proactive move". The meeting could decide whether to label MERS an international health emergency, he added. The first recorded MERS death was in June 2012 in Saudi Arabia & the number of infections has ticked up, with almost 20 per month in April, May & June taking it to 79. (Read more at Xinhua)

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Dreams and nightmares - Chinese leaders have come to realize the country should become a great paladin of the free market & democracy & embrace them strongly, just as the West is rejecting them because it's realizing they're backfiring. This is the "Chinese Dream" - working better than the American dream. Or is it just too fanciful? By Francesco Sisci

Baby step towards democracy in Myanmar - While the sweeping wins Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has projected in Sunday's by-elections haven't been confirmed, it is certain that the surging grassroots support on display has put Myanmar's military-backed ruling party on notice. By Brian McCartan

The South: Busy at the polls - South Korea's parliamentary polls will indicate how potent a national backlash is against President Lee Myung-bak's conservatism, perceived cronyism & pro-conglomerate policies, while offering insight into December's presidential vote. Desire for change in the macho milieu of politics in Seoul can be seen in a proliferation of female candidates. By Aidan Foster-Carter

Pakistan climbs 'wind' league - Pakistan is turning to wind power to help ease its desperate shortage of energy,& the country could soon be among the world's top 20 producers. Workers & farmers, their land taken for the turbine towers, may be the last to benefit. By Zofeen Ebrahim

Turkey cuts Iran oil imports - Turkey is to slash its Iranian oil imports as it seeks exemptions from United States penalties linked to sanctions against Tehran. Less noticed, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the Iranian capital last week, signed deals aimed at doubling trade between the two countries. By Robert M. Cutler

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Rights group claims 24 killed in DRC election violence

(PHOTO: ShuShu, Chevron found no contamination in its testing at this well site in Ecuador.)Ecuador

Ecuador conservation effort gets dragged into legal fight

Falkland Islands

Fresh tensions unsettle the Falklands

Society is growing sans development: Prof. Winston Dookeran (Perspective)

A China-led consortium appointed as financial advisor for Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline

Violent unrest clouds Kazakhstan’s political future (Perspective)

Leaders Plan Protests Over Proposed Lamu Port

New Kyrgyz PM promises stability, economic growth

Burma’s Nobel laureate meets UEC chairman for party registration

Philippines

Deforestation And Mining Blamed For Philippines Disaster

President of Turkmenistan arrives in Moscow on working visit

(PHOTO: Google will soon have data centres in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. KESO)Google announces data centre for Singapore

Oxfam urges US bank to reverse decision on Somalia transfers

South Korea

Santa cleared for takeoff, but don’t expect him to use the chimney this year

South Sudan

'American Business Community to Invest in RSS', U.S. Ambassador

South Sudan gets new passports

Too Many Stray Dogs in the Streets of Juba (Perspective)

Sri Lankan tourism takes to gambling

Sri Lanka's brand image has to outshine larger countries: economist

Sri Lanka in sand nourishment to prevent sea erosion

Sri Lanka among highest-risk financial systems: Fitch

Sri Lanka appoints a task force to revive handloom industry

Swedish Citizens Manage Country's Twitter Account

Sweden cites measles in birth-defects case

Effects of fiscal crisis report out next month

Artists promise a scintillating Crossover

Switzerland

WTO ‘must address’ food security

Taiwan urges China to respect its people's rights

Taiwan Nominated to US Visa Waiver Program

(PHOTO: Tanzania Farmers Estate workers transport sisal to the decorticating machine in Korogwe, Tanga Region. Farmers expect that the establishment of the agricultural bank would help them secure loans cheaply. FILE)Work on agriculture bank almost ready – ministry

TBL brewmaster: It`s high time Tanzania had more suitable drink

Reflecting On Kikwete's Five Year Development Plan (Perspective)

Thailand, China agree to foster bilateral relations in all dimensions

Thailand Debates Royal Insult Laws as Authorities Expand Use

The Arctic

Santa Claus Village attracts record number of visitors

NOAA seeks comments on petro industry effects on arctic fauna, subsistence

Sinking teeth into dental career: Kiana woman returns to Arctic with new skills

Turks and Caicos

New fees for commercial vehicles due Jan. 1

Nigerians in Togo prisons cry out

Phishing economy: Why tiny Tokelau is 3rd largest country domain

Outer island populations of Tonga decreasing

Tonga capital city investigation gets more teeth with select committee established

Trinidad and Tobago

Displaced residents told shelters will close tomorrow

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Makes World's Top 10 Dictators List

Tunisia unveils new cabinet

Christmas Celebrations in Tunisia: ‘Tis the Season!

Photovoltaic Industry is Potential Source of Jobs

Turkey names 2014 as year of Iran

Tuvalu looks forward to royal visit

Where Have All the Fish Gone?

Nurses Decry Lack of Equipment

Christmas On a Thin Wallet

Ukraine not to activate export sales of wheat

United Arab Emirates

Chemical Salesman Gets 30 Months for Bribes

Harrowing time for flight to Dubai

United Kingdom

U.K. Bookseller Apologizes for Promoting 'Mein Kampf' as Perfect Christmas Present

RIM meets with UK regulators to discuss porn filter for BlackBerry

George Michael: Doctors Saved My Life

Warm Spring Helps England's Rare Birds and Bugs Thrive

United States

US survey helps shed light on forest-damaging bug

U.S. regulator approves new reactor design

Modernized Il-476 Transport Assembled

A Pacific Dawn Christmas delivery

President Chávez has set up 34 social projects in nine years

Vietnam to cut coal exports from 2012 as domestic demand rises: report

(PHOTO: Vietnamese Falungong followers sit in meditation in front of Chinese embassy in Hanoi. AFP.)Vietnam’s Falungong under pressure

Western Sahara

US Congress, President Approve Extending U.S. Aid for Morocco Reforms to Western Sahara, Advance U.S. Policy Backing Moroccan Autonomy Solution (Press Release)

Yemen crisis hits cancer patients

DJ Zambia Power Deficit Could Last Until 2013 - Energy Board Head

Zimbabwean Lawmaker Uses Sports to Promote Peace

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