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Religion gets behind fight against climate change (AFP)

Religion gets behind fight against climate change
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A guard of honour parade is pictured at the Windsor Castle in 2008. Leaders from nine major faiths meet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in an exceptional initiative that supporters predict will harness the power of religion in the fight against climate change.(AFP/Pool/File/Christophe Ena)AFP - Leaders from nine major faiths meet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in an exceptional initiative that supporters predict will harness the power of religion in the fight against climate change.


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Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case

Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case: "The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Maher Arar, a Canadian man who claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits.


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