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Hollande starts presidency with diplomatic dance

Source country jpost Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:05:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] international[1]; day[3]; equally[1]; women[1]; journalists[1];

Entities: Laurent Fabius[1]; Jean-Marc Ayrault[2]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Martine Aubry[1]; Mario Monti[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Valérie Trierweiler[1]; François Hollande[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Pierre Moscovici[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Budget; External Relations;

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François Hollande said: “The withdrawal is not negotiable; it is a French decision, and this French decision will be implemented,”

Obama has been keeping a close eye on the situation in Europe, which could create a domino effect directly affecting the direction of the American economy....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Beyond the blues: Postpartum depression is a real disease

Source country jpost Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:31:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; day[1]; equally[1]; women[14]; International[1];

Entities: Beit Shemesh[1]; Rachel Adatto[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy; Public Health (general);

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Rachel Adatto said: “I am a gynecologist by profession,”

Rachel Adatto said: “and I have treated women with PPD. The subject of postpartum depression makes headlines from time to time, and then it disappears. For example, some speculated that PPD was involved in the case of the twins who reportedly suffered from shaken-baby syndrome. I decided raise the issue more seriously at this meeting to increase awareness,”

The Knesset’s Health Lobby recently held a public discussion on postnatal depression, a condition too often hidden from view that can take a terrible toll on entire families....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Segundo evento da série Encontros O GLOBO discute a obesidade

Source country ogloboglobo Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:38:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] Journal[1]; diferente[1]; mulher[1]; Internacional[1];

Entities: Ana Lucia[1];

Other categories: Drugs;

Por que engordamos? O que faz um prato de fritura ser tão mais atraente que um de alface? Como emagrecer e manter o peso? Estas e outras questões foram debatidas no segundo evento da série Encontros O GLOBO Saúde e Bem-estar, que discutiu a epidemia de obesidade, seu impacto nas contas públicas e.......

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Time-travelling reporters; celebrity genes; CM of the week: Schick

Source country japantimes Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:12:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; international[1]; Journalists[1]; women[1];

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As if there wasn't enough news to cover now, NHK has started sending reporters back in time on the variety show "Time Scoop Hunter" (NHK-G, Tues., 10:55 p.m.). Journalists use "warp technology" to travel to different eras to collect information about how people really lived in the past....

Paddling your own canoe

Source country kilkennypeople Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:59:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; Donnacha[3]; international[1]; day[1];

Entities: Jim Ryan[1];

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THOMASTOWN paddlers have dipped their oars into the rivers that meander through the city and county for over two decades....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Brindisi, bomba a istituto ‘Morvillo’. 2 morti, 8 feriti. ‘E’ mafia’ (Diretta/VD)

Source country statoquotidiano Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:21:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] giorno[2]; Internazionale[1]; donne[1]; differenziata[1]; differenti[1];

Entities: Don Luigi Ciotti[1]; Di Maggio[1]; Roberto Saviano[2]; Pierluigi Bersani[2]; Giovanni Falcone[1]; Luigi Ciotti[2]; Marco Dinapoli[1]; Angelino Alfano[2]; Francesco Cirillo[1]; Francesco Barnaba[1]; Francesca Morvillo[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;

Brindisi – ORE 7.45, si scatena l’inferno all’Istituto ‘Francesca Morvillo’ di Brindisi. Fuori dalla scuola, mentre i ragazzi stanno per varcare i cancelli, un boato, forte, fortissimo, squarcia il sonno del mattino. Un ordigno piazzato all’interno di un cassonetto della raccolta differenziata,.......

Speech Rosenthal at the University of Ottawa

Source country nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:00:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; difference[2]; differently[1]; international[6]; journey[2]; women[1];

Entities: Winston Churchill[1]; John Baird[1]; Dominique Moisi[1]; Edouard Balladur[1];

Other categories: Society; Trade; WTO; Imports Exports; Market; UN Bodies; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Development; External Relations; External Trade; Human rights; Justice, freedom and security;

[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | Rijksoverheid Toespraken ] Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uri Rosenthal, at the University of Ottawa, 18 May 2012: 'Free to worship, to trade and to be secure: why Canada and the Netherlands must promote our shared values'...

Armed Forces Not Involved In the Administration Of The North & East - President Rajapaksa

Source country asiantribune Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:37:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[4]; equality[1]; international[2]; day[2]; women[1];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[4];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Echo; UN Bodies;

| |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A Colombo, 19 May, (Asiantribune.com): Armed Forces do not participate in the administration of the North and East. These regions are administered by the public service and the police. Despite this there are many who shout that the security forces camps in these areas.......

Reasonable doubts

Source country nzherald Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:57:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[3]; difference[1]; internationally[1]; day[1]; women[2];

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In March 1992 Susan Burdett, a 39-year-old accounts clerk who lived alone, was raped and murdered after returning to her Papatoetoe unit following an evening of 10-pin bowling.A colleague found her after she failed to turn up for......

Personalidades destacan cobertura y balance de END

Source country elnuevodiario Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:20:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] internacional[1]; diferentes[3]; día[3]; mujeres[1];

Entities: Luis Pastor[1]; José Adán Aguerri[1]; Rubén Darío[2]; Ramón Rodríguez[1]; Luis Enrique[1]; Manuel Cordero[1];

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Hoy, fecha en que El Nuevo Diario celebra 32 años de vida informativa, un grupo selecto de personalidades empresariales, económicas y artísticas comparten su opinión sobre la cobertura amplia, balanceada y profesional que desarrolla este......

We need to star the England tour with a win: Mithali

Source country antiguanews Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:52:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; tag[1]; international[2]; internationals[1]; women[5];

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Mithali Raj, who regained the national team's captaincy after a long gap, feels that before any serious thought is given to starting an IPL for women's cricket, it is imperative to market the game and the top players too for better mileage and benefits....

Secretary's Remarks: Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society 2012 Summit

Source country state-gov Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:01:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[6]; Women[1]; international[1]; journey[1]; equal[1]; day[3]; equally[2]; women[13]; journalist[1];

Entities: Alexis de Tocqueville[1]; Aung San Suu Kyi[5]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[6]; Shatha al-Harazi[1]; Nelson Mandela[1]; George Mason[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy; European Enterprise News; Society; Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions; Imports Exports; Conflict; EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Fight against Fraud;

Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society 2012 Summit Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Tomicah S. Tillemann Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies Tara Sonenshine Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC May 16, 2012 .addthis_toolbox....

Press Releases: Remarks on Global Food Security

Source country state-gov Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:31:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[3]; equality[3]; Women[1]; international[4]; equal[1]; day[2]; women[14];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[3]; Raj Shah[1]; Catherine Bertini[1]; Dan Glickman[1]; Rahm Emanuel[1]; Lindsey Graham[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; Society; Public Health (general); Development; Ban Ki-moon; G20; Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies;

Remarks on Global Food Security Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Center Washington, DC May 18, 2012 .addthis_toolbox.addthis_pill_combo_style a {margin: 0px 2px 0px 2px;} Oh, thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. Well, that was really a wonderful introduction from.......

Websites for Finance Novices

Source country wsj-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:30:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; Journal[2]; day[1]; women[1]; journalist[1]; International[1];

Entities: Angela Merkel[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services;

As with much on the Internet, the tools range from cutting-edge to useless. Here's a guide....

Olympics, 388 B.C.: Mud, Sex, Hymns...Sports Too

Source country wsj-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:29:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; egalitarianism[1]; international[1]; journey[1]; women[3];

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Political rivalries flared and money flowed—but it was more like a rock festival than what we'll see in London, writes Neil Faulkner....

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UN Women members to facilitate dialogue with civil society named

Source country panapress-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:09:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] journalism[1]; Women’s Day[4]; Women's Day[1]; Women[11]; international[4]; equal[1]; Day[5]; women[20]; journalists[1]; equality[1]; Journalists[2]; International[9]; Equality[4];

Entities: Asha-Rose Migiro[1]; Navin Ramgoolam[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Michelle Bachelet[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Society; Development; Ban Ki-moon; Discrimination; Environment (general); UN Bodies;

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on Friday announced the members that will be part of a group that will facilitate dialogue between civil society and the agency. Gender...

Hipólito Mejía, quien se define como el "papá" de los dominicanos, busca volver a la presidencia

Source country HoyDigital-DO Friday, May 18, 2012 11:34:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] internacional[1]; igualdad[1]; día[1]; mujer[2];

Entities: José Peña[1]; Hipólito Mejía[3]; Leonel Fernandez[1]; Danilo Medina[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

SANTO DOMINGO, (AFP) - El dicharachero Hipólito Mejía, candidato del Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD, socialdemócrata), busca volver a la presidencia que ya ocupó entre 2000 y 2004, para ser el "papá" de todos los dominicanos, a quienes promete igualdad social y mejoras agrícolas....

EEUU observa los primeros pasos de Valérie Trierweiler como "primera dama"

Source country eluniversal Friday, May 18, 2012 10:12:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] diferente[1]; internacionales[1]; día[1]; mujer[3];

Entities: William Galston[1]; Lauren Bacall[1]; Katharine Hepburn[1]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Lionnel Luca[1]; Valérie Trierweiler[2]; Barack Obama[1]; François Hollande[2]; Brian Williams[1]; Michelle Obama[2];

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William Galston dijo (about Ronald Reagan) : "Los estadounidenses aceptan presidentes divorciados (Ronald Reagan, por ejemplo); no creo que eligieran a un o una presidente que no este casado con su pareja, pero esto puede cambiar, por supuesto"

La Casa Blanca lo hizo saber: no hay ningún problema de protocolo por el estado civil de la compañera de François Hollande. historias relacionadas Obama recibirá mañana a Hollande antes de la cumbre del G-8...

Reasonable doubts

Source country nzherald Friday, May 18, 2012 8:33:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[3]; difference[1]; internationally[1]; day[1]; women[2];

Entities: Phil Taylor[1];

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Susan Burdett was bludgeoned to death 20 years ago but questions are growing over whether the right man was convicted of her rape and murder. Phil Taylor explains why In March 1992 Susan Burdett, a 39-year-old accounts clerk who......

Report on Rights of Transgender people and HIV vulnerability

Source country asiantribune Friday, May 18, 2012 8:06:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[1]; international[1]; Day[1]; women[3]; International[1];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[3];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

| |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A By Shobha Shukla – CNS A study titled Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region was released in Bangkok to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. | |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A...

ProfNet Sources Available on Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Whooping Cough, Boating, More

Source country finanznachrichten-en Friday, May 18, 2012 7:34:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[2]; Journal[1]; international[1]; day[1]; Donnell[1]; Day[1]; journalists[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Communicable Diseases;

Also in This Edition: Jobs for Writers and Media Industry Blog Posts ProfNet is a free service that provides journalists, bloggers, authors and other writers with links to experts and story ide......

Morgan Spurlock Interview: Doc Filmmaker Talks 'Mansome'

Source country ibtimes-in Friday, May 18, 2012 6:55:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[2]; journey[1]; day[1]; women[1]; International[1];

Entities: Jason Bateman[2]; Morgan Spurlock[1]; Zach Galifianakis[1]; Ben Silverman[1]; Paul Rudd[3]; Judd Apatow[2];

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Morgan Spurlock's new film "Mansome" is a major departure for the documentary filmmaker. In his previous films, such as "Super-Size Me" and "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden," he put himself in undesirable circumstances for the purpose of educating the public....

Malawi President Banda’s State of the Nation Address in full

Source country nyasatimes Friday, May 18, 2012 6:42:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] difference[1]; different[2]; WOMEN[1]; equals[1]; international[6]; journey[1]; INTERNATIONAL[1]; equal[1]; day[4]; equally[1]; women[19]; International[6];

Entities: Melinda Gates[1]; Martin Luther King[1]; Amendment Bill[2]; Martin Luther[1]; Bingu wa Mutharika[4]; Cabinet Committee[2];

Other categories: TEN-T News; European Enterprise News; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Financial Crisis; EU-USA; Society; Road Transport; Social situation; Consumer Affairs; Development; Institutional Affairs; Globalisation; Discrimination; Peace Keeping; Telecommunications; Disaster Relief; Food Security & Aid; Fight against Fraud; Maritime Transport; UN Bodies; Consumers; Alternative Energy; Rural Development; Rail Transport; Public Health (general); Ecology; Banking - Financial Services; Maritime Safety in Europe; Imports Exports; Science; Monetary Issues EU; Information Society and Technologies; Climate Change; Environment (general); Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Small and Medium Size Businesses; FRA-EU; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Agriculture; Budget; Competition; Consumers; Customs; Development; Employment and Social Affairs; Energy; Enterprise; Environment; External Relations; External Trade; Fight against fraud; Fisheries and Maritime Affairs; Food Safety; Foreign and Security Policy; Human rights; Humanitarian aid; Information Society; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security; Public Health; Research and Innovation; Taxation; Transport;

INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am delighted to preside over the opening of the 2012/2013 Budget Meeting and deliver a statement on the state of the nation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I proceed with my statement, allow me to express my sincere and heartfelt sadness over the death of my former Head of State and [....

Beaucoup de femmes dans les hautes sphères des nouvelles technologies au Burundi

Source country panapress-fr Friday, May 18, 2012 6:21:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] Journée[3]; femmes[20]; femme[4]; journée[1]; international[1]; journalisme[1]; internationale[9]; internationales[1]; Egalité[2]; journalistes[1]; Equality[1];

Entities: Navin Ramgoolam[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Society; Discrimination; Telecommunications; Development; UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - La ministre burundaise des Télécommunications, de l’Information et des Relations avec le Parlement, Mme Concilie Nibizi, s’est félicitée, vendredi, des positions importantes que les femmes du Burundi, parmi les élites intellectuelles, occupent actuellement dans le secteur.......

Porn director Erika Lust: 'I felt uncomfortable like all women when they're watching porn'

Source country cafebabel Friday, May 18, 2012 6:12:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] difference[1]; international[3]; day[1]; women[9];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

In her native Stockholm Erika Hallqvist was a politics student who pondered why the porn industry wasn't more feminist. Today the 34-year-old award-winning writer, director, producer and mother-of-two is based in Barcelona and successfully rebelling against gender cliches with her 'new indie adult.......

Islamist dominion casts shadow on Tunisian Jews

Source country jpost Friday, May 18, 2012 5:14:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] differently[1]; Women[1]; international[1]; day[3]; women[2]; Journo[1];

Entities: Daniel Cohen[1]; Ben Alí[2]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Yusuf al-Qaradawi[1]; Roger Bismuth[1]; Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[3];

Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Terrorist Attack;

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Yusuf al-Qaradawi explains: “Israel is a theocracy like Saudi Arabia and Iran,”

Exclusive: Worries over the direction of the country in the aftermath of the Arab Spring persist among Jewish community....

BouL E vard Indien kennt noch keine Zeitungskrise - Interview mit Chefredakteur des Deccan Herald

Source country lvz-online Friday, May 18, 2012 5:10:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] Journalist[1]; different[1]; Tag[2]; Frau[1]; internationale[1]; Journalisten[5]; Journalismus[1];

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Indien ist der größte Zeitungsmarkt der Welt,100 Millionen Zeitungen werden hier verkauft – täglich, an sieben Tagen pro Woche. Die Printmedien führen klar das Medienangebot an. Warum die Auflagen sogar weiter wachsen, während in Europa und Amerika die Presse in einer tiefen Krise steckt, darüber sprach LVZ-Redakteurin Kerstin Decker mit K....

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, 5/17/12

Source country Whitehouse Friday, May 18, 2012 5:06:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [GenderEquality] different[7]; difference[2]; international[9]; equal[1]; day[5]; women[1]; differences[2];

Entities: Anwar Sadat[1]; Jay Carney[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Abe Lincoln[1]; David Camp[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; John Allen[1]; Ben Rhodes[1]; Yasser Arafat[1]; Tom Donilon[5]; Sean Hannity[1]; Ehud Barak[1]; Briefing Room[1]; Mark Knoller[1]; Loya Jirga[1];

Other categories: European economy; Iraq - EU; Alternative Energy; Financial Crisis; EU-USA; Society; Social situation; Conflict; Market; Turkey-EU; G20; Monetary Issues EU; Manmade Disasters; Environment (general); UN Bodies; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Energy; Environment; External Relations; Food Safety; Foreign and Security Policy;

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:20 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. I know that I alone did not draw this substantial crowd, which is why I will immediately introduce and turn over the briefing to Tom Donilon, the President's National Security Advisor....

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