United Nations articles

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  White House says chemical weapons used against Syrian rebels

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 13, 2013 06:20 pm + 82 comments

  The US says this afternoon that it has evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Continue reading…

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  Chemical weapons likely used in Syria, UN says

  By Amar Toor on June 4, 2013 06:33 am + 33 comments

  Investigators at the United Nations today announced that chemical weapons were likely used in Syria Continue reading…

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  Ill-gotten gains: how many museums have stolen objects in their collections?

  By Carl Franzen on May 13, 2013 01:30 pm + 71 comments

  The prestigious New York Museum of Metropolitan of Art made headlines earlier this month when museum Continue reading…

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  UN Twitter account follows 537 people, including one porn star

  By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 07:47 am + 53 comments

  The United Nations, as of this moment, follows 537 people on Twitter. Most of them are international Continue reading…

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  Real-time map of all forests on Earth launches later this year

  By Carl Franzen on April 10, 2013 03:52 pm + 10 comments

  An online map that tracks in near real-time the vegetation area of all the world's forests Continue reading…

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  A firsthand look at the UN conference that nearly changed the internet forever

  By Chris Welch on December 21, 2012 09:25 am + 4 comments

  Eli Dourado is no stranger to the International Telecommunications Union; concerned with the Continue reading…

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  US House votes against government control of internet as ITU conference gets underway

  By Chris Welch on December 5, 2012 04:08 pm + 71 comments

  The US political climate may be one of fierce division, but it turns out there's something lawmakers Continue reading…

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  Could paintballs deflect an asteroid headed for Earth?

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 28, 2012 05:49 pm + 87 comments

  An MIT student has put forward an interesting theory: paintballs could deflect an asteroid's path Continue reading…

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  UN establishes guidelines for the battle against internet terrorism

  By Justin Rubio on October 23, 2012 04:10 pm + 11 comments

  The United Nations has released a report, titled "The use of the Internet for terrorist purposes," Continue reading…

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  The question of human rights and internet access

  By Laura June on January 5, 2012 02:06 pm + 24 comments

  The New York Times Op-Ed columnist Vinton G. Cerf has penned an interesting piece taking up the Continue reading…