02/06/2012NEPAL More than 16,000 former Maoist fighters going home by Kalpit Parajuli
The closure of former rebel camps is an historic moment for analysts and political leaders. The decision comes after 4,000 fighters had started a protest for losing their allowance. About 9,000 fighters will join the ranks of the armed forces; 7,000 will go back to civilian life and will no longer be members of the Maoist party. Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – The Nepali government is shutting down the last Maoist training camps, starting the final stage in the reintegration of thousands of Maoist fighters into society. The decision comes after...
02/04/2012ITALY Responding today to Jesus' question: "Who do you say I am?" An International Symposium on "Jesus our contemporary," to be held in Rome from 9 to 11 February, organized by the Italian Churches’ Committee for Cultural projects. Cardinal. Ruini: "a strong message to society and a cultural world that are oppressed by so many other concerns and many other needs."
02/03/2012ASIA 1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that also takes into account deaths that previously were not attributed to malaria.
02/02/2012ASIA Baltic Dry Index falls to record low by Maurizio d'Orlando Index hits 662 points. The previous low was in 2008, during the Lehman Brothers crisis. The drop reflects the steep decline in demand for raw materials, consequence of a worldwide economic slowdown. Expert tells AsiaNews that ship overcapacity is the main reason for the fall. Loans to big ship-owners now start to look shaky.
02/02/2012NEPAL Tricycle gives hope to thousands of disabled Nepalese marginalized by society Bruce Burk, American Protestant missionary in Nepal, has designed a form of transport that allows people with disabilities to move on rough roads of Dharan, in the east of the country. The tricycle costs only 20 dollars and has enabled hundreds of people to go out and find a job. In Nepal, more than 300 thousand people with disabilities.
01/30/2012NEPAL Nepal’s Maoist government to limit right to information by Kalpit Parajuli Recently adopted rules will increase secrecy and limit access to what the government is doing. They will also raise penalties for anyone who breaches them. The number of categories of classified information will go up from five to 140, including parliamentary hearings. Opposition parties and journalists protest, fearing that the country might be drifting towards authoritarian rule.
01/28/2012HOLY LAND International Day of Prayer for Peace in Holy Land Card. Turkson, Justice and Peace, and the Custodian of the Holy Land for the fourth edition of the Day. Prayers and Eucharistic adoration, Mass at Calvary in Jerusalem. Angelus with the Pope.
01/22/2012VATICAN Pope: Christian unity comes from God, but requires our daily commitment Pope invites large turn-out for Vespers of January 25 in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls for the conclusion of the Week for Christian unity. Best wishes to the peoples of the Far East for the Lunar New Year.
01/20/2012ASIA Year of the Dragon: many newborns and political changes by Wang Zhicheng A boom in births anticipated in the Chinese world. Doubts about presidential elections in the U.S., France and Russia. Silence on the changes at the top in China. The growing engagement of civil society against totalitarianism. The Chinese dragon is similar to an angel or an archangel in Christian tradition.
01/18/2012NEPAL A (2,000-km-120 day) marathon to save Everest glaciers by Kalpit Parajuli The idea comes from Apa Sherpa, record Everest climber. The expedition will cover all of Nepal’s 20 Himalayan districts. Climbers, researchers and scientists will come along to study the impact of climate change on the mountain chain, South Asia’s main source of fresh water.
01/18/2012ASIA Baltic Dry Index plunge signals a major drop in economic activity by Maurizio d'Orlando Index loses 53 per cent in three years. It is a measure of maritime shipping costs for commodities like minerals and grains (with the Pacific Ocean as the hub). The recent decline reflects trends in industrial output in Asia, especially China.
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Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
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Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
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Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate di Giulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
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Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
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La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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