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Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Weighed down by a 260-million-dollar cut in its budget for 2012-2013, the United Nations…
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R&D Weathers the Crisis
Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA , Dec 21 (IPS) – Research and development, unlike other branches of productive activity, is resisting the…
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North Korea on the Verge of a New Era?
Analysis by John Feffer WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (IPS) – For the last two decades, U.S. administrations have come in like…
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Russian pedophile irregularly released from Cambodia’s prison
Phnom Penh (22 Dec, 2011): A Russian man who was sentenced for 17 years for convicting of sexually abusing 16…
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Security Council Remains Grounded by Political Manipulation
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) – When Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin briefed reporters recently, he offered some biting…
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ARGENTINA: Things Slowly Getting Better for Transgender People
Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Dec 21 (IPS) – Transvestites and transsexuals in Argentina, who were among the most marginalised minority…
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INDIA: ‘Rape’ Stands in the way of Love
Sana Altaf SRINAGAR, Dec 19 (IPS) – A few days after his wedding in 2008, Imran* was thrown behind bars…
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EU-India Deal Could Spell Disaster
Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Dec 16 (IPS) – As the Eighth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) kicked off…
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U.S.: Protestors Condemn Mining Corporation Suing El Salvador
Barbara Doherty WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (IPS) – Protesters rallied in front of World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. today hoping…
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Chinese Village Besieged After Protests
Correspondents – IPS/Al Jazeera DOHA, Dec 15 (IPS) – A standoff between villagers and police is continuing in southern China,…
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