CUBA: Food Security Focus of New UN Programmes
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Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Oct 29 (IPS) – Three new international cooperation agreements channeled through the United Nations system in Cuba are aimed at strengthening food security, especially in the poorest parts of the country.
”Thanks to the joint work of the international community, the United Nations [...]
POLITICS: U.S. Blasted for Sustaining Embargo on Cuba
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Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (IPS) – The administration of President Barack Obama, which has vowed to improve relations with sanctions-hit Cuba, refused to break away from the traditional stand taken by successive U.S. governments and voted against a U.N. resolution calling for an end to the 47-year-old [...]
Keith Olbermann & Rep Alan Grayson: Stopping Health Insurance Monopoly
News1News October 14, 2009 MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann & Democratic Florida Congressman Alan Grayson: Stopping The Health Insurance Companies Monopoly
Wall Street pays record bonuses after US bailout – 14 Oct 09
AlJazeeraEnglish October 14, 2009 Barely a year after the Wall Street bailout sparked public outrage and calls for nationalising banks, executives are raking in record-breaking salaries and big banks are posting blockbuster profits…
GUATEMALA: Only 10 Agents to Fight Human Trafficking Nationwide
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Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 13 (IPS) – In spite of a new law against human trafficking in effect since March, little has been done in Guatemala to fight the trafficking of children, and child sex tourism has begun to flourish, experts warn.
”The office of [...]
EL SALVADOR: An Indigenous Language That Refuses to Die
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Edgardo Ayala
SAN SALVADOR, Oct 13 (IPS) – ”Yek shiajfikan” reads a sign hanging above the gate of the ”Dr. Mario Calvo Marroquín” elementary school in the Salvadoran town of Izalco, welcoming pupils in Nawat, the language that was spoken by the area’s native communities.
A [...]
ARGENTINA: Through the Lens of Young Slum Dwellers
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Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 10 (IPS) – Two dozen young slum dwellers in Buenos Aires began filming a documentary about themselves this month, in an attempt to break down the negative stereotypes with which they are portrayed in the media.
”Kids Filming: We Are Not [...]
Barack Obama Makes History Again with Nobel Peace Prize
By VOA News 09 October 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic life journey took another extraordinary step Friday when he was named the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
The prize comes just 11 months after then U.S. senator Obama became the first African-American to be elected president of the United States.
He [...]
ENVIRONMENT-US: Interfaith Leaders Back Climate Bill
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Zach Rosenberg
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (IPS) – An interfaith group of religious leaders Thursday announced the launch of DaySix.org, an initiative aimed at influencing the passage of Senate legislation on climate change.
The group hopes to motivate grassroots support among religious members of the U.S. public. [...]
U.S.: Pro-War Officials Play Up Taliban-al Qaeda Ties
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Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (IPS) – U.S. national security officials, concerned that President Barack Obama might be abandoning the strategy of full-fledged counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan, are claiming new intelligence assessments suggesting that al Qaeda would be allowed to return to Afghanistan in [...]
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