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IPS Inter Press Service - Development - Sep 30, 2008
KARACHI, Oct 1 (IPS) - As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, the shopping frenzy around Pakistan increases in preparation for Eid, the joyous three-day festival of thanksgiving to celebrate the end of a …
IPS Inter Press Service - Economy, Finance, Trade - Sep 30, 2008
BOSTON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Leading U.S. lawmakers and the cabinet of Pres. George W. Bush met behind closed doors Tuesday to strategise a way to win more votes for their 700-billion-dollar plan to bail out Wall Street, a …
IPS Inter Press Service - Sep 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, Sep 30 (IPS) - A series of meetings between U.S. and Syrian diplomats, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, at the United Nations over the past …
IPS Inter Press Service - Africa - Sep 30, 2008
CAIRO, Sep 30 (IPS) - "When I left Darfur, I left the hell of death and entered the hell of life. That is the only difference," said Galoud*, one of the many Darfuri refugees who have escaped to Egypt.
IPS Inter Press Service - Sep 30, 2008
MEXICO CITY, Sep 30 (IPS) - Dozens of indigenous people walking naked along a main avenue in support of their demand for land, or thousands of stick-wielding teachers blocking main streets at rush hour, are almost …
IPS Inter Press Service - Southern Africa - Sep 30, 2008
LUANDA, Sep 30 (IPS) - Something looked very different at the inauguration of Angola’s newly elected parliament, held Tuesday at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda, the capital -- this is not a boys' club any …
IPS Inter Press Service - Latin America - Sep 30, 2008
HAVANA, Sep 30 (IPS) - The Cuban government is seeking to curb excessive food prices in farmers’ markets by cracking down on speculation and theft, which will benefit consumers but may discourage producers, according …
IPS Inter Press Service - Politics - Sep 30, 2008
BUENOS AIRES, Sep 30 (IPS) - DNA testing and court resolutions in Argentina have been key factors in speeding up the work of establishing the true identities of the children who were stolen from their parents, victims …
IPS Inter Press Service - Sep 30, 2008
TAMPA, Florida, Sep 30 (IPS) - In spite of budget cutbacks, the challenge of learning to do their work with ever-changing computer software and other pressures, U.S. newspaper editorial cartoonists are thriving in the …
IPS Inter Press Service - Economy, Finance, Trade - Sep 30, 2008
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 30 (IPS) - Why do U.S. oil companies -- some of the most profitable corporations on the planet -- receive 20 to 40 billion dollars a year in subsidies from the U.S. government?