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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

ECONOMY: Little to Cheer on U.S. Independence Day

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WASHINGTON, Jul 4 (IPS) - The world's biggest economy marked Independence Day Friday with little cause for economic cheer. Job losses are the worst in nearly six years and a de facto recession appears to have gripped …
Q&A: What the Most Seen Photographs Say

7 hours ago

BRUSSELS, Jul 4 (IPS) - No matter how familiar they become, the photographs depicting abuse at Abu Ghraib prison never seem to lose their ability to shock.
ICELAND: Smokescreens Over Figuring Emissions

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REYKJAVIK, Jul 4 (IPS) - Emission of greenhouse gases increased from 3.7 million tonnes in 2005 to 4.2 million tonnes in 2006, representing an increase of 14.2 percent, according to Iceland's Environment Agency.
COLOMBIA: Betancourt Freed in Military Intelligence Operation

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BOGOTA, Jul 3 (IPS) - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 Colombian police officers and soldiers held hostage by the guerrillas were rescued Wednesday in a …
G8: 'Investment In Health Is Effective Aid'

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GENEVA, Jul 3 (IPS) - Japan wants next week's summit of seven major western industrial nations and Russia (G8) to urge the international community to push towards combating HIV/AIDS. It sees this as a critical objective …