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New Rule Puts Brakes on U.S. Public Housing Demolitions
By Matthew Cardinale
ATLANTA, Georgia - Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the publication of a new notice which significantly tightens its procedures for the processing of public housing demolition applications by local housing authorities.
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ARGENTINA
Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises.
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Malawi’s Consumers Have a Right to Fuel and Forex Black Market
By Claire Ngozo
LILONGWE - The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an acute scarcity in Malawi. The shortage is so severe that even the Consumer Association of Malawi, an influential consumer rights body, has come out in support of the black market.
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Brazil Deepens Strategic Cooperation with Cuba
By Patricia Grogg
HAVANA - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to Cuba served to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, leverage the South American giant's investments in the Caribbean island, and deepen political ties.
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Once a Food Chain, Now a Corporate Supply Chain – Part 2
By Kanya D'Almeida
WASHINGTON - While Indian retailers are losing sleep over the possible entrance of multinationals like Walmart into the dense South Asian consumer market, very little thought has been given to the Indian small farmer, who stands to lose even more at the hands of the world's biggest commercial food retailer.
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"Kitchen Nightmares" Alleged at World's Largest Restaurant Group
By Ben Case
NEW YORK - An organisation of restaurant workers is suing Darden Restaurants, the largest full-service restaurant group in the world, in U.S. federal court, alleging widespread racial discrimination and illegal labour practices.
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SIERRA LEONE
Government Online Mining Database to Increase Transparency
By Mustapha Dumbuya and Damon Van der Linde
FREETOWN - The launch of Sierra Leone’s first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country’s rich natural resource sector.
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U.S.
Building Communities Around Sustainable Food
By Matthew Cardinale
ATLANTA, Georgia - With more and more communities in the U.S. South turning to cooperatives as a way to produce and consume food in a sustainable manner, several cooperatives are hoping to expand on what they view as more than just a "shopping experience" but a way of life.
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ZAMBIA
Chinese Underage Sex Scandal Sparks Emotive Debate
By Lewis Mwanangombe
LUSAKA - Zhang Daliu, 46, a carpenter from China never imagined himself in the dreadful confines of a stinking and overcrowded Zambian jail where conditions are so terrible that they lead to gastronomic disorders and skin diseases within days of confinement.
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Indian Retailers on Edge as 800-Pound Gorillas Come Knocking - Part 1
By Kanya D'Almeida
WASHINGTON - Home to over 44 million small retailers, many of them family- owned, neighbourhood stores no bigger than 200 square feet, India is a land renowned for its various "wallas" – small traders who produce, hawk, repair or deliver just about anything you could want at any hour of the day or night.
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US-BAHRAIN
Rights Groups Oppose Smaller Arms Transfer
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - The decision by the administration of President Barack Obama to approve limited transfers of military equipment to Bahrain is coming under renewed fire by human rights and pro-democracy groups here.
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Thematic Social Forum Awash with Criticism for Green Economy
By Clarinha Glock*
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Critical voices raised against what was dubbed "the gospel of green capitalism" resonated in every discussion and street march held during the Thematic Social Forum, which brought thousands of activists to the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.
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U.N. Arms Embargoes Busted by Ships from the West
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - When the Security Council penalises governments with economic sanctions and arms embargoes, the world body's 193 member states are mandated to help implement the wide-ranging punitive measures imposed on these countries.
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UGANDA
Rural Women’s Banks Ease Tough Times
By Wambi Michael
WAKISO, Uganda - For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not have the required collateral of land title deeds and many cannot afford the interest rates charged by commercial banks.
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PORTUGAL
Going Underground in Hard Times
By Mario Queiroz
LISBON - The underground economy in Portugal is booming thanks to the steep increases in taxation and prices demanded by a "troika" of international creditors to address the country's economic crisis.
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