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HEALTH: Heart Disease, Cancer Increases in the South
Heart attacks and a high incidence of cancer, generally linked to stressful lifestyles in industrialised countries, are increasingly common in developing nations, according to latest reports.RIGHTS-FINANCE: Mobil Oil Makes Concession on Nigeria
The Mobil Corporation, under fire from human rights activists and shareholders for its operations in Nigeria, has agreed to urge the military government there to release jailed labour leaders.ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Minister Faces Charges in Worst Disaster Ever
Environmental groups and political parties in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia reported Friday that they had filed charges against Environment Minister Isabel Tocino in connection with the worst environmental disaster in the country's history.DRUGS-NICARAGUA: Aleman Spattered in Narco-Jet Scandal
Nicaraguan courts locked up seven people linked to the scandal of the cocaine-saturated presidential jet, but could not dispell suspicions that high-ranking officials, including President Arnoldo Aleman, were involved.ENVIRONMENT-MEXICO: Stay Indoors, Warn Authorities
Stay indoors, wear surgical masks and take special care of the children and elderly are some of the recommendations issued by authorities in Mexico Friday, aimed at protecting people from the pollution caused by forest fires.G8 SUMMIT: G8 Versus the People
This industrial city is a study in contrasts as it plays host to the 'G8 Summit' of leading economic nations and Russia and a counterpoised 'People's Summit' this weekend.POLITICS-LEBANON: Israeli PM Confirms Withdrawal Offer at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday reaffirmed to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that Israel is willing to withdraw its troops from Southern Lebanon. Diplomats here and some of Israel's neighbours have doubted the seriousness of that offer.POLITICS-UN: Treaties Find an Audience in Cyberspace
The public generally perceives of treaties as remote and musty documents for diplomats' eyes only - but thanks to the United Nations, thousands of treaties are now accessible through the click of a computer.GROUP OF SEVEN: Proposals For New Financial Architecture Disappoint
The 'Group of Seven' leading industrial powers Friday recommended a series of steps to strengthen the global financial system - but a leading Third World critic dismissed them as "hypocritical."POLITICS-PERU: Fujimori’s Abrupt About-Turns
Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's supporters consider his abrupt shifts in direction a sign of "democratic sensitivity." But his critics say they are proof that he governs with one eye on the polls, with thoughts of reelection uppermost in his mind.GROUP OF EIGHT: Nuclear India, Asian Currency Crisis Top Agenda
Leaders from the world's seven richest nations and Russia meet here for a three-day summit beginning Friday with the debate dominated by India's nuclear tests and East Asia's political and financial crises.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Killings of Students Adds to Pressure on Suharto
The killings this week of six students at Jakarta's Trisakti University has fueled the drive to end the rule of President Suharto, Indonesian activists and outside supporters argue.INDONESIA: Protesters See the Beginning of the End for Suharto
The killing of student demonstrators by security forces in Indonesia has galvanised protesters and the political opposition to President Suharto, marking what analysts say could be the beginning of the end of his 32-year regime.ENVIRONMENT-CHINA: Dying Rivers No Longer Inspire
Once an inspiration for generations of artists and poets, China's famous rivers and lakes have fallen victim to pollution. In fact, they are in danger of becoming the country's sewage dumps.HEALTH-INDIA: India Unrepresented at World Health Assembly
Leading experts are dismayed that India's health establishment has failed to send a team for the 50th World Health Assembly in Geneva and see it as part of gross official apathy towards the health sector.RELIGION-BARBADOS: Stepping up the Fight Against Immorality
Twenty-eight year-old Sophia Lorraine Headley, a mother of two, was recently charged by police here with indecent exposure at the popular adult nightclub "21 and Up" located in the heart of the capital city.COMMUNICATIONS: Debate on Pluralism in the Chilean Press
The Chilean government is opposed to public subsidies or special credits designed to guarantee pluralism of the press, in spite of warnings from the Chamber of Deputies that media ownership is becoming increasingly concentrated.CUBA-UNITED STATES: Flexibilisation With as Tough a Face as Ever
The flexibilisation of the blockade on Cuba announced by the United States in April finally came into operation, but without changes to the hard line attitude.ENVIRONMENT: Companies Split on Global Climate Treaty
Battle lines in the fight over global warming are being redrawn as powerful companies change sides and embrace the need to reduce 'greenhouse gas' emissions - even as their former comrades rearm for a fresh assault on the Kyoto Protocol.HEALTH: Castro Praises UN Contribution
Addressing the 50th World Health Assembly Thursday, Cuban President Fidel Castro defended the United Nations' role in the social sphere, and invited the international community to engage in an "optimistic" struggle against the world's pressing problems.MIDDLE EAST: Israeli Troops Kill Protesting Palestinians
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a reported eight Palestinians, including an eight year-old boy, during violent clashes that erupted Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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