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U.S.: Mandated Oversight Missing in Afghan Contracts
Lack of oversight of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors in Afghanistan is not a new story.
CANADA: Resistance Casts Pall over 2010 Olympic Festivities
The 2010 Winter Olympics opened with the largest protest convergence in the history of the Games.MIDEAST: Telling Film Floats Between Art and the Actual
An Oscar nominee for best foreign-language film, Israel's 'Ajami', is a tragic, yet realistic, pointer to the multi-layered conflict of Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Coffee Pact Criticized
The Honduran Environmental Prosecutor denounced an agreement between the government's Forest Conservation Institute and a coffee-growers' association, saying it endangers the flora and fauna in Comayagua and El Paraíso departments.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Double Blow – Fires and Water Rationing
Several regions in Venezuela are enduring forest and brush fires linked to the drought that began last year, and which forced rationing of water supplies in Caracas and other cities, and of electricity across the province.Ecobreves – CUBA: Archeology Revives Taíno Past
As of this month, Cuba has an official archeological site at Los Buchillones, in the central province of Ciego de Ávila, that systematizes studies in one of the places with greatest mysteries about the indigenous past of the Antilles.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Wind Energy Lags Behind Potential
Brazil's wind energy generating capacity jumped 77.7 percent last year, reaching 606 megawatts, over 341 megawatts in 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy CouncilDEVELOPMENT: Africa Centre Dismissals Challenged
A European Union (EU) aid programme tasked with nurturing the private sector in Africa has become the focus of high-level diplomatic discussions after almost half of its staff were abruptly dismissed.
MALAWI: Free Education At What Price
He fishes by night and sells his catch by day. He's the breadwinner for his family of six. Maliko Malombe is nine years old.
US-HAITI: The Failure of Aid – Part 2
The sick, injured and stressed people of Port au Prince are unlikely to be impressed by the small army of reconstruction contractors and development experts who are preparing to descend on Haiti. The reason? They've seen it all before.
CULTURE: Asia Lets the Year of the Tiger Roar
The impact of the global recession may still be around, but Chinese communities all over Asia are bent on letting the Year of the Tiger come in with a festive, prosperous roar on Sunday.RIGHTS: The Seven Paragraphs that Shook US-UK Ties
A British court has ordered the publication of previously secret information that appears to reveal the UK government's complicity with the U.S. in the torture of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who was imprisoned by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
US-HAITI: The Loan that Wasn’t – Part 1
On the one-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake of Jan. 12, Haitians continue to perish from a variety of causes, including death by red tape: they fall between the cracks of a still poorly-coordinated aid effort.
SINGAPORE: Migrant Workers’ Families Face Uncertainty Ahead
Instead of spending weekends at shopping malls in this bustling city-state, Rod Luacan and his family now keep themselves busy with activities in church on Sundays.US-IRAN: Journalists Call for Release of Jailed Colleagues
On Thursday, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a coalition of international journalists, writers and publishers launched a campaign calling for the release of their colleagues imprisoned following disputed presidential elections last year in Iran.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Much Work Lies Ahead for Africa
Africa needs urgent action on global warming. The consensus position adopted by African leaders ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen failed. African environmental activists are now debating their way forward.VIETNAM: Hard Times Put Lunar New Year on Hold for Children
There will be no Tet (Lunar New Year) for Doan Hung this year. As festivities heat up for the Year of the Tiger, which starts on Feb. 14, the 12-year-old boy is busy selling lottery tickets on the streets.IRAQ: Govt Expels Former Blackwater Contractors
The Iraqi government has ordered hundreds of private security contractors who previously worked for Blackwater Worldwide or its subsidiaries to leave the country within seven days or risk arrest for visa violations, Iraq's interior minister said Wednesday.U.S.: Gas Prices, Economy Raise Stakes for Cleaner Cars
The Chinese auto industry surpassed the U.S. in car sales last year, according to a recent report, raising the question of whether this represents a bump in the road for the U.S. auto industry or a long-term shift to other means of transportation.IRAN: Revolution’s Anniversary Ratchets Up Tensions
One day before the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country divided, with pro-government groups and Green Movement supporters each presenting their own narratives of what the highly symbolic day means and whom they represent.TRADE: EU Pushes to Prise Open India
Secret discussions aimed at pressuring India into dropping all measures that shield its industry from foreign competition have been held between European Union officials and some of the world's top corporations.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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