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After the global financial crisis comes the global humanitarian crisis?
It seems like 2008 is becoming the year of global crisis. First we were faced with the worldwide food crisis, swiftly followed by, what now seems to be, a collapse of major financial institutions.At the same time,... UN internal report on Algeria bombing accuses 7 individual staff members.
An internal UN report assigns blame to at least seven UN officials for one of the organization's greatest security breakdowns ever - the Dec. 11 bombing of UN headquarters in Algeria.Montenegro, Macedonia recognize Kosovo statehood
In "a major blow to Serbia's diplomatic efforts to maintain a claim over Kosovo," both Montenegro and Macedonia recognised Kosovo. " © AP 2008-10-09 23:40:57 - PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - Both Montenegro...Latin America and the financial crisis (a Cuban perspective)
" Nidia Díaz THE eruption of the global financial crisis, unprecedented since the time of the Great Depression of the 1930s, has occurred in the very heart of the capitalist system, in the center of the U.S....U.S blockade attacking Cuban
" Javier Rodríguez Roque HAVANA, October 8.— The U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba is also attacking the functioning of the Cuban education system, internationally considered to be one of... UN agency appeals for $140 million to feed Zimbabweans in crisis
" 9 October 2008 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for $140 million to feed some 4 million Zimbabweans over the next six months, warning that without more funds, the agency will... UN threatens to act against Britain for failure to protect heritage sites
Think of Britain and you think of 'heritage'. Much of its tourism is based on Olde England and the glories of British architecture so its shocking to find that the UN and some British experts believe that the UK is... Gates Foundation Gives $168.7 million for Malaria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contributed $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which aims to eradicate malaria by developing potential vaccines, raising awareness and reducing death and... The Slumbering Global Food Crisis Stirs Producing Countries Yet Again
Opinion/ News " Rising food prices mean many farmers around the world are reaping record profits. And South America's agricultural powerhouses, Brazil and Argentina, are responding to the farming windfall in... Iran enters space race and sends domestically-made satellite soon
" Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:46:40 GMT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran plans to send its first domestically-made satellite into orbit in the near future. "We will soon launch a 16-engine rocket that...US, Russia To Continue Cooperation on Iran, North Korea, Despite Georgia Dispute
" Senior U.S. and Russian officials say the two powers will continue cooperation on ending the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs despite their bitter disagreement over Russian intervention in Georgia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Foreign Minister...NAM supports Iran's N-rights
" Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:43:49 GMT The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has voiced support for Iran's nuclear rights and urged a diplomatic solution to the country's nuclear issue. The 118-member bloc in a statement issued in...Ecuador seizes Brazilian Odebrecht assets and demands compensation
" President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has ordered troops to seize the assets of a major Brazilian construction company. The move follows a dispute over the country's second largest dam, which was built by the Odebrecht company but shut down just a year after it... Iran to build cars in Afghanistan
" Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:10:56 GMT Iran's ambassador to Kabul says an assembly line for the manufacture of Iranian-designed cars will soon launch production in Afghanistan. “The negotiations to install the... ahmadinejad: In Iran, freedom is absolute.
" September 23, 2008.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York this week to address the United Nations General Assembly. He sat down at the Grand Hyatt hotel with Times'...
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