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  • WORLDNOTES

    WORLDNOTES

    April 29, 2006

    Kenya: Free program to treat malaria A drug treatment based on a Chinese herb will be distributed free by the Kenyan government in a campaign to curb malaria-related deaths and counter the growing ineffectiveness of commonly...

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  • Western siege of Palestinians fuels misery, anger

    Western siege of Palestinians fuels misery, anger

    April 29, 2006

    A warning by a senior UN official this week that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is reaching a “potentially dangerous deterioration” was but one of many signs pointing to a deepening crisis. A humanitarian catastrophe is already unfolding...

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  • Growing risk of war, Iran party says

    Growing risk of war, Iran party says

    April 29, 2006

    The U.S. will push for sanctions against Tehran at the upcoming meeting of the UN Security Council and has not ruled out taking military action to compel Iran’s government to discontinue its uranium enrichment program, Secretary...

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  • Who is Orlando Bosch?

    Who is Orlando Bosch?

    April 29, 2006

    Orlando Bosch, a former pediatrician, lives a quiet life in a beige stucco Miami home, his family close at hand. He’s been well treated by the authorities. In 1983, the city declared an “Orlando Bosch Day.”...

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  • In Nepal, protests lead to victory

    In Nepal, protests lead to victory

    April 29, 2006

    Huge protests planned for April 25, on what would have been day 20 of a nationwide general strike to restore parliamentary democracy, turned into victory rallies after King Gyanendra announced the previous night that the House...

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