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World Notes: Food aid, Iraqi health care, Agent Orange…
March 5, 2008United Nations: Food scarcity looms World Food Program Director Josette Sheeran told the BBC last week that without increased monetary support, her agency will soon be rationing food aid. As food prices have risen, she said,...
Read moreFernando Lugo, populist, favored in Paraguay elections
March 5, 2008Opinion surveys suggest former Bishop Fernando Lugo will win Paraguay’s presidential elections set for April 20. One poll estimates a 40 percent total for Lugo, 26.6 percent for Colorado Party candidate Blanca Ovelar, and 22.4 percent...
Read moreA look behind Kenya’s power-sharing agreement
March 2, 2008Facing the prospect of a new round of mass protests, the Kenyan regime headed by Mwai Kibaki agreed to a power-sharing arrangement negotiated by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Signed on Feb. 28, the deal...
Read moreCastros retirement sparks worldwide reaction
February 29, 2008Cuba has a new president. Voting on Feb. 24, Cuba’s National Assembly elected former First Vice President Raul Castro as President of the Council of State, the official whom Cuba’s constitution designates as President of the...
Read moreWorld notes: March 1, 2008
February 29, 2008Germany: For immigrants, class rules A day after attending Feb. 7 funeral services in Germany for victims of a fire possibly set by racists, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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