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In praise of people-to-people programs
February 14, 2009HAVANA (Prensa Latina) Programs designed to introduce individuals cross-culturally, particularly in cultures divided antipathetically by politics, have had enormous success in the world, not only for the families and individuals directly involved, but many times with...
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Mexico faces foreign capital flight
February 13, 2009Mexico (Prensa Latina) A total of $50 billion of foreign capital invested in shares of Mexican companies and bonds of the federal government's internal debt, fled from the country in recent months, according to experts. According...
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World Notes
February 13, 2009Italy: Protests continue vs. U.S. base Hundreds of protesters last week occupied a former airbase in Vicenza to block construction of a new U.S. base. They cut the surrounding fence and set up an encampment to...
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Bleak outlook for French employment
February 13, 2009With an increase of 45,000 in the number of unemployed in December 2008, the year closed with 216,000 more job-seekers than in 2007. Month after month, the trend is being confirmed : the number of unemployed...
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US and Russian satellites collide in first ever space crash
February 13, 2009Two communication satellites from the US and Russia collided in space on February 10, creating massive space debris that might pose a threat to the International Space Station, according to news released by the Associated Press...
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