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Sexual violence hauled out of the shadows
June 19, 2009WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (IPS) - On Jun. 19, 2008, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1820, expressly addressing the problems of sexual violence in conflict situations. One year later, three experts in the field gathered to...
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World leaders, ILO call for urgent reforms
June 19, 2009GENEVA, Jun 17 (IPS) - A crisis summit organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to halt millions of job losses across the world due to the global economic slowdown ended Wednesday with a ringing call...
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Prensa Latina News Agencys 50th Birthday
June 18, 2009Reprinted from On June 16, during a ceremony in Havana marking the 50th anniversary of Prensa Latina News Agency, all workers of that media outlet received the congratulations sent in by Revolution leader Fidel Castro and...
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GM crops should not just be dismissed, nor just accepted
June 17, 2009CAPE TOWN, Jun 16 (IPS) - After a protracted court battle of seven years, a small South African environmental organisation won a major legal victory against the multinational agri-chemical and seed giant Monsanto. In a judgment...
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Communists call on state for back-up
June 17, 2009Original source: India's largest communist party has urged New Delhi to rush paramilitary forces to a district in West Bengal that has been overrun by Maoist guerillas. The Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M), which...
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