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Financial crisis threatens women’s meagre gains
March 5, 2009UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - The spreading global financial crisis - which has taken a heavy toll of international bankers, investors and speculators - is also having a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable and...
Read moreSlumdog Millionaire kid to become homeless
March 4, 2009The 10-year-old child artist of Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire , Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail may no longer be cherishing the rousing welcome he received at home a few days ago! His home is set to be razed within...
Read moreClinton in Mid-East: U.S. will vigorously press two-state solution
March 4, 2009During her visit to Israel this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed U.S. ties with Israel but said the Obama administration believes that working for a two-state solution is both inevitable and in Israel's best...
Read moreRussia communist leader slams ‘dirty’ local elections
March 4, 2009Original source: Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov slammed local elections on Sunday as 'the dirtiest in the last 15 years' after the ruling United Russia Party won an average 66 per cent of votes. The Communist...
Read moreGlobal downturn threatens poverty goal
March 4, 2009MANILA, 2 March 2009 (IRIN) - Vangie Kelseat joined the unemployed when the global financial crisis began taking its toll. After working 12 years at a car-seat cover manufacturing company in Manila, Kelseat was laid off...
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