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U.S. declares neutrality in El Salvadors election, will work with winner

March 14, 2009

After mounting pressure from more than 140 experts on Latin America and solidarity groups, the Obama administration issued an official announcement through the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador that the U.S. does not support either candidate...

Jobs, justice and climate: what the G20 must do to ensure global economic recovery

March 14, 2009 By Trade Unions Congress

As G20 finance ministers gather in the UK today (Friday) to agree the world's response to the economic crisis, the Put People First platform has released a blueprint charting a path out of global recession that...

Experts ask U.S. to condemn dirty campaigning in El Salvador

March 13, 2009

For months now, leading up to El Salvador’s presidential elections scheduled this Sunday, March 15, reliable polls had indicated that voters were on the verge of making history. Presidential candidate Mauricio Funes with the Farabundo Marti...

Pakistan opposition protesters defy ban

March 13, 2009

Thousands of Pakistani opposition activists defied a ban on protests and launched a sit-in outside parliament on Thursday. People flocked to Islamabad from cities across Pakistan, despite attempts by riot police to prevent them from taking...

Scientists predict dramatic rise in sea levels

March 13, 2009

Original source: Climate scientists have warned that melting polar ice sheets could cause sea levels to rise twice as much as predicted. A 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected a sea...