International
In addition to H1N1 flu, Mexico declares economic emergency
May 7, 2009MEXICO (Prensa Latina) Amid a battle with the H1N1 influenza virus, Mexicans must now deal with an economic emergency declared by the Federal District. La Jornada daily, quoting Governor Marcelo Ebrad, says the 2009 quarterly global...
Read moreSouth African Parliament to affirm president
May 7, 2009JOHANNESBURG (Prensa Latina) The South African Parliament is expected to choose Jacob Zuma as the new South African President for the next five years, Wednesday. With 65.9 percent of the deputies of the South African National...
Read moreHamas is backing two-state solution
May 7, 2009The political leader of Hamas has expressed support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, similar to that sought by the Palestinian Authority.
Read moreHaiti: Battered and unready for looming storm season
May 6, 2009WASHINGTON, May 4 (IPS) - Haiti’s environmental degradation is a time bomb that needs urgent attention if the country is to preserve its already strained social and economic stability, says a new briefing from the International...
Read moreNepal PM resigns in row over army chief
May 6, 2009Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who heads the Unified Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (UCPN-M), made the announcement on live television on Monday, one day after his firing of the army chief was rejected by...
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