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UN Chief Promotes Gender Empowerment in MozambiqueWednesday, 22 May 2013, 11:48 amPress Release: UN NewsUN Chief Promotes Education, Gender Empowerment during Final Day of Mozambique VisitNew York,...
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Set of Principles to Guide Peace Efforts in DR Congo - UNWednesday, 22 May 2013, 11:47 amPress Release: UN NewsUN Envoy Proposes Set of Principles to Guide Peace Efforts in DR CongoNew York, May 21...
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule and the...
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Earlier this month, a remote-monitoring system in Hawaii recorded the first time in human history that the daily average for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere averaged more than 400 parts per...
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BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA QUEZON CITY – Members of the newly formed alliance Concerned Organizations Opposed to Transfer, Layoff and Privatization for the Quezon City Central Business District...
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With the onset of the “war on terror” and the increasing political and economic importance of ASEAN to the whole of Asia and the Pacific, the U.S. appears to be out to increasingly use the...
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As the world economy continues to stagnate, a story of hope is unfolding on my continent. Nine out of 15 of the world's fastest growing countries today are African. Over the past decade, the...
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Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas III said that suspending the Value-Added Tax on oil products will give relief to the poor at the forum “People’s Response to the Rising Oil Prices,” Jan. 26, at the University...
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes...
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For three days beginning on 6 June, a five-star hotel in Chandler’s Cross that normally hosts the England football team before Wembley matches, will turn over its 227 luxury rooms and 300-acre estate...
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DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 — Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to US$1.8 billion and US$ 830 million respectively by taking measures...
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Bruno Manser Fonds The International Hydropower Assocation’s World Congress to be held in Kuching, Sarawak/ Malaysia, from 21 to 24 May 2013, is beginnig badly. Peter Kallang, an important...
2013/05/21 16:18
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Cheaper bank fees will free around $8.7 billion yearly in remittances. The amount can then be used by recipients to improve their lives. A new report from the International Fund for Agricultural...
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At a first glance, it would appear that Argentina has all of the characteristics of a solar market still in its infancy yet poised to take-off at any moment. Combined, a strong policy framework,...
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With South Africa’s electricity woes becoming more pressing, power utility Eskom has won the National Energy Regulator’s (Nersa’s) approval to build a R2.4-billion wind farm in the Western...
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Politics of Tuesday, 21 May 2013 AFAG wants ZEERA account audited Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has called for a forensic audit of the account of Zeera, the private...
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Washington — With its abundance of tillable land, untapped water, and a young, eager labor force, Africa is poised for a massive expansion of agricultural production, according to a new World Bank...
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Washington — Arican Ministers of Finance, during a press briefing April 20th at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, discussed Africa's steady growth in the past decade, regional trade, and open...
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Ouagadougou — The World Bank once again showed its support for film-making by participating for the second time in the Ouagadougou Pan African Film Festival (FESPACO) and awarding the "prix de...
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Washington — Africa's economies have been experiencing annual growth rates well above 5% in the last decade. There is widespread optimism about the Region's prospects for steady growth amidst a global...