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RISING RENTS FORCE FAMILIES OUT OF THEIR HOMES
VANCOUVER, (Feb. 12, 2008) IPS/GIN - Homelessness and precarious
housing situations are on the rise in Canada, but intergovernmental
bickering over housing policy is preventing those in charge from
taking leadership on the issue, according to critics.
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KIBAKI, ODINGA MAY FORM 'GRAND COALITION' BY WEEK'S END
NAIROBI, Kenya, (Feb. 12, 2008) IPS/GIN - The creation of a
power-sharing government in Kenya appeared imminent Tuesday, after
a parliamentary briefing in which former United Nations
secretary-general Kofi Annan spoke of a possible "grand coalition"
to end the country's political crisis.
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER COURTS PORTUGUESE INVESTORS
LISBON, Portugal, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - A high-level mission
from Angola recently visited Portugal to entice potential investors
by describing the new business opportunities that have arisen from
the newfound stability in the southwestern African nation.
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ASSEMBLY LIFTS HEADSCARF BAN FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ANKARA, Turkey, (Feb. 11, 2008) IPS/GIN - The Turkish Grand
National Assembly has approved legislation to lift a ban that has
been preventing female students at universities from wearing Muslim
headscarfs.
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BANKS ADOPT GENTLER FORECLOSURE POLICIES AS CRISIS SPREADS
WASHINGTON, (Feb. 12, 2008) IPS/GIN - U.S. borrowers in the throes
of foreclosure won a temporary reprieve Tuesday under an initiative
cobbled together by the Bush administration and six leading
mortgage lenders.
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'AWAKENING COUNCILS' BUTT HEADS WITH GOVERNMENT
BAQUBA, Iraq, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - The Sunni-dominated
Awakening Councils in Diyala province are stepping up their
protests against the government in Baghdad and its largely Shia
Muslim forces.
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ISLAND NATIONS URGE U.N. TO PUNISH POLLUTERS
UNITED NATIONS, (Feb. 12, 2008) IPS/GIN - The world's small island
nations are urging the U.N. Security Council to use its authority
to demand that major polluters reduce their carbon dioxide
emissions and to penalize those nations that fail to comply.
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VITAMINS REDUCE MALARIA RATES, STUDY SHOWS
TORONTO, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Giving vitamin A and zinc
supplements to children has been shown to reduce the incidence of
malaria among them by a third, according to a report in the current
issue of "Nutrition Journal," an online publication managed from
London.
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STUDENT SAYS RUMORS OF HIS ARREST ARE FALSE
HAVANA, (Feb. 12, 2008) IPS/GIN - A Cuban university student
announced Tuesday that -- contrary to rumor -- he was never
arrested for offering constructive criticism of the Cuban
government.
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VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO DISRUPT UNIVERSITIES' SCHEDULES
BAQUBA, Iraq, (Feb. 11, 2008) IPS/GIN - University professors in
Iraq now enjoy increased pay, but in the face of threats and
isolation, it has been difficult for them to make progress in the
academic arena.
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LAW SOCIETY PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE ABUSES BY POLICE
BANGKOK, Thailand, (Feb. 11, 2008) IPS/GIN - Thailand's
scandal-ridden police force is taking flak from the country's
premier body of lawyers due to the alleged brutality of an elite
police unit, which has been accused of torturing a 4-year-old boy
and other abuses.
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CONGRESS GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR EXECUTIONS
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Guatemalan
President lvaro Colom said Wednesday that he would not pardon
those on death row, despite being given the option to do so by the
country's parliament.
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FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PLIGHT OF CHILD SOLDIERS
BERLIN, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - The abuse of youngsters in many
parts of the world and the use of child soldiers in war-torn parts
of Africa have emerged as recurring themes at the 10-day Berlin
International Film Festival, which ends here Sunday.
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OBAMA PULLS AHEAD OF CLINTON IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RACE
WASHINGTON, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Landslide victories in three
Democratic presidential primaries Tuesday appear to have propelled
Sen. Barack Obama past Sen. Hillary Clinton into front-runner
status in the race for the party's nomination.
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ELECTION'S OUTCOME MAY HINGE ON YOUTH VOTE
TAMPA, Fla., (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - When historians write about
the 2008 presidential election, they may well dub it the "Year of
the Youth Vote," given the extent to which voters under 30 years
old are becoming increasingly influential in the American political
process.
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G-7 DECLINES TO HELP BUSH WITH ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN
WASHINGTON, (Feb. 10, 2008) IPS/GIN - President George W. Bush has
agreed to support a giant effort to pull the United States from
the jaws of recession after failing to persuade partners in Europe
and Japan to follow suit.
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LEADERS URGE PRESIDENT NOT TO CONCEDE SHARE OF CASPIAN
TEHRAN, Iran, (Feb. 11, 2008) IPS/GIN - The issue of how to divide
the Caspian Sea among its five littoral states has become a
sensitive one for Iranians, some of whom are worried that President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government may make a concession to Russia
in return for support of Iran's nuclear policies.
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ACTIVISTS URGE STATE TO SIGN ANTI-TRAFFICKING PACT
MADRID, Spain, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Spain is among the
countries most heavily affected by human trafficking, yet it has
still not signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action against
Trafficking in Human Beings, even though the socialist government
has promised to do so.
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AUSTRALIA RAMPS UP MILITARY PRESENCE IN REGION
MELBOURNE, Australia, (Feb. 14, 2008) IPS/GIN - Australia's rapid
response to this week's attacks on East Timor's president and prime
minister speaks volumes about how East Timor's large southern
neighbor sees its role in the fledgling nation and the region.
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AVERSION TO AIR-FREIGHTED FOOD IS ILLOGICAL, EXPERT SAYS
BRUSSELS, Belgium, (Feb. 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Several supermarkets
in Britain have begun labeling products flown into the country with
stickers marked 'air-freighted,' in response to consumers' concern
that aviation is contributing to global warming.
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