LATIN AMERICA: Sustained growth helps cut poverty rate

According to the UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean, regional GDP growth...

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FRANCE: Sarkozy looks likely to become next president

The first round of presidential elections took place yesterday. Nicolas Sarkozy emerges from the...

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While there is US recognition of the need to alter course with respect to its policy on...

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In all Central Asian states, most formal executive authority is vested in the president. However,...

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A six-member group of international luminaries has suggested that the Manila-based regional...

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Russia's robust economic growth has been accompanied by increasing real wages and disposable...

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Teachers held a nationwide strike on April 9 following the killing of a teacher during a...

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With the possible exception of tax cuts, the NCLB law may be the most significant reform...

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Real GDP grew in 2006 by 4.8% year-on-year, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on April...

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The recent outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in eastern Africa has impacted upon the livestock sector...

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