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LATIN AMERICA: Consumer spending remains uneven
A study of ten South American countries, released recently as part of the World Bank's...
Latin AmericaIRAN/UN: Security Council sets nuclear deadline
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said today that Beijing hopes the passage of yesterday's...
IranCONGO-KINSHASA: Landmark poll will shore up Kabila
Counting of votes is underway following yesterday's first multi-party presidential and...
Congo-KinshasaINTERNATIONAL: Report reveals UNCTAD in transition
The UN accords 50 countries the status of 'least developed'.
InternationalIRAQ: Reconciliation conference postponed
The government and the UN yesterday launched a World Bank-backed initiative, 'The International...
IraqCONGO-KINSHASA: Stability at risk after historic polls
President Joseph Kabila appears set to be re-elected when presidential and parliamentary...
Congo-KinshasaLATIN AMERICA: Global economy boosts GDP forecast
Latin America and the Caribbean will expand by 5.0% in 2006, up from 4.5% in 2005, the UN...
Latin AmericaCAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge trials pose political risk
Judges were sworn in this month for the Khmer Rouge genocide trials.
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