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Syrian regime support is eroding despite UNSC veto
Russia and China yesterday vetoed a European-drafted UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution...
SyriaGlobal unemployment coexists with high vacancy rates
G20 employment levels would have to grow at 1.3% annually to return the employment rate to...
InternationalPalestinian statehood bid harms US credibility
PNA President Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver a formal request for Palestinian statehood to the...
Middle EastBrazil's Rousseff seeks greater global role for BRICS
Becoming the first woman to open the UN General Assembly, President Dilma Rousseff yesterday...
BrazilWorld Bank seeks to mainstream gender in development
Despite significant progress in the last 25 years to address gender inequality, disadvantages...
InternationalDeveloping-country prosperity increases NCD threat
The five main NCDs -- cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes and...
InternationalLatin American support for Palestinian state is strong
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) have assiduously courted the Latin...
Latin AmericaLegal protectionist moves are set to increase
Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General, and Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN...
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