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Haiti cholera report set to undermine UN mission
The cholera epidemic that has caused some 8,000 deaths since 2010 was most likely caused by UN...
HaitiGrowth warnings as ECLAC cuts Latin America forecast
ECLAC yesterday cut its regional growth forecast for 2013 to 3.0%, down from 3.5% in April,...
Latin AmericaFruitless Russo-Georgian Geneva talks may peter out
The Geneva International Discussions are the only format engaging the EU, UN and Organization for...
GeorgiaTighter Iran sanctions may prove counter-productive
A new round of US sanctions on Iran came into effect on July 1. Economic sanctions on Iran have...
IranGlobal food security faces mounting risks
The US Department of Agriculture yesterday warned that the number of people facing food...
InternationalGlobal protectionism gets more entrenched and harmful
The WTO yesterday reported that G20 economies as a whole implemented over 100 trade-restrictive...
InternationalNorthern 'deal' raises Mali's July election prospects
Government and secular Tuareg separatist negotiators met in Burkina Faso on June 10, reaching...
MaliGlobal food price stability faces threats
Global agricultural production will increase by an annual average of 1.5% in the coming decade,...
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