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As many as 130,000 Tanzanian women fall pregnant every year; many of these are unwanted pregnancies
DAR ES SALAAM, 1 March 2010 (PlusNews) – A Tanzanian project is integrating family planning and HIV …
The Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Montego Bay appointed Jean-Marc Rousseau to the position of general manager. The appointment marks a return for Rousseau, who previously held the position of hotel manager at the 524-room all-inclusive …
Santiago airport is LAN’s hub for South American flights
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Though the country’s largest airline landed flights in the Arturo Martinez International airport in the days …
SANAA (Agencies)
A blast in a suspected dynamite storage depot in the basement of a residential building in Yemen killed up to 19 people as they slept on Tuesday, and reduced their building to rubble, an …
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An education debate appears to be emerging in Barbados over the issue of the percentage of new students that should be allowed at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.The …
RateTiger published results of its channel management performance for the last four years. The pioneer in benchmarking and inventory management tools has experienced a significant increase in activity year-on-year with over 27 million updates processed …
SYDNEY (Agencies)
Australia said Tuesday it will send police to Israel to investigate how Australian passports were used in an elaborate assassination plot in which a senior Hamas figure was killed in Dubai.
A team from the …
The EU’s Olli Rehn says Greece must cut more to reduce its budget deficit by 4% this year, as promised.
(EurActiv, Euobserver – 02/03/10; AFP, AP, Reuters, Euronews, BBC, Guardian, VOA, ANA-MPA – 01/03/10)
EU Economic and …
The two ladies have strong personalities
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Later in the day Ms. Clinton is scheduled to travel to Buenos Aires to meet with Argentina’s President Cristina …
Supporters of ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj gather in Belgrade, marking their leader’s seventh year in detention. On February 19th, the UN war crimes panel rejected Seselj’s request that all charges be dropped.
By Bojana Milovanović for Southeast …
Romania’s ministry for regional development and tourism has approved a special budget of 5 million euros ($6.8 million) for promotion. Extra funding is to go in particular into expanding the country’s presence at major international …
The U.S. Tour Operators Association upgraded its website to help travel agents plan vacations through the association’s member tour operators. The newly revamped USTOA web site –www.ustoa.com or www.ustoa.travel– provides a one-stop database on the …
Punta Cana International Airport announced a 5 percent increase in seat capacity on flights into the DR. PUJ airport has the greatest volume of traffic in the country and is served by the largest number …
On February 15, AAA N.V. was awarded first prize for Excellence in Airline Marketing at Routes’ Americas Conference in Lima, Peru in the category Central America and Caribbean. AAA was short listed earlier together with …
Chile is the world’s leading producer of copper
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The 8.8-magnitude quake, one of the world’s most powerful in a century, killed more than 700 …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
President Barack Obama’s vow to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of August will be tested this weekend as millions of Iraqis head to the polls to elect a new …
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Children share beds in the pediatric ward due to overcrowding
KYAKA II REFUGEE CAMP, 11 March 2010 (IRIN) – Inadequate healthcare is just one of many challenges facing the 16,200 refugees in this …
“I think it's insane to mistreat your own body” said the Brazilian president
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In a long interview with the Associated Press agency Lula da Silva …
THE Pakistan Cricket Board has released a statement saying they have not imposed life bans on senior players Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.
It comes a day after the PCB released findings of a committee inquiry …
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. reported its fourth quarter results, with a net loss of $18 million. Net revenue was $175 million for the fourth quarter 2009, down 3 percent (6 percent on a constant currency basis) …
BUCHAREST, Romania — The National Anti-Corruption Prosecutors’ Office asked Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu to allow the arrest of an opposition lawmaker Tuesday (March 9th). Procedurally, Predoiu must notify parliament of the request. Social Democratic Party …
BAGHDAD (Agencies)
Iraq’s electoral commission will announce on Thursday the partial results of this week’s parliamentary election as Prime Minister expected to emerge as the front-runner.
Partial results from Iraq’s parliamentary election will be released on Thursday, …
