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BURMA: Public Health Ailing Even Before Cyclone Struck
Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK, May 19 2008 (IPS) - Even before Cyclone Nargis tore through Burma s…
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RIGHTS: Scant Compassion for Migrants with HIV
Am JohalUNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 2008 (IPS) - Even as people who migrate from their…
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RUSSIA: Plan Putina Faces Pitfalls
Kester Kenn KlomegahMOSCOW, Jul 27 2008 (IPS) - Now as Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin…
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HEALTH: Global Agenda Increasingly Disease-Driven
Michael J. CarterSEATTLE, Washington, Aug 20 2008 (IPS) - At the end of last month,…
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HEALTH: Swaziland About To Eliminate Malaria
Mantoe PhakathiMBABANE, Oct 22 2008 (IPS) - Hot on the heels of Mauritius, health experts…
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ENVIRONMENT-VIETNAM: River Pollution Scandal a Wake-up Call
Tran Dinh Thanh LamHO CHI MINH CITY, Dec 12 2008 (IPS) - The rising level…
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HEALTH-NIGERIA: Polio – Making Up For Lost Time
Mustapha MuhammadKANO, Feb 14 2009 (IPS) - Six years ago, authorities in the northern Nigerian…
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POLITICS-US: Marijuana Legalisation Creates Buzz
Matthew CardinaleWASHINGTON, Mar 18 2009 (IPS) - Due perhaps in part to the country s…
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COSTA RICA: Beaches, Jungles – and Operating Rooms
Daniel ZuerasSAN JOSÉ, Apr 15 2009 (IPS) - With traditional tourism hit hard by the…
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LATIN AMERICA: H1N1 Flu Spreading, but Mild
Fabiana FrayssinetRIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 2009 (IPS) - The H1N1 flu virus has begun…