International
SW China’s Sichuan says 12 of 623 quake orphans adopted
April 29, 2009Only 12 of Sichuan's 623 quake orphans have been legally adopted, with the others in the care of welfare homes, an official of the southwest Chinese province's government said Tuesday.
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Haiti Senate election founders, U.S. meddles
April 29, 2009They called an election in Haiti and almost nobody came. Turnout April 19 to vote for 12 open Senate seats was variously estimated at 3 to 10 percent. U.S. Ambassador Janet Sanderson was not discouraged: “Off-year...
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Death Row story of resilience, faith, hope, Miren Gutierrez interviews Luis R Albert, filmmaker
April 29, 2009ROME, Apr 28 (IPS) - Puerto Rican Juan Melendez spent more than 17 years on death row in a Florida prison for a 1983 murder to which another man had repeatedly confessed - evidence prosecutors withheld....
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Occupational safety and health in times of economic crisis: the need to resist temptation
April 28, 2009Original source: ILO Online With credit barely flowing and global demand on a downward slide, enterprises around the world are struggling to cope with the global economic crisis. Meanwhile, the numbers of unemployed and working poor...
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China’s Health Ministry issues notice on swine flu prevention
April 28, 2009In light of an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, China's Ministry of Health issued a notice Sunday about disease prevention and detection, warning citizens to be careful.
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