Ideological prejudices kill 200 diarrhea patients in Nepal

Mohan Nepali 3 months ago Region: Nepal

Nepali media had begun to bring out news reports on the diarrhea outbreak in Jajarkot from April 2009. Follow-up news reports on Jajarkot diarrhea spread show that about 100 patients lost their lives by the third week of t... more

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Obama's Weekly Address 1/31/09: Good News and Bad News

Wendy Stackhouse 9 months ago Region: United States

 In Mr. Obama's second YouTube address since the inauguration, he discusses the economic crisis. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed the House (with no Republican votes at all) but a good bill must land... more

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Victims are further victimized in Nepal

Mohan Nepali 10 months ago Region: Nepal

Nepali police often ignore many incidents of injustice and oppression against the Dalit community stigmatized as ‘untouchables’. After King Mahendra legally banned the social practice of caste untouchability in... more

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Employer Doesn’t Pay You? Under Bush, You’re Out of Luck

AFL CIO a year ago Region: United States

Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW   Two new reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) show the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, especially under the Bush administration, is con... more

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Elections or Governance

Shantanud a year ago Region: Pakistan

A lot of news coverage these days is about the upcoming Pakistan elections and its fairness. The Hindu says that the Americans expect some level of fraud in the elections and the European Union is going to send observers t... more

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New Year resolution: Let us make the System accountable

Daniel Kraig a year ago Region: India

One can find a bottle of cold soft drink in the rural market or a packet of potato chips, but vaccines do not reach healthcare centres. It is accountability that is missing - accountability of those who are supposed to del... more

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