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Construction of affordable housing projects in Ontario approved
Region: Canada
In a flurry of announcements July 3rd, a number of municipalities in Ontario celebrated the approval of the construction of new affordable housing units. From London to Ottawa, 23 "quick start" projects were approved... more
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Pakistanis express concerns over the increase of petroleum prices in Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistanis expressed concerns over the increase of petroleum prices in the country. The Pakistani government has increased the prices of petroleum and it is implemented it from today. ... more
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Let's Watch Them Die
Region: Pakistan
Our hospital's canteen sucked. It really did. Tony, the guy who owned and managed the canteen just sold tea but pardon me.. it tasted like citric acid mixed with caffeine. Okay, I know I sound horrible and obnoxious ... more
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Eat sweet cakes if the flour is expensive: CM Baluchistan
Region: Pakistan
Quetta, Baluchistan: The chief Minister of Baluchistan was answering the questions from media people here in Quetta today. While answering to the question of a journalist asked the Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raees... more
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Fare Rollback Effects not Felt by Millions of Unemployed, NGOs to the Rescue
Region: PhilippinesManila, Philippines – Although there are statements from government officials that the country is secured from the ongoing recession, the growing number in unemployment rate is posing a threat of amplifying the count... more
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Economic Terrorism in the Global Financial Crisis
Region: NepalIt is unfortunate to note that advocacy industries on poverty have multiplied dramatically over decades while the world has witnessed a sharp increase in the depth, height, width and length of poverty. Political teachers o... more
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Global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II
Region: United StatesThe World Bank has said that the global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II, with growth at least five percentage point below potential and likely to have long-term implications for developing... more
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Hooverville Returns: Car and Tent Cities on the Rise in San Francisco
Region: California
Radio journalist Thea Chroman has produced a two part series on the return of the Hooverville. It was one of the first pieces to be funded on Spot.Us and was done in collaboration with KALW and Roxbury News which provided ... more
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Slumdog Millionaire : two ways of looking
Region: IndiaA question that will never be quite settled is related to the extent of realism in cinema: should cinema expose harsh truth or should it portray a carefully sanitized picture of society. This question has again come to the... more
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Needy Veterans get Holiday help
Region: India
The number of veterans reached all the way long around the corner seeking for help. Some were having old millitary ID's around their neck and some were having other colour cards from the veteran's affair agencies. T... more
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