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RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
By Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS - "What do I get from them? Nothing but bullsh*t," says Nupur Acharya, reflecting about how she is treated by her husband and two grown sons on daily basis.
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EUROPE: Economists Blame Germany for Mediterranean Crisis
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN - Germany’s obsession with maintaining a trade surplus, in line with its mercantilist traditions, is one cause for the severe economic crisis that has gripped several Euro-Mediterranean countries, say economists.
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ECONOMY-GREECE: Austerity Measures Unsettle Public
By Apostolis Fotiadis
ATHENS - Xristos Kiriakou, 30, joined the Feb. 24 strike against the austerity measures announced by the Panhellenic Socialist Party (Pasok), although he has never been involved in public protests before.
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AFRICA: "Women's Decade": Greater Attention to Implementation
By Omer Redi
ADDIS ABABA - Fears that the impact of the global economic meltdown would affect funding to various development areas have been rife. Already, several governments have cut their budgets for HIV and AIDS and bilateral and multilateral funding partners have done likewise.
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DEVELOPMENT: Grassroots Aid Groups Struggle to Stay Afloat
By Daniel Stahl
UNITED NATIONS - The Holy Child Integrated Agricultural Centre, an organic farm near Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria, was looking forward to having running water. An industrial borehole had already been already installed, and a pump and piping to various buildings were in place.
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ECONOMY: Euro not for Europe's Poor
Analysis by David Cronin
BRUSSELS - For 329 million, people shopping with the euro is a part of everyday life. Since its notes and coins were introduced on New Year's Day 2002, this single currency has made it possible to travel across a 16-country zone stretching from Cyprus to Ireland without having to change the money in one's pocket or handbag.
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TRADE-BRAZIL: Commodities Rule in Exports to China
By Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO - China took over from the United States as Brazil's top market in 2009, indicating a qualitative change for exports from the South American giant, which is increasingly dependent on sales of commodities and food.
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DEVELOPMENT: EU Countries Set to Break Promises
By David Cronin
BRUSSELS - Promises made by the European Union (EU) on increasing aid to poor countries will be broken this year, according to new data.
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ECONOMY-EUROPE: Fear of Mediterranean Contagion Grows
Analysis by Julio Godoy
BERLIN - The deep economic, fiscal, and trade crises of several Mediterranean countries in the euro zone that is threatening monetary stability in Europe with the possibility of contagion spreading to developing countries, say studies.
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DEVELOPMENT-ASIA: ‘Poverty Still Has a Woman’s Face’
By Diana G. Mendoza
MANILA - Women and poverty still share an uncomfortable spot on the development matrix of countries across Asia-Pacific that are struggling to end deprivation, according to the newly launched third joint report of the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Eke Out a Living in Informal Economy
By Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY - "I've been working in the streets since I was a girl. My parents didn't send me to school, so it's really hard for me to find a job," says Carol Orozco, 31, who forms part of the veritable army of vendors hawking their wares on the streets of Central America.
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SOUTH PACIFIC: ‘Poverty Measures Need Support of Rich Nations’
By Shailendra Singh
SUVA - Social protection programmes could help alleviate poverty in the Pacific Islands region, but without the help of developed countries, they will not materialise, said an economic expert in this capital of Fiji.
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ENERGY: Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN - The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say several independent European studies.
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Banking panics, recession, loss of market value, deflation. Is the current financial crisis in any way comparable with the Great Depression of 1929? And more importantly, how is it affecting the weakest? IPS brings you worldwide coverage of the impacts of this crisis.