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South Africa: Eskom Loan Crucial for Economic Development - Hogan Speaks Out on Eskom Loan Proposal

allafrica Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) economic development[1]; Economic Development[1];

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Entities: Barbara Hogan[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); EU2020;

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Barbara Hogan said: "South Africa is fully committed to renewable energy as a significant element of the energy mix,"

If the World Bank chose not to approve the $3.75-billion loan to help build two new power stations, we can "essentially say goodbye to our country", said Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan in Pretoria today....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Namibia: This Week in the Khuta

allafrica Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) Development Cooperation[1]; development aid[1];

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Entities: Nahas Angula[1];

This is probably old news by now. We all debated about it, in our houses, at our workplaces or just simply read media reports and shook our heads just thinking our leaders must be going crazy....

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Greenspan’s Nightmare is much of the World’s Dream

bulatlat Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:22:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) shortage[2]; economic development[1];

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Entities: Dean Baker[1]; Alan Greenspan[2]; Ayn Rand[1]; Mark Weisbrot[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis;

By MARK WEISBROT Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Alan Greenspan had a dream, or rather a nightmare. Greenspan seems to have woken up in a cold sweat one morning in fear that the period of “disinflationary pressures” that had kept inflation low since the 1990s was about to end. This was 2007, when he published his auto-biographical [....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Visegrad Group shares its experience with Western Balkan and GUAM countries

trendnews-az Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:58:00 AM CET | info

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Visegrad Group shared its experience of cooperation with the GUAM and Western Balkans countries. A workshop on this topic was held upon the initiative of the International Centre for Democratic Transition (ICDT) in cooperation with the GUAM Organization for Democracy ......

Youth advised to be wary of exploitation YOUTHS have been urged to stay away from people who want to use them as tools of violence. A 19-year-old St A

dailymail-zm Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:15:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Environment (general);

Youth advised to be wary of exploitation By ANGELA CHISHIMBA YOUTHS have been urged to stay away from people who want to use them as tools of violence. A 19-year-old St Andrew Girl Guide, Chanda Chola, who read a message from the youth during celebrations to mark Youth Day, also urged stakeholders.......

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

China gov't advisers urge steady economy

AP Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:36:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) economic development[2];

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Entities: Mao Xinyu[1]; Mao Zedong[1]; Jia Qinglin[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

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Jia Qinglin said: "This year it will be crucial for China to continue to deal with the global financial crisis and to maintain steady and relatively fast economic development,"

BEIJING (AP) -- China's top parliamentary adviser said Saturday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government's biggest priority this year.......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Edited by Katy Burtner :How America Stays on Top

watchingamerica Friday, March 12, 2010 11:34:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) economic development[2];

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Entities: Dalai Lama[2];

Other categories: Environment (general); Climate Action - general; EU2020;

President Obama recently shocked the world with his declaration that “America will never settle for second place,” because since the end of the Second World War, American dominance has never been called into question. The sole exception to this might have been the Cold War, but even during this period, the U....

Doubling of maternal deaths in U.S. 'scandalous,' rights group says

cnn Friday, March 12, 2010 10:58:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Development) shortage[2]; poverty[2];

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Entities: Rachel Ward[1]; Larry Cox[1];

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Larry Cox said: "This country's extraordinary record of medical advancement makes its haphazard approach to maternal care all the more scandalous and disgraceful,"

Larry Cox said: "Good maternal care should not be considered a luxury available only to those who can access the best hospitals and the best doctors. Women should not die in the richest country on earth from preventable complications and emergencies,"

Rachel Ward said: "Reform is primarily focused on health care coverage and reducing health care costs, and even optimistic estimates predict that any proposal on the table will still leave millions without access to affordable care,"

Larry Cox said: "Mothers die not because the United States can't provide good care, but because it lacks the political will to make sure good care is available to all women,"

Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday....

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