by Paula Góes There have been three months of intermittent rain in Santa Catarina and there are now nearly 79,000 displaced people and 110 deaths. Of a population of 5.9 million, 1.5 million people have been directly or indirectly affected by the floods. There are 12 cities in a state of emergency. The rain is […]
EU Calls for Safeguarding Manufacturers from Looming Recession
Brussels, Belgium (GroundReport) – According to published reports, leaders of the European Union meeting in Brussels Thursday called for action protecting European manufacturers from a looming recession. In addition, the union’s 27 bloc members agreed to reach an agreement on a climate change deal by the end of the year,. In a two-day summit, European […]
72 ERA projects worth Rs 1058 cr under progress in J&K
The 10th Governing body meeting of J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K ERA) was held here today under the chairmanship of the Advisor to Governor Mr. C. Phunsog, who is also Chairman ERA. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Mr. S.S. Kapur, Financial Commissioner Planning & Development, Mr S.L Bhat, Principal Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, J&K […]
Chaos and Hopes Mark First Election in 16 Years
At last Angola went to the polls last Friday September 05. The electorate attended the polling stations in an orderly way and provided their votes hoping for a better future for the country. After sixteen years, Angolans had waited for this historic moment with excitement and some fear. Soba L [pt] says voting was as he had always dreamed: […]
Journalists Killed, Foreigners Evacuated in South Ossetian War
Posted by Elia Varela Sarra to Global Voices Online See Global Voices special coverage page on the South Ossetia crisis. Yesterday, the Russian radio station Echo Moscow reported that two Georgian journalists, Alexander Klimchuk and Grigol Chikhladze, were found dead in a street of Tskhinvali, the capital of the embattled region of South Ossetia, and […]
Iraqi Team Back in the Olympics
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee reversed last week’s decision to bar Iraq from participating in the Olympics after Iraq agreed to revamp its Olympic committee. The IOC announced the decision to reinstate the Iraqi team after a crisis meeting was held at the IOC’s Lausanne, Switzerland, headquarters. The […]
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