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Each week, The World & I Online gathers news stories highlighting the lives, situations and cultures of people worldwide. |
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| Week ending Friday, January 27, 2012
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GLOBAL: 600 Million New Jobs Needed Within 10 Years
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| WASHINGTON, January 26 -- The International Labor Organization (ILO) says the world faces an urgent challenge of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade. It says those jobs are neede...
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AFRICA: Miracle Tree is Like a Supermarket
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| CAPE TOWN, January 25 -- When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the international donor community to mobilize aid. But a fast-growing, drought- resistant tree with ex...
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SCOTLAND: Gaining Momentum for Split from England
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| EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, January 25 -- For Ben Judge, Scottish independence is about something more than tartan, bagpipes or any other symbol of Scotland’s misty past. “Independence, to me, isn’t about pe...
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EGYPT: Massive Protests Greet Revolution’s Anniversary
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| CAIRO, January 25 -- Hundreds of thousands of people marched Wednesday into Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of Egypt’s revolution, as many shouted their outrage at the military council tha...
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ARGENTINA: Drought Threat Looms Again
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| BUENOS AIRES, January 26 -- The low humidity in Argentina's most agriculturally productive region has already caused a decline in grain yield - in particular corn and soybean - with ensuing losses for...
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RUSSIA: Internet Opens Way for Democracy Movement
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| MOSCOW, January 25 -- Russia's protest movement grew and got organized with speed that startled many in the political establishment. The country's uncensored Internet allows people to communicate, coo...
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FRANCE: Cooperation Key in Globalization Crisis
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| PARIS, January 24 -- It is widely recognized that financial markets are imperfect and require some public regulation. But what about markets for internationally traded goods and services? To question ...
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LIBYA: Protesters Lash Out at New ‘Monster’ in Power
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| WASHINGTON, January 24 -- Libyans are accusing their new rulers of corruption, secrecy and nepotism, as protests grow across the country only three months after the death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi f...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Informal Economy Ensures Equitable Development
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| PORT MORESBY, January 24 -- Although Papua New Guinea is known as a resource-rich country, 85 percent of the population depends on the informal economy for a living.
The need for a grassroots-led e...
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ISRAEL/PALESTINE: No Progress, but Plenty of Pessimism
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| WASHINGTON, January 25 -- Palestinian and Israeli officials Wednesday expressed pessimism over Jordanian-sponsored talks aimed at establishing a basis for a peace deal, signaling renewed entrenchment ...
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