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  • Pesticide problems in Guatemala and Nicaragua

    Serious public health and environmental problems related to pesticide use exist in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, according to a recent report from the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA). The report found that new estimates place the

  • Palestinians: between the hammer and the anvil

    RAMALLAH — On September 10, the Israeli government announced it had killed two Palestinians in a shoot-out near the West Bank town of Hebron. The next day it revealed that the two dead men were Adel and Imad Awadallah, two Hamas

  • A colour-blind United States?

    Throughout US history "race" has been a major factor in the country's politics. The English occupation and the westward drive by settlers to conquer and slaughter the native peoples was justified in the name of advancing

  • Student movement discusses education and globalisation

    Student movement discusses education and globalisationDHAKA, Bangladesh — Representatives of more than 30 organisations in the Asia-Pacific met on September 4-8 to discuss ways to combat anti-student policies being forced on

  • Methyl bromide threatens communities

    FLORIDA — Communities, farms and schools face serious health risks from exposure to the pesticide methyl bromide, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth. Reaping Havoc — The True Cost of Using Methyl Bromide on Florida's Tomatoes

  • Indonesia: More foreign debt not the answer

    Indonesia: More foreign debt not the answer International donors pledged $7.9 billion in aid to Indonesia at the annual Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in July, 50% more than last year. But the package will not provide long-term

  • West Papuans resist 'ethnic cleansing'

    Suharto's military dictatorship may have ended in Java but in West Papua (Irian Jaya) it is business as usual. Human rights violations that became synonymous with Suharto have continued since he stepped down in May. In June, while

  • Malaysia: what prospects for reform?

    PETALING JAYA — Malaysia's deputy prime minister and finance minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, was removed from his posts on September 2. A day later he was sacked as deputy president of United Malays National Organisation

  • Korean bank workers plan new strikes

    South Korea's Federation of Bank and Financial Labour Unions (KFBU) has called on its 110,000 members to join an unlimited strike to start on September 29. The strike aims to save the jobs of nearly 28,700 members. The KFBU is

  • Russian government blows wage arrears to save oligarchs

    Russian government sacrifices wages to save oligarchsMOSCOW — After weeks of being a "certainty", there will be no crash of Russia's speculative, mafia-infested banking system — not yet, anyway. Instead, the crash is likely

  • Voters punish Swedish Social Democrats

    Voters punish Swedish Social DemocratsSTOCKHOLM — The result of the general election on September 20 reflected the growing polarisation in Swedish society. The ruling Social Democrats suffered a defeat of historic dimensions.