Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 09-02-2010
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago.
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FACTBOX – Key facts on Philippines’ top presidential hopefuls
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 09-02-2010
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago.
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Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 02-02-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – It could take decades for Haiti to recover from last month’s devastating earthquake, but the tragedy may provide the impoverished country a chance to rebuild “the right way,” a top U.N. official said on Monday.
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INTERVIEW – U.N. official sees opportunity in Haiti’s tragedy
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 18-01-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s promise to build a new Haiti out of the ruins of the earthquake could prove politically risky if the United States finds itself in a losing battle to rebuild the impoverished nation.
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Haiti provides new test for Obama administration
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 14-01-2010
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Companies pledged millions of dollars in aid on Wednesday to help victims of a powerful earthquake in Haiti that devastated much of the impoverished country’s capital and killed thousands.
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Companies offer aid for Haiti earthquake victims
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 13-01-2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people were feared dead in Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, with many buried or trapped in demolished schools, hospitals and hillside shanties in the impoverished capital.
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Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 30-10-2009
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s Senate voted Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis out of office on Friday after lawmakers criticized her performance in promoting economic recovery in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Haiti Senate ousts Prime Minister Pierre-Louis
