| From one day to the next, an entire country was precipitated into abysmal poverty: in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six times and eighty-five percent of the Chilean population had been driven below the poverty line. ... |  Center for Research on Globalization |
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martes, 28 de junio de 2011
Understand the Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order
Understand the Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order: "
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Louisa commonwealth's attorney calls for drug testing welfare recipients
Louisa commonwealth's attorney calls for drug testing welfare recipients: "“The key to breaking the cycle of poverty in many cases is breaking the cycle of addiction,” Garrett said in a statement. “It's reasonable for the taxpayers who are lending a hand to expect those receiving assistance don't do so longer than necessary. ...
Venezuela prison warden held for arms trafficking | The Associated ...
Venezuela prison warden held for arms trafficking | The Associated ...: "Venezuelan authorities have arrested a prison warden for allegedly supplying arms and explosives to inmates staging deadly riots over the past 11 days.
Brazil backs France's Lagarde in IMF race
Brazil backs France's Lagarde in IMF race: "By Isabel Versiani and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday backed French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the next head of the International Monetary Fund, aligning itself with other big emerging markets such as China ...
Latin America and Socialism of the 21st Century
Latin America and Socialism of the 21st Century: "The funds continued to flow despite the increasing human rights claims against Colombia's military, including thousands of non-combatant related deathsfollowing Uribe taking office in 2002. The US also continues to fund right-wing oppositions, ...
Guatemalan town falls victim to Mexico's bloody narco wars
Guatemalan town falls victim to Mexico's bloody narco wars: "
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| ... a researcher on Central America at Amnesty International. "The current violence has not occurred in a vacuum. Massive human rights violations, war crimes and genocide have gone unpunished. In Guatemala impunity is the norm, justice the exception. ... |  The Guardian |
U.S. Territory Hospitals Have Higher Death Rates, Less Federal Funding
U.S. Territory Hospitals Have Higher Death Rates, Less Federal Funding: "
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| And a new report finds that hospitals in US territories—including Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands—are even farther behind. "Virtually all of the territorial hospitals performed below the US national averages ... |  Scientific American (blog) |
Mexican men off to jail for smuggling drug money from BC to US
Mexican men off to jail for smuggling drug money from BC to US: "By SAM COOPER, The Province June 28, 2011 10:03 AM Two Mexican men were sentenced to prison last week after sneaking from BC into Washington state with more than $650000 of suspected drug money. Fabian Arias-Ramirez and Sergio Arroyo-Rivera, ...
Area police help send drug leader to prison
Area police help send drug leader to prison: "Pineda is a Mexican national who will be deported once his prison term is up. In asking for the lengthy prison term, prosecutors noted that Pineda trafficked black tar heroin – one of the drugs that has fueled cartel violence. According to the US since ...
El Pasoan Tells His Story From A Juarez Prison
El Pasoan Tells His Story From A Juarez Prison: "Shohn Huckabee is in the Cereso Prison in Juarez for allegedly carrying more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his truck. On that fateful day, Shohn says he was driving back to El Paso when Mexican military pulled him over. "They pulled us out of the ...
Cuba school officials employ staff
Cuba school officials employ staff: "By Anonymous The Cuba Community Unit School District 3 board of education met on June 20 in a regular meeting with board president Sue McCance. Marty Kiesewetter of First Midstate, Inc. presented information to the board on Working Cash Bonds and ...
Venezuela's endeavors against human trafficking deemed insufficient
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| A total of 184 countries, including the United States, were examined in the paper and it is concluded that as many as 27 million people might be living in slavery throughout the world Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Saudi Arabia are among the ... |  El Universal |
Venezuela: Ambitious promises of affordable housing
Venezuela: Ambitious promises of affordable housing: "Since torrential rains and flooding left 134000 people homeless in November 2010, the longstanding deficit of affordable housing has become more visible in Venezuela. CARACAS, Venezuela, Tuesday June 28, 2011 (By Humberto Márquez) - "I want my own roof ...
Venezuela oil sector gets $1.5 bln loan from Japan
Venezuela oil sector gets $1.5 bln loan from Japan: "By Marianna Parraga CARACAS, June 28 (Reuters) - Japan will loan Venezuela $1.5 billion to help fund expansion of two large oil refineries, the South American OPEC member announced on Tuesday. Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said Venezuela would repay ...
City slicker on Brazil trip to fight for poorest
City slicker on Brazil trip to fight for poorest: "By David Hardiman » A FORMER high-flying financier who quit the board room to fight poverty is set to visit Brazil to campaign against deforestation. Tony Sheen, 47, of Whitethorn Gardens, has been fighting for people in one of the world's poorest ...
Child Poverty - Headteacher by BCB News on SoundCloud - Create ...
Child Poverty - Headteacher by BCB News on SoundCloud - Create ...: "Listen to Child Poverty - Headteacher by BCB News | Create, record and share the sounds you create anywhere to friends, family and the world with SoundCloud ...
Venezuela confirms arrest of siege prison governors
Venezuela confirms arrest of siege prison governors: "
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| Venezuelan authorities have confirmed that two high-ranking officers at a jail near Caracas have been arrested on suspicion of arms and drugs-smuggling. The men, along with a National Guard captain, are accused of smuggling weapons into El Rodeo prison ... |  BBC News |
Glaxo Will Pay $41 Million for Bad Drugs
Glaxo Will Pay $41 Million for Bad Drugs: "The drug giant used substandard manufacturing processes at its subsidiary, SB Pharmco Puerto Rico, several state attorneys general said. "Between 2001 and 2004, defendants manufactured and put into the stream of commerce certain lots of Kytril, ...
UN human rights chief appeals to donors to help support victims of torture
UN human rights chief appeals to donors to help support victims of torture: "
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| The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture provides assistance to over 300 projects in more than 65 countries in Africa, Asia, Central Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. However, a funding shortfall has forced it to reduce support to many ... |  UN News Centre |
Brazil: Despite Protests, Government Insists on Belo Monte Dam ...
Brazil: Despite Protests, Government Insists on Belo Monte Dam ...: "Brazil may be brought before the OAS InterAmerican Court of Human Rights for judgment. Meanwhile, families in poorer areas of Altamira likely to be flooded by Belo Monte dam have begun to search for abandoned properties [pt] to occupy ...
In California's Rich Farm Country: How the Poor May Get Poorer
In California's Rich Farm Country: How the Poor May Get Poorer: "Twenty-three percent of the population lives in poverty, far above the state and national averages of around 14%. (See "The Achievement Gap: Why Hispanic Students Are Still Behind.") Much of that population could sink even deeper into poverty when $11 ...
Argentine president cancels trip on health grounds
Argentine president cancels trip on health grounds: "BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez canceled a trip to Paraguay on Tuesday on doctors' advice she should not fly following a minor fall last week in which she hit her head. Fernandez, who last week said she will run for a ...
Washington Plans Further Actions against Venezuela ...
Washington Plans Further Actions against Venezuela ...: "Today's hearing, devoted entirely to in Venezuela, was attended by senior officials of the State Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. In testimony before the Committee, the Assistant ...
Care in US Territories Found Lacking
Care in US Territories Found Lacking: "By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Explain that hospitals in the US territories (including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands) have significantly higher 30-day mortality and worse ...
Dozens missing after Brazil jailbreak
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| Sao Paulo - Seventy-eight inmates broke out of a prison in southern Brazil and authorities on Monday said they had recaptured 21 of them. The mass escape on Sunday jolted the prison in the beach resort city and university town of Florianapolis, ... |  Independent Online |
lunes, 27 de junio de 2011
New Study Shines Light On Chilean Youth In Poverty
New Study Shines Light On Chilean Youth In Poverty: "A UNICEF and Un Techo para Chile study surveys youth in Chilean shantytowns and finds strong community bonds but large educational disparities.
Women will be a priority among displaced: Agriculture minister
Women will be a priority among displaced: Agriculture minister
Restrepo also said that poverty in Colombia has "a woman's face." "Rural women should be the protagonist of rural development; the majority of poor people are concentrated in the rural part of the country, and the poorest of those people are women."
Poverty? Indians spend most on expensive products
Poverty? Indians spend most on expensive products: "
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| The trading up tendency among consumers in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) was almost double (34 per cent) than those in the US and Europe at 17 and 15 per cent, respectively, the study says. Nearly 2300 respondents took part in the survey. ... |  Rediff |
Venezuela NGO urges mediation to end prison revolt
Venezuela NGO urges mediation to end prison revolt: "AP CARACAS, Venezuela—The head of a Venezuelan group that monitors prison conditions says the government should negotiate with inmates leading an armed jail revolt rather than use violence to end the week-old uprising. Humberto Prado of the Venezuelan ...
Hospitals in U.S. Territories Have Higher Death Rates: Study
Hospitals in U.S. Territories Have Higher Death Rates: Study
Nearly five million people live in US territories, which include Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands, according to background information in the study. Researchers looked at outcomes and death rates ...
Brazil judge approves what appears to be country's first gay marriage between ...
Brazil judge approves what appears to be country's first gay marriage between ...
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled in May that same-sex civil unions must be recognized, but that decree stopped short of approving gay marriages. Still, Pinto says his decision is based on the Supreme Court's ruling and on Brazil's constitution, ...
A Visit to Cuba's Largest Prison
A Visit to Cuba's Largest Prison: "Nine in the morning outside Combinado del Este, the largest prison in Cuba. Dozens of families are gathered to listen to an stern guard shouting out the names of the prisoners. Immediately, they order us down a narrow stretch to the sentry box where ...
Riots threaten Copa America
Riots threaten Copa America: "AP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The mayhem that swept River Plate's stadium following the famed soccer club's relegation to the second division left 89 people injured and is threatening the upcoming Copa America tournament. The riots were sparked by ...
4 sentenced in immigrant kidnapping ring near Peñitas
4 sentenced in immigrant kidnapping ring near Peñitas: "Leon, 21, a Mexican national who received a 14-year prison sentence for his role as a stash house guard in the immigrant kidnapping scheme. Leon had faced 13 counts of conspiracy, harboring illegal aliens and hostage taking. >> Fredy Bermudez Benito ...
Argentina told to do more to fight money laundering
Argentina told to do more to fight money laundering: "BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (Reuters) - Argentina has been put on a list of countries that are not doing enough to fight money laundering and terror financing despite passing a law to tighten its legislation earlier this month. The Financial Action Task ...
Man to be deported after practicing dentistry in Orem without license
Man to be deported after practicing dentistry in Orem without license
OREM — A Mexican man accused of practicing as a dentist even though he has no license has pleaded guilty to charges leveled against him and will be deported. Carlos Counter, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful conduct by an unlicensed dentist, ...
More than 70 inmates escape prison in Brazil
More than 70 inmates escape prison in Brazil: "SAO PAULO (AP) — Police say more than 70 inmates overpowered two guards to escape a prison in southern Brazil. Nineteen have been recaptured. Officials say the prisoners stole guns and ammunition before fleeing from the prison complex in the city of ...
Brazilian Football Star, Marta, Champions Women's Empowerment as 2011 Women's ...
Brazilian Football Star, Marta, Champions Women's Empowerment as 2011 Women's ...: "Born and raised in a poor neighborhood of a town near Dois Riachos, Brazil, Marta was appointed a UNDP goodwill ambassador in October 2010 to promote the MDGs with a special emphasis on the gender dimension of poverty. She joined an elite group of UNDP ...
Cardinal urges end to Venezuela prison revolt | The Associated ...
Cardinal urges end to Venezuela prison revolt | The Associated ...: "The Roman Catholic Church's top representative in Venezuela urged inmates on Sunday to end a revolt at a prison that has lasted more than a week. "They should put down their weapons," Cardinal Jorge Urosa said.
Venezuela dismisses Chavez illness rumours | Dominica News Online
Venezuela dismisses Chavez illness rumours | Dominica News Online: "Chavez has not been speaking in public since he told Venezuelan state television by telephone on June 12 that he was recovering quickly after the surgery. He said medical tests showed no sign of any “malignant” illness. ...
More than 50.000 people joined Gay Pride Parade in downtown Santiago de Chile
More than 50.000 people joined Gay Pride Parade in downtown Santiago de Chile: "
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| With drag queens stomping in their stilettos and adults, teens and children waving rainbow flags, more than 50000 people paraded through Santiago de Chile on Saturday in support of gay rights in the annual March for Sexual Diversity. ... |  MercoPress |
We Are Each Other's Keepers
We Are Each Other's Keepers: "Meanwhile, the poverty rate grows in California. Conversations with wealthy friends and colleagues tell me that many wealthy Californians would rather pay more if it means that all Californians will do better. What we didn't mention is that caught in ...
Venezuelan Cardinal urges the authorities to end the "horror"
Venezuelan Cardinal urges the authorities to end the "horror": "
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| Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino spoke out Sunday to demand "a profound and immediate transformation in Venezuelan prisons." The Roman Catholic Church's top representative in Venezuela urged the government to put an end to "continued killing and the ... |  El Universal |
Despite photos, doubts remain on health of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
Despite photos, doubts remain on health of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez: "President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has not been seen in public for more than two weeks following an operation for pelvic swelling in Cuba. His absence has prompted widespread speculation about his health and his ability to govern, report special ...
School sued over appendix death
School sued over appendix death: "Mario Nicolas Bandiera, 21, who came to St. Edward's University In Austin in January as an exchange student from Buenos Aires, was found dead in his university dorm room Feb. 21, the Austin American-Statesman reported Sunday. The private Roman Catholic ...
Puerto Rican Politicians Remain Silent as Homophobic Violence Kills 18
Puerto Rican Politicians Remain Silent as Homophobic Violence Kills 18: "Juan José Martínez Matos is serving a 99-year prison sentence for López's death after he pleaded guilty last May to stabbing the gay teenager, but this gruesome murder shined a very harsh spotlight upon the epidemic of LGBT violence in Puerto Rico. ...
Dilma Rousseff – a favela with a presidential name
Dilma Rousseff – a favela with a presidential name: "
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| Last month the Brazilian government launched a drive to eradicate extreme poverty unveiling programmes that will target 16 million of Brazil's poorest citizens. "My government's most determined fight will be to eradicate extreme poverty and create ... |  The Guardian |
New Study Shows Childhood Obesity On The Rise
New Study Shows Childhood Obesity On The Rise: "Children from low-income families are significantly more likely to have never had a flu shot than children from households above 200 percent of poverty. Likewise, children from households below 200 percent poverty are also slightly more likely to have ...
Peru: "Foreign investment in Peru will be protected”
Peru: "Foreign investment in Peru will be protected”: "... the majority of Peruvians are for a concerting government, which maintains the country's remarkable economic growth in recent years to reduce poverty and inequality that, despite being substantially reduced, it still exists in Peru”, said Cillóniz. ...
UN food boss brings street cred to new job
UN food boss brings street cred to new job
In an organization where strong views of any kind are rare, it was, over all, an encouraging debut for Brazil's Jose Graziano da Silva. On Sunday, Mr. Graziano was elected director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization by the FAO's 180 ...
domingo, 26 de junio de 2011
World's oldest person dies in Brazil at 114 - CNN
World's oldest person dies in Brazil at 114 - CNN
A Brazilian woman ranked by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person died Tuesday at the age of 114.Maria Gomes Valentim was born in 1896 in ...
Hundreds of thousands back gay pride in Brazil
Hundreds of thousands back gay pride in Brazil
Gays, lesbians and their supporters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are participating in the city's 15th annual gay pride parade on skyscraper-lined Avenida Paulista. Many are dancing to the beat of loud music blasting from several sound trucks. ...
A murder in Brazil, and the planetary peril it foretells
A murder in Brazil, and the planetary peril it foretells: "For them, the trees are like prison bars, standing between them and a shiny new car or a big flashy ranch. In reality, the Amazon forest is anything but a prison. Equivalent to half the size of the United States, it is one of the planet's most ...
Argentina to collect $8 billion in soybean taxes
Argentina to collect $8 billion in soybean taxes
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina will rake in around $8 billion this year in soybean export duties, up from $6.3 billion last year, according to estimates released by the agriculture ministry. "The export duty revenue from the 2010-2011 harvest will be around ...
Washington plans further actions against Venezuela
Washington plans further actions against Venezuela
By Eva Golinger - June 24, 2011 Translation by Aletho News During a hearing today on the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States on "sanctioned activities in Venezuela," Congressional Democrats and Republicans ...
UN Food Agency Names Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil as Director General
UN Food Agency Names Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil as Director General
By Rudy Ruitenberg - The United Nations' food agency picked Brazil's Jose Graziano da Silva as its director general, the first new leader in almost two decades as the world faces near-record food prices that are driving ...
Awareness campaign of AMIA attack wins awards
Awareness campaign of AMIA attack wins awards: "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) -- A campaign to create awareness in Argentina about the 1994 attack against the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires won two awards at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. ...
Learning from the Brazilian Experience
Learning from the Brazilian Experience: "This pushed many Brazilians deeper into poverty. Unemployment, hunger and crime rates were at a historical high. Between 1997 and 1998, the government practically depleted its monetary reserves as it struggled to service its debts and defend its ...
Mexican national spends life in NM jail
Mexican national spends life in NM jail: "
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| ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A Mexican national will spend the rest of his life in prison, in New Mexico, for killing a man in Carlsbad in 2009. Jurors found Fernando Lopez, 38, guilty of first degree murder on Friday. Lopez admitted he shot Rodolfo Murillo in ... |  KRQE |
Brazil's marijuana march for freedom
Brazil's marijuana march for freedom: "
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| Police violence is a reality that many face in Brazil, especially in areas where crime and poverty are high. Yet the escalating force used to quell peaceful protests has surprised many. The catalytic event came on 21 May this year at Sao Paulo's ... |  The Guardian |
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