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1.46 million Americans live on less than $2 a day

 24 February, 2012 01:35:00
The American safety net “is strong, or even adequate, when one in five poor households with children is living without meaningful cash income,” says a new study...
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Aung San Suu Kyi agrees to enter by-elections to Parliament

 06 January, 2012 06:50:00
Things have changed in Myanmar since November last when the ballot was held to give the regime a sartorial make over. President Thein Sein not only acknowledged recognised Aung San Suu Kyi as the voice of the people which cannot be ignored but also surprised the world by freeing the media and trade unions. Yet, Suu Kyi’s decision to accept Thein Sein’s word at its face value and join Parliament has not gone down well with her followers. They have every reason to suspect the motives and planks of the rulers, who, they believe, are new only in name....
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Aung San Suu Kyi registers her party, to contest a by-election

 23 December, 2011 07:45:00
These are clear signals that the Nobel laureate will be able to return to active politics and that the government of former military junta leaders will not place any obstacles on her way to electoral politics. While whether she would be able to hold an elected office should remain confined to the realm of speculation as of now, there can be no doubt that her voice will be heard and respected in the corridors of power henceforth. ...
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Jordan is Boiling

 27 November, 2011 05:00:00
The uprising in Syria has created a new challenge for the Jordanian regime. And Inside Jordan, the opposition – both that of the Muslim Brotherhood and that coming from the supposedly loyal southern tribes and towns – is sizzling...The prestige of an international jurist as prime minister is seen by the King as an asset in trying to convince the Jordanians that the government will fight corruption and become more transparent says the author Oded Eran...
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Some More Winds of Change in Myanmar

 16 September, 2011 10:00:00
In a small but significant step, the 'civilian' government of Myanmar has relaxed restrictions on accessing Internet news sites. It is also engaged in a dialogue with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to "work together for peace and stability and the development of the country”. The olive branch to the critics at home and abroad is a clear signal of the regime's eagerness to be accepted as the representative government of the land. It no longer likes to be treated as a nominally civilian government nor does it want to get bogged down in verbal duels. ...
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Global markets plummet as Greece crisis deepens

 18 June, 2011 08:20:00
Even the white knight in shining armour, the US, is witnessing rise in the ranks of jobless. It needs a sustained growth rate of at least three percent to make a dent in the near-double-digit official unemployment rate. That is no where in sight with the Democrats and the Republicans locked in a slugfest on the Capitol Hill and President Obama content with issuing warnings on job drain to India and China....
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