Schools reopen in NW Pakistan
After Taliban offensive:
Schools reopened in Pakistan’s restive northwest
Saturday after nearly three months of being closed due to fighting
between the military and Taliban militants, officials said.
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Lack of funds endangers UN aid for the hungry
The World Food Program (WFP) warned that a
budget three billion dollar deficit in 2009 endangers the future of
millions of persons hungry in the world.
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Russia, Tajikistan open power plant to ease energy crisis
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inaugurated
Friday a major hydroelectric plant in Tajikistan aimed at easing the
ex-Soviet state’s energy crisis and bolstering Moscow’s influence.
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