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CANADA: Foundation for "Political Warfare" Takes Cue from U.S. Strategy
By Anthony Fenton
VANCOUVER, Feb 9 (IPS) - Indicating further integration with its closest neighbour and ally's foreign policy priorities, the Canadian government is in the advanced stages of establishing a foundation to promote liberal democracy, akin to the controversial U.S. National Endowment for Democracy.
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POLITICS: Malaysia Faces Severe Test as Anwar Stands Trial
Analysis by Baradan Kuppusamy
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (IPS) - Malaysia’s reputation as a progressive, tolerant and moderate Muslim state is now at stake as the country’s best known democratic leader Anwar Ibrahim stands trial for alleged sodomy and risks being jailed for many years if declared guilty.
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MIDEAST: Gaza Energy Crisis Averted - For Now
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (IPS) - Pressure exerted on the Palestinian Authority (PA) by international and regional officials has given Gazans a last minute reprieve, albeit temporary, from plunging into darkness and plummeting temperatures.
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RIGHTS: Sri Lanka’s Election Aftermath – Media Under Attack
Analysis by IPS Correspondents
COLOMBO, Feb 9 (IPS) - Sri Lankan journalists, for whom intimidation, threats, assault and killings seem to have become unavoidable professional hazards, are bracing themselves for a fresh confrontation with the government as curbs on reporting intensify.
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INDIA: Lay-offs from Recession-hit Gulf Lead to New Lives at Home
By K S Harikrishnan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Feb 9 (IPS) - Domestic worker Beena Joy, 35, came back empty-handed after losing her job in recession-hit United Arab Emirates, but soon found that getting laid-off has given her a happier life back home here in this southern Indian city.
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GREECE: New Migrant Law Tough But Respects Rights
By Apostolis Fotiadis
ATHENS, Feb 9 (IPS) - The newly elected Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) government's plans to move legislation, that will greatly affect migrants and refugees, have been both welcomed and criticised by rights organisations and activists.
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US-IRAN: Sanctions Are the Talk of the Day
By Mohammed A. Salih
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (IPS) - If there were any doubts about what exactly U.S. President Barack Obama meant when he warned Iran of "growing consequences" during his State of the Union address last month, they seem to be dispelled by recent statements from top administration officials, who are beating the sanctions drum loud and clear.
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RIGHTS: Group Urges Bahrain to Stop Torture of Detainees
By Charles Fromm
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (IPS) - Bahrain's security forces should immediately cease the use of torture to elicit confessions from prisoners suspected of security offences, says the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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DEVELOPMENT: Crisis Could Open Doors for Change, Says UNCTAD
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (IPS) - As the financial crisis continued to threaten world economies last year, the White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel famously declared: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."
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COSTA RICA: Chinchilla to Join Club of Women Presidents
By Daniel Zueras
SAN JOSÉ, Feb 8 (IPS) - Laura Chinchilla of the governing National Liberation Party (PLN) will be the first female president of Costa Rica and the ninth in the history of Latin America.
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