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NEPAL: Rebel blockade to go ahead

14/03/2006 ANA 0

Kathmandu, 13 March, 2006— Maoist rebels are launching a 20-day blockade of Nepal’s major urban centres from Tuesday. The rebels, who have been waging an armed rebellion since 1996 in the Himalayan kingdom, said in […]

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TURKMENISTAN: Pension cuts begin to bite

07/02/2006 ANA 0

Ashgabat, 6 February, 2006— Big reductions in state benefits announced late last year in Turkmenistan are having a serious impact in the reclusive Central Asian state – particularly on the lives of the elderly who […]

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