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Global swine flu deaths reach 7,826
More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global total to at least 7,826, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.

SOUTH AFRICA: Legal Victory Offers Little Relief For Sex Workers
CAPE TOWN, Nov 27 (IPS) – More than seven months after the Cape High Court ruled in favour of the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), interdicting the police for harassment and arrests, sex workers are losing the daily battles against police and criminal elements on the streets.

RIGHTS: U.S. Military Unveils New Prison in Afghanistan
KABUL, Nov 27 (IPS) – The U.S. military has announced the opening of a new prison on Bagram Air Base. The prison, costing 60 million dollars, will hold up to 1,100 prisoners at any one time.

ST. VINCENT: Govt Suffers Major Defeat Over New Constitution
KINGSTOWN, Nov 27 (IPS) – Even after he cast his vote in Wednesday’s referendum, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was still singing the praises of the new constitution that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines parliament had passed by a two-thirds majority last month.

China unveils emissions targets
China today unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a carbon intensity goal that prime minister Wen Jiabao will take to climate talks next month as his country’s central commitment.

Mumbai attacks anniversary: Bollywood stars and cricketers pay tribute
Bollywood stars and the Indian cricket team paid tribute to the fallen on the first anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

HONDURAS: Miracle in the Mangrove Forest
GUAPINOL, Honduras, Nov 27 (Tierram rica) – The beating sun in southern Honduras doesn’t stop a group of women from throwing themselves into the task of protecting and recuperating a mangrove forest on the Pacific coast.

CLIMATE CHANGE: China s Carbon Commitment Low But Sure
BEIJING, Nov 27 (IPS) – China and the United States are wrestling to claim leadership during the upcoming climate change talks in Copenhagen, unveiling proposals to cut greenhouse gases one after the other this week and setting the stage for some tough negotiations. But gauntlets thrown, both face challenges in achieving their pledged targets.

POLITICS-NAMIBIA: SWAPO s Dominance Challenged
WINDHOEK, Nov 26 (IPS) – “Man RDP!” sighs Martha Hamukoto, sitting on the steps of a Windhoek office block. She is lamenting the breakaway faction, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP).

Tiger Woods released after car crash
Tiger Woods was injured in a car crash near his Florida home but was later released from hospital with facial lacerations.

SUDAN: Peace Agreement Proving Less Than Comprehensive
PRETORIA, Nov 27 (IPS) – The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended one of Africa’s longest and complex civil wars, with nominal agreement reached on security, wealth sharing, and governance issues. But there are renewed fears that conflict could erupt again in the country as divisions between the north and the south deepen.

ROMANIA: Business Crowds Out Bucharest Life
BUCHAREST, Nov 27 (IPS) – Competing with the destruction caused by former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu s systematisation plans might be hard. But an official report says that “the aggression on Bucharest s architectural heritage, documented since 1989, exceeds Ceausescu s acts.

Man charged over Philippines killings
Philippine police filed murder charges today against the main suspect in the massacre of 57 people in the south of he country this week as authorities moved to dismantle his clan’s control over the region.

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