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Pakistan: Almost 21 million people directly affected by floods; further evacuation warnings issued

Date: 06 Sep 2010Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Côte d'Ivoire : Sans mandat politique, pas de développement

Date: 06 Sep 2010Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

Bangladesh: 7.8 million coastal residents at risk from lack of storm shelters

Date: 06 Sep 2010Source: AlertNet

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MOZAMBIQUE: Price increases 'irreversible'

MAPUTO , 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - A volley of price increases in basic commodities and services has sparked two days of rioting and looting in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, but the government is refusing to rescind them.

SOUTH AFRICA: Survivor's guide for non-striking health workers

JOHANNESBURG, 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - Public sector strikes in South Africa have become so common in recent years that people are asking if plans should not be put in place to prevent the disruption of HIV and tuberculosis [TB] treatment, and prepare health workers.

ETHIOPIA: Pastoralism against the odds

JIJIGA, 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - Pastoralists' disproportionate contribution to Ethiopia's economy is belied by their marginalized status and by policy assumptions that they would be better off farming. But those who raise livestock tend to make the most of marginal land, according to experts, and are often proficient at adapting to changing circumstances.

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Obama says capturing or killing bin Laden still priority

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that capturing or killing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden remains a high U.S. priority as the United States marks the anniversary ...

Obama warns of backlash on Koran burning

Source: Reuters (Adds details)

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he hopes a Florida pastor refrains from burning copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 ...

WEEKAHEAD-The view from Reuters EMEA news editors

Source: Reuters YEN INTERVENTION? - The dollar has sunk to new 15-year lows against the yen and Japanese authorities have sharpened their rhetoric about intervention to the point of saying they are conducting various ...