Ugandan journos slapped with libel complaint
An opinion column in Uganda’s leading independent newspaper suggesting parallels between President Yoweri Museveni and former Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos has reportedly led to criminal libel charges against two journalists.
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Philippine massacre defendant denies more murders
MANILA (AFP) – A politician accused of massacring dozens of people in the southern Philippines denied more murders Wednesday as prosecutors charged him with the deaths of 16 other people.
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Can we benefit from the recovery?
WHILE THERE ARE LINGERING CONCERNS about the sustainability of the global economic recovery, the prevailing consensus is that 2010 will see stronger global economic growth.
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Polls to fuel growth beyond gov’t target
Economic experts yesterday believe growth targets for this year have room for an upgrade mainly as a result of the effects of the expected increase in spendings related to the elections on May 10.
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Jammers threaten Philippine polls
Cell phone jammers may be out to disrupt the country’s first nationwide automated elections in May. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Monday (February 1) said that it had received reports as early as three weeks ago that a shipment of 5,000 jamming devices had entered the country.
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