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Nicaragua Unions Oppose
Education Privatization
Education union leaders warned
on Thursday there will be a
great conflicts in Nicaragua if
the Ministry of Education
accepts the World Bank request
for mass layoffs and
privatization of education.
Most Dishonest Elections in
Honduras
Hondura"s Civic Movement for
Democracy (MCD) described the
November 27 elections as the
most rigged in the country"s
recent democratic history.
Cuban Parliament Assesses
Economic Growth
After hearing a heartening
report that the national economy
grew 11.8 percent in 2005, the
Cuban Parliament continues
Friday its sixth ordinary period
of sessions assessing results of
the year´s social-economic
programs and the 2006 budget.
Brazil Bets on Fuel
Leadership
Brazilian state Petrobras
corporation announced the
purchase of gas stations and
other products in Colombia,
Paraguay, and Uruguay from the
Anglo-Dutch transnational Shell.
Colombia
Free of Bird Flu: official
Colombia has been declared clear
of any kind of bird flu, the
country's agriculture minister
said in a statement on Thursday.
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