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August 18, 2010 7:26 PM

Public sector workers in South Africa begin indefinite strike

Public sector workers in South Africa have begun an indefinite strike after rejecting government's offer of a 7 per cent pay hike. The Unions affiliated with Cosatu, South Africa's main union federation, have been demanding an 8.6% rise.Thousands of public sector workers staged marches las...

August 18, 2010 7:26 PM

Public sector workers in South Africa begin indefinite strike

Public sector workers in South Africa have begun an indefinite strike after rejecting government's offer of a 7 per cent pay hike. The Unions affiliated with Cosatu, South Africa's main union federation, have been demanding an 8.6% rise.Thousands of public sector workers staged marches las...

August 18, 2010 6:22 PM

Opinion polls indicate tight federal election contest in Aus

Opinion polls in Australia indicate the August 21 federal election will be a tight contest. The governing Labor party has asked voters to trust its economic expertise, while the conservative opposition argues the electorate must not be mislead by a spendthrift government. Immigration, education and ...

August 18, 2010 6:22 PM

Opinion polls indicate tight federal election contest in Aus

Opinion polls in Australia indicate the August 21 federal election will be a tight contest. The governing Labor party has asked voters to trust its economic expertise, while the conservative opposition argues the electorate must not be mislead by a spendthrift government. Immigration, education and ...

August 18, 2010 5:52 PM

Gilani faces embarrassment over dummy relief camps

Pakistan government, reeling under criticism of not moving fast enough on flood relief, has faced another embarrassment with the media reporting that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has twice visited dummy relief camps.A fortnight after it came to light that a "dummy"relief camp had been set up in...

August 18, 2010 5:52 PM

Gilani faces embarrassment over dummy relief camps

Pakistan government, reeling under criticism of not moving fast enough on flood relief, has faced another embarrassment with the media reporting that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has twice visited dummy relief camps.A fortnight after it came to light that a "dummy"relief camp had been set up in...

August 18, 2010 5:48 PM

Life affected in western Nepal dist due to strike

In Nepal, normal life in western districts have been affected by a general strike called by Federal Democratic National Party today to press for their demands including a guarantee of the rights of ethnic people in the new Constitution and completion of the stalled peace process. According to police...

August 18, 2010 5:48 PM

Life affected in western Nepal dist due to strike

In Nepal, normal life in western districts have been affected by a general strike called by Federal Democratic National Party today to press for their demands including a guarantee of the rights of ethnic people in the new Constitution and completion of the stalled peace process. According to police...

August 18, 2010 5:47 PM

Pak facing acute shortage of farm produce

Flood ravaged Pakistan is facing acute shortage of farm produce and prices of the same are shooting up. The production of vegetable crop along with cereals and foodgrains has been severely hit by the unprecedented floods. To tackle the crisis, Pakistan has started importing potatoes from India amid ...

August 18, 2010 5:47 PM

Pak facing acute shortage of farm produce

Flood ravaged Pakistan is facing acute shortage of farm produce and prices of the same are shooting up. The production of vegetable crop along with cereals and foodgrains has been severely hit by the unprecedented floods. To tackle the crisis, Pakistan has started importing potatoes from India amid ...

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