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latest news & developmentsG8 pledges $1-billion debt relief to world’s poorest
The Group of Eight (G8) members agreed at their summit to grant an extra one billion dollars in debt relief to 42 of the world’s poorest countries, a German government source said.
Bush ramps up anti-Arafat rhetoric
US President George Bush has ramped up pressure on the Palestinians to dump Yasser Arafat, but this keystone of his Middle East peace plan generated little enthusiasm among…
Nepad takes centre stage at G8 summit
The world’s richest nations on Thursday turn their sights to Nepad, Africa’s homegrown development plan that aims to lift tens of millions out of poverty by 2015. G8 pledges…