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UNITED NATIONS (IPS) When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58
member states voted for a historic document covering
political, economic, social and cultural rights.
SAN FRANCISCO, California (IPS) A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university
centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found
that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year,
while just 22 percent believe it has increased.
BLANTYRE, Malawi (IPS) The Malawian government has again stood firm in the face of calls by the
European Union (EU) to sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) -- even
after top-level EU officials visited the southern Africa to convince it to put pen to
paper.
LISBON (IPS) Football functions on so many levels. It can be big business, moving
astronomical quantities of cash, with obscene salaries for owners, coaches and
star players. And it can be a widely played sport, found in every park, street or
vacant lot. And it can be the common ground for multicultural coexistence.
