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Rationing to begin in Venezuelan state
Caracas :: Venezuela | 15 days ago
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Venezuela Food rationing is beginning in Venezuela's second most populous state next week for 20 products subject to price controls...Also unclear is whether it could extend to the rest of Venezuela. Zulia state chief of staff Blagdimir Labrador says
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Venezuela: Toilet Roll Stash Found Amid Crisis
Maracaibo :: Venezuela | 19 days ago
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A huge stash of toilet roll has been found in Venezuela, just weeks after it was revealed the country faced a crisis over shortages. A tip off from a member of the public led police to a warehouse where 2,450 bales were discovered. Officers also
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TROTTER: A roadblock to entry-level job-seekers
Washington :: DC :: USA | 21 days ago
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Instead of raising the minimum wage, as President Obama has proposed, we should abolish it entirely. The minimum wage does more harm than good, particularly in an already dismal U.S. employment market, especially for the young, inexperienced,
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Future uncertain for NSW gas customers
Melbourne :: Australia | 1 month ago
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Mr Hartcher says the three per cent electricity price rise for 2013/14 was "great news" for NSW families, coming down to near the Consumer Price Index (CPI). "Finally the price spiral has stopped, it was 18 per cent last year, it was over 20 per cent
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Health reform faces tension with integrated health systems
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 2 months ago
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In the coming years, health care reform will drive consolidation in the industry. Reformers, including the president himself, point to integrated health systems like Kaiser Permanente as the future of health care delivery. While this movement may
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Health groups say Medicare letter misrepresented views
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Some liberal healthcare advocates are charging the drug industry with artificially inflating its grassroots support in a bid to stop Congress from pursuing Medicare cuts that would hurt the industry's bottom line. At issue is a routine-seeming letter
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Arbitrary fuel price rises may cause riots
Nairobi :: Kenya | 3 months ago
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With the Electricity Regulatory Commission having raised fuel prices by an average of Sh4 per litre last week, the cost of living is bound to rise as the pressure caused by high oil prices begins to spill over to other commodities, including food.
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Ecuador implements food price controls
Quito :: Ecuador | 4 months ago
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The decree was signed by President Rafael Correa last Friday, but was only made public Monday. Once the new regulation enters into force by being published in the Official Registry, officials of various ministries will have to establish reference
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Budget: USIBC seeks reforms in India's healthcare
New Delhi :: India | 4 months ago
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O bserving that India's life science industry is poised for spectacular growth and international participation, Corporate America has sought major reforms in the country's health sector, including foreign direct investment and global collaboration in
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Baucus criticized for role in fiscal cliff deal
Helena :: MT :: USA | 5 months ago
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Sen. Max Baucus is responding to critics who argue that a provision in this month's fiscal cliff deal favored pharmaceutical companies at the expense of taxpayers. Those critics have alleged that pharmaceutical giant Amgen, through aggressive
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