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                    [Title] => Vatican puts 2 journalists on trial for reporting on leaks
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Two Italian journalists who wrote books detailing Vatican mismanagement go on trial Tuesday in a Vatican courtroom along with three people accused of leaking them the information in a case that has drawn scorn from media watchdogs around the world.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-23 17:00:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620017 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1497757 [Title] => UN: Civilian deaths, injuries double in eastern Ukraine [Summary] =>

Civilian deaths and injuries in war-hit eastern Ukraine more than doubled in the three months to mid-August, mostly due to shelling by heavy weapons, the UN human rights agency said yesterday, with almost two-thirds of the deaths occurring in rebel-held areas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-08 17:41:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371370 [AuthorName] => Jamey Keaten [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1238370 [Title] => Harsh treatment of Roma in France draws scrutiny [Summary] =>

France's treatment of thousands of Roma migrants who have been expelled to Eastern Europe came under new scrutiny yesterday from the European Commission and a leading rights group, after France's top security official said the migrants had a "duty to return to their homeland."

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-26 05:35:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471353 [AuthorName] => Lori Hinnant [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 953131 [Title] => Russian lawmakers pass anti-gay bill in 436-0 vote [Summary] =>

A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval yesterday in Russia's lower house of parliament.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-12 03:01:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1535943 [AuthorName] => Nataliya Vasilyeva and Mansur Mirovalev [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1004/45878818.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 769602 [Title] => WB forecasts lower global trade growth [Summary] =>

Developing countries including the Philippines would post a slower trade growth this year due to the global economic crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1652108 [AuthorName] => Philexport News and Features [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 567314 [Title] => Crisis constrains trade finance for exporters and importers [Summary] =>

The lingering global financial crisis has constrained trade finance for exporters and importers in developing countries, including the Philippines, in 2008 and early 2009, a World Bank (WB) survey indicated.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1652108 [AuthorName] => Philexport News and Features [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 521812 [Title] => World Bank cites RP bucking remittance downtrend [Summary] =>

Against the backdrop of a global economy weakened by recession, remittance inflows to developing countries are seen to drop six percent in 2009, a recent World Bank study said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 460799 [Title] => AIDS drugs could be in short supply: World Bank [Summary] => WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said here on Friday that the current global financial crisis is expected to negatively impact AIDS treatment programs in some 20 countries in 2009, warning a number of them may already be facing hardship in supplying life-saving drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS. [DatePublished] => 2009-04-25 08:45:33 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 460793 [Title] => Global crisis prompts big rise in World Bank health, education financing [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said yesterday it was mobilizing up to 3.1 billion dollars this year in health financing to help poor countries battle threats to their social services during the global economic crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-25 06:00:28 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 453780 [Title] => World Bank predicts sharply slower growth in developing world in 2009 [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) - Economic growth in the developing world is expected to slow sharply in 2009 as the global economy deteriorates, the World Bank said today.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-31 23:00:20 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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