Analysis — An illuminating expedition to the world of the uninsured

By Wendell Potter

Lawmakers questioning the need for health care reform should check out this weekend's effort to provide free medical care at a Nashville hig

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… ying doctors and medical supplies to villages in South America, Africa and Asia. It never occurred to Brock when he started RAM in 1985 that most of his …"

Russia's cigarette king practices strategic giving

By Roman Anin

Dominant vendor sets standard for connections

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… at OJSC V.A. Degtyarev Works — which sells military equipment in Africa, Asia and the Middle East through the Russian government’s military goods expo …"

Canada resists adding deadly asbestos to toxics blacklist

By Jim Morris

Major producer resists adding substance to toxics blacklist

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… ns a major exporter of Chrysotile asbestos to India and other countries in Asia and Latin America.“The federal government’s sabotaging of the United N …"

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Imported fish with banned chemicals reaching U.S. consumers

By Laurie Udesky

Mislabeled seafood leads to criminal charges and calls for more tests

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… 2002 to 2009, Alabama records show, 44 percent of basa fish it tested from Asia tested positive for fluoroquinolone, prompting the state to issue nine "su …"

Family trips

By Marina Walker Guevara

House rules on travel companions were skirted — then loosened

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… a is the senior Democrat on the on the International Relations Committee's Asia and the Pacific subcommittee.On her disclosure forms, Williams listed acce …"

Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… es are performed in conflict-ridden countries in Africa, South America and Asia. Eleven of the companies identified by ICIJ are no longer active, and the …"

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The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

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"… st European weapons systems that still had markets in war zones in Africa, Asia or Latin America. For example, according to the Dutch report, the Russian …"

Cholera and the age of the water barons

By Bill Marsden

Cholera turned out to be a chronicle of death foretold by blind ideology

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… least 10 countries from three in 1990; they are also active in at least 10 Asian countries and eight Latin American ones, three in North America, two in t …"

"… .Having firmly established themselves in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, the water companies are expanding into the far more lucrative market of t …"

"… International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction. In countries such a …"

"… on the activities of these companies in South Africa, Australia, Colombia, Asia, Europe, the United States and Canada.The investigation showed that while …"

Defending the internal water empire

They may talk free-market privatization abroad, but internally France closely guards its own borders against foreign water companies

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… the way for Vivendi and Suez in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.At a November 2001 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Do …"

Loaves, fishes and dirty dishes

By Roel Landingin

Manila's privatized water can't handle the pressure

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asia":

"… ncial institutions.Creditors such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, which accounted for $249 million of the MWSS' $307 mill …"

"… ple," Keshav Varma, the senior water supply official for the World Bank in Asia, told ICIJ. "We would rather have partnerships where we can support g …"

"… water loss a performance target in return for capital loans. In fact, the Asian Development Bank required MWSS to reduce water losses as a condition for …"

"… peso terms after the currency fell from 26 to 50 to the dollar during the Asian financial crisis of 1997. The firm reported foreign exchange losses outst …"

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