The USA criticised Iran's decision to seek uranium enrichment that Tehran is planning to use in its nuclear programme. The US representative Richard Boucher claimed Iran could be using the so-t-be civic nuclear programme including building the atomic reactor as a pretext for the development of nuclear arms. The USA consider Iran to be the country sponsoring terrorism. At the same time, the IAEA representative r
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A few decades ago, Iraq had one of the Middle East's best health systems. By the time Saddam Hussein was ousted, it had all but collapsed under the pressure of sanctions, wars and slashed budgets.
Health spending is now up sharply - from $16m in 2002 to almost $1bn in the 2004 budget. But the challenges in res
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Wars, sanctions and looting have left Iraq's infrastructure in ruins. After Saddam Hussein wasoverthrown in 2003, total reconstruction costs were put at $55bn and grants and loans were pledged.
But more than two years on, insecurity is a major obstacle. Reconstruction is still largely stalledin many places.
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