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Activists Hail Fidelity's Divestment from Sudan-Linked Oil Company (OneWorld.net)
Filed: May 25th 2007: World

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (OneWorld) - The news that a major investment firm has drastically reduced its business interests with those close to the Sudanese government has emboldened pressure groups involved in the global campaign to stop attacks in Darfur.

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