http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/596 sh_SH http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160979/1/596 ASUNCION, Jun 26 (IPS) - Paraguay's public hospitals are on the verge of collapse, due to a lack of resources for responding to the wave of southern hemisphere winter illnesses. The first measure to be adopted by the new government that will take over in August will be to declare a "social emergency" in healthcare, the future health minister told IPS. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160962/1/596 Corruption is a fundamental cause and catalyst of the global water crisis, which currently threatens the lives of billions of people around the world, says a new report from a global coalition against corruption. From: Transparency International http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160967/1/596 The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160968/1/596 The Tajik government has torn down the only synagogue left in the country, bringing worship services and food aid programs for the Jewish community to a halt. From: Forum 18 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160961/1/596 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.