.lh a .rm 75 NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICES AVAILABLE ON PEACENET * Asterisked services at premium subscription price. A. INTER PRESS SERVICE (IPS) ips.english* Inter Press Service English service, "raw" feed, available to news media only, 48-hour embargo, reprint rights (now available) ips.ginenglish* Inter Press Service English service, "processed" feed, edited for the U.S. market by Global Information Network (GIN), New York, available to news media only, 48-hour embargo, reprint rights ips.espanol* Inter Press Service Spanish service, "raw" feed available to news media only, 48-hour embargo, reprint rights ips.ginespanol* Inter Press Service Spanish service, "processed" feed selected and edited for the U.S. market by Global Information Network (GIN), New York available to news media only, 48-hour embargo, reprint rights B. OTHER NEWS SERVICES aia.news* Frontline states. Posted weekly from Harare, Zimbabwe by Africa Information Afrique. 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