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For anyone that works with templates and block permissions extensively, you will want GIJOE's altsys module. Don't leave home without it.
Templates are cached unless you have that system preference set to rebuild them. Also, you have to choose which set of templates to use. Clearing the cache directories will rebuild them of course, and in <2.3.x versions of XOOPS, you will have to clear the templates_c directory for templates to rebuild.
BTW, which version of XOOPS and which version of News? I use news on most sites....