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British prison opens top-class restaurant inside
July 8, 2009(Xinhuanet) -- A top-class restaurant was opened inside a prison in Sutton, Surrey, Britain, according to media reports Tuesday. The restaurant, The Clink, is the first commercial one behind the bars in the country. Diners can...
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Steelworkers ratify groundbreaking agreement with MeadWestvaco in Covington
July 8, 2009Reposted from http://www.uniglobalunion.org/ PITTSBURGH, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the members of USW Local 8-675 in Covington, Virginia have voted in favor of a proposed new contract with MeadWestvaco. The...
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British Airways workers reject job cuts
July 8, 2009Reposted from http://www.laborradio.org A plan to slash thousands of jobs and freeze wages at British Airways in an attempt to cut costs hit turbulence on Monday. Jesse Russell reports: On Monday, workers for British Airways rejected...
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Daughter of the revolution
July 8, 2009Original source:Aleida Guevara attracts interest wherever she goes. Fascination with her father Che plays a part, but it is her ability to candidly argue the case of Cuba's revolutionary endeavours that endears her to audiences. In...
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Honduras coup resistance grows
July 8, 2009Tegucigalpa, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Popular organizations joined in a Front against the coup perpetrated in Honduras are to redouble peaceful rallies to restore the constitutional order in the country. Union, rural, student, and youth leaders,...
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