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Boy, 6, bites rope to escape from kidnappers
July 8, 2009A 6-year-old boy managed to bite and loosen the rope around his hands and escaped from his kidnappers. The student in Yangtian village, Shaanxi province, was kidnapped on Monday afternoon. Two men used a motorcycle to...
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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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