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Rendering the Palestinian Authority irrelevant
March 19, 2008Although the calm in Gaza did not last for more than a few days it marks a very significant development in the ongoing power struggle between Israel, Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah....
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World Notes: Literacy, women’s rights, death penalty …
March 18, 2008Cuba: Literacy milestone reached Speaking to reporters, Cuban Minister of Education Luis Ignacio Gomez indicated that as of March 13 three million people worldwide have learned to read and write through the Cuban method of literacy...
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On International Womens Day, UN shines light on gender violence
March 15, 2008Women’s inequality hurts all, UN chief Ban says UNITED NATIONS — International Women’s Day, March 8, was commemorated here starting March 6. Women’s importance to the world’s progress was emphasized, but speakers stressed that the situation...
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Story of a massacre
March 15, 2008Colombian troops attacked inside Ecuador on March 1, destroying a camp occupied by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Ecuadorian soldiers later found 23 bodies, including those of five Mexican young people visiting the site....
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Worldnotes – March 15, 2008
March 15, 2008Russia: Billionaires multiply In one year Russia moved from 53 billionaires to 87, four of them among the world’s wealthiest 20 individuals. A Forbes editor enthused that “the new No. 2 country behind the U.S,” (which...
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