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  • ‘Underlying conditions’ for Honduras coup?

    ‘Underlying conditions’ for Honduras coup?

    July 1, 2009

    The generals, oligarchs and corrupt politicians who perpetrated Sunday’s coup d’état against Honduran president Manuel Zelaya are beginning to sweat as militant demonstrations and strikes continue in the capital of Tegucigalpa and elsewhere, as stories of...

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  • Shanghai construction disaster leads to arrests

    Shanghai construction disaster leads to arrests

    July 1, 2009

    Original source: Shanghai authorities have announced that they are holding nine people in an investigation into why a nearly completed block of flats collapsed, killing one worker. The incident on Saturday was an embarrassment for Shanghai's...

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  • ALBA countries condemn coup, refuse Honduran diplomats

    ALBA countries condemn coup, refuse Honduran diplomats

    June 30, 2009

    Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) issued the following statement by its Presidential Council. ALBA was formed as an alternative trade pact to the 'free trade' agreements like NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and FTAA...

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  • Honduran people resist military coup

    Honduran people resist military coup

    June 30, 2009

    Armed troops broke into the home of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Sunday June 28th. They beat him and threatened his family, then put them onto an airplane bound for Costa Rica.

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  • Alleged extortionist arrested after giving cops personal bank account number

    Alleged extortionist arrested after giving cops personal bank account number

    June 30, 2009

    A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Chongqing municipality in China on Friday, two years after he tried to blackmail police by threatening to plant bombs in public areas. Surnamed Tan, the man...

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