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Unions mark International Day Against Homophobia
May 16, 2009The TUC is urging people to remember lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who have been killed around the world on International Day Against Homophobia this Sunday (17 May). There are 77 countries in the...
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Salvador: Its the result of a whole peoples struggle
May 16, 2009Translated by Nikita Shah (l'Humanite) Nohemy Coto is member of Salvadorian parliament for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Huma: What is the impact of the FMLN’s victory? Nohemy Coto: The triumph gained is the...
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French health workers hit the streets of Paris to protest against service cuts
May 16, 2009Original source: Thousands of doctors and other hospital workers marched through Paris on Thursday to protest against a proposed cost-cutting drive that unions warn will turn health-care facilities into 'business hospitals.' University students, who have blocked...
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Public outcry grows over Iraq abuse photos
May 15, 2009President Barack Obama said yesterday he will try to prevent the court-ordered release of photos that depict U.S. troops abusing prisoners. He said his sudden reversal reflected fear that the photos would “further inflame anti-American opinion”...
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A measure of the Cuban Revolution
May 15, 2009This speech was the closing remarks made by Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada at an international conference on 'The Measure of a Revolution: Cuba, 1959-2009' held May 7-9, 2009, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. Alarcón is president of...
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