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Israel threatens and boards Gaza aid ship
July 1, 2009Original source: Solidarity activists have called on Tel Aviv to 'call off their attack dogs' after commandos boarded their converted ferry and threatened to arrest them unless they turned back from Gaza. The Spirit of Humanity,...
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Victim spots muggers using Google maps
July 1, 2009Dutch twin brothers who mugged a teenager in the northern town of Groningen were arrested after being caught on camera by a car gathering images for Google's online photo map service, police said. The pair stole...
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‘Underlying conditions’ for Honduras coup?
July 1, 2009The 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
July 1, 2009Original 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
June 30, 2009Bolivarian 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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