World
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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Pakistan peace group urges humanitarian aid for displaced
May 14, 2009The Pakistan Peace and Solidarity Council sent out an urgent appeal today to the “philanthropists, donors, supporters, international relief organizations and international community” for humanitarian aid to assist the some 1.3 million displaced people from Swat,...
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A mothers letter from Colombian jail: Free political prisoners
May 14, 2009Liliany Obando is a mother and like Mother’s Day founder Julia Ward Howe is a peace advocate. Peace in Colombia means dealing with violence wrought by big landowners, narco traffickers, federal troops and privatized paramilitaries. She’s...
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