International
AUSTRALIA: New drive against racism
February 27, 2009MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (IPS) - With new figures showing that 44 percent of Australians were either born overseas or have at least one parent who was, community organisations have welcomed a stepped-up government programme to tackle...
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Nuclear Doomsday Clock may finally stop ticking
February 26, 2009UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration’s apparent resolve to take U.S. foreign policy in a new direction is creating ripples of hope for an enhanced U.N. agenda on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament....
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Iran ‘tests’ first nuclear power station
February 26, 2009Original source: Iran declared on Wednesday that its technicians have started a test run of the country's first nuclear power station. The power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr was built with Russian help...
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The fat-cat controller
February 26, 2009Original source: Rail workers heaped scathing criticism on their 'Fat Controller' bosses on Wednesday for plotting to award each other hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash in bonuses. Network Rail executives were revealed to...
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Iran: Verdict against five union leaders of Haft Tapeh expected in next few days
February 26, 2009(Reposted from www.iuf.org) The court hearing against the five union leaders of Haft Tapeh in the southern city of Shush concluded yesterday at 2.30pm local time. The Revolutionary Court said that the verdict will be issued...
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