I never thought I would become interested in the old fashioned subject of agriculture but as I learn more about the costs of food logistics and the effects of industrial agriculture I am thinking more about the food...
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"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...
Well, Blizzard finally announced Diablo 3, sequel to some of the best-selling games of all time. While rumours surrounded this new iteration, whether it would be an action-adventure game, turn into a Massively...
Statements of The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) head Syamsir Siregar always make controversial." "BIN is no longer an intelligence gathering organization but has become a political player," National Commission on...
China has now released over 1,000 people from jail that were involved in the unrest in Tibet earlier this year."The official Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying those freed had been held for minor...
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" STUDENTS and teachers clashed with police in Chile to protest an education Bill they say doesn't go far enough to bring equal access to schooling for the poor even with a Government flush with copper dollars. About a thousand students marched shoulder to shoulder in the...
How the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Washington and the North American Free Trade Agreement created the Mexican and global food crisis. "When tens of thousands of people staged...
"Envoys from nearly 100 countries are gathering in Sweden for a UN forum on economic and political reform in Iraq.The UN called the conference outside Stockholm to review a five-year package it brokered last year,...
The Earth Times Wed, 28 May 2008 Reports." Santiago - More than 300 students were arrested by elite police forces Wednesday in Chile during crowded protests against proposed legislation on education. At least 100 protestors were arrested near the...
Watch out New York! Thousands of US sailors, marines and coast guardsmen will flood NY streets as Fleet Week 2008 kicks off on Thursday."This year's flotilla includes five American warships and three Canadian...
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was the...
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UPDATE - May 6 | 5:28 pm PDT - William Earl Lynd was pronounced dead at 7:51p.m. EDT."It came less than an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts to block it. The
roughly three dozen states around the...
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May 1 is a traditional workers' day holiday across most of Europe, with most of the countries on the continent having the day off (the UK and Ireland save the day off for the following Monday). It coincides with a...
Amidst worries that the Greek economy is entering a period of recession and spiralling prices of basic goods, many Greeks took to the streets to mark Mayday. According to the government figures the official...
I also hate popular feelings." BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will harshly dealwith anyone who spreads rumors which "excite popular feelings"or disturb social harmony in the already...
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