Workers at the famous Waterford Crystal are still occupying the works as unions and company receivers work to negotiate job losses and keep the plant open by striking a deal with any company prepared to take on...
Across Italy, students are taking over high schools and universities, protesting planned cuts by the government. In some cases, lessons have continued outside school walls on steps and in plazas.Students Protest...
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"Syrian masses 10,000 commandos on border to invade N. Lebanon DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 23 Sept.: Damascus is pressing forward with its plan to occupy Greater Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city and port. To this end, 10,000 Syrian commando troops have massed at...
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The Thai government has just now concluded that the premier, Samak Sundaravej, violated the constitution by appearing on a televised cooking show. It is not yet clear what implications this will have on whether...
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In Monaco today, Manchester United F.C., the winner of the Champions League trophy last season, came face to face with Zenit F.C., which unexpectedly claimed U.E.F.A. cup just a few months ago. A surprising 2:1...
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David Csaky, also known as "Squirrelman", was forced to leave his tree in Seattle today. Neighbors in the area came together and gave him a new home, an RV. Read one of his neighbors blogs right...
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"Democrat Barack Obama has put to rest the question of whether a black presidential candidate can win in white America.
His victory in 95 percent white Iowa proved that he could appeal across racial lines and even draw women away from Hillary Rodham Clinton despite her push...
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Following the murder of three newspaper workers last week in Oaxaca, violence against journalists in the region is continuing. This time, the hostilities are coming from a powerful workers union in the region - Union General Obrera Campesina y Popular (UGOCP), rather than...
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"The petition was sparked by two Irish family groups occupying a site on an unused corner of an overspill car park at the city's new Liberty Stadium.
Last week the 37-page petition, running to almost 1000 signatures, was served on the county council.
Now the Commission for...
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Some Tiger populations are in grave danger. Some have already disappeared, some are rebounding. The Tigers of China have a beautiful lady going to bat for them. But there's a catch-22 in one effort to protect the...
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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"darkness closed in, ending the protective Marine air cover. Chinese infantry assaults grew bolder, penetrating closer and closer to the convoy. Task Force Faith began to disintegrate. Almost all of its officers and sergeants were dead or seriously wounded. An attack was made...
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