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NZ parents vote to smack their kids

" A referendum on the smacking of children has just been held in New Zealand and 88 per cent of Kiwis who took part voted to re-legalize it. Two years ago the Labor Government made it illegal for parents to smack...

opinion by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Samsung in crisis after chairman quits

"SOUTH Korea's largest business group Samsung faces a leadership crisis after its chairman quit in the wake of a scandal, the acting chairman said today. "Without a captain or rudder, Samsung now...

created by renovatio | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Protesting arises in Oshawa after GM is set to scrap 4 production plants

What is new in the world of GM? Coming on the heels of a massive buyout in the US of 19,000 workers, an announcement was made this morning that GM will be closing down four North American plants. Manufacturing...

created by jessica.lam | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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EU leaders sign Lisbon Treaty

"EU leaders meeting in Lisbon have signed the treaty to reform the institutions of the Union. It is to be called the Lisbon Treaty. The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, did not attend the signing ceremony due to to a parliamentary committee hearing. He has now signed the...

created by infomatique | 4 years ago
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Fiji Army Sets Up Road Blocks in Suva, Disarms Police

"Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's army set up road blocks in the capital, Suva, and seized weapons from the country's only armed police unit after the military commander threatened to stage a coup against the government. Soldiers deployed in the city today, Pene Nonu, a spokesman...