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Canadian teachers force govt retreat
November 11, 2005VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After two weeks of striking in defiance of government anti-strike laws, British Columbia’s 38,000 public school teachers returned to the classroom Oct. 24, strongly united for the next round of battles for...
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World Notes
November 11, 2005Korean Peninsula: Working together for Olympics North and South Korea agreed Nov. 1 to send a unified team to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and to next year’s Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, The New York...
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Holiday canceled, but 200,000 celebrate Russian Revolution
November 11, 2005Though the long-standing Nov. 7 holiday celebrating the anniversary of the Russian Revolution has been canceled, press reports indicate that nearly 200,000 people throughout the country observed the holiday anyway, with rallies, demonstrations and ceremonies. Over...
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In Berlin New faces with old policies?
November 11, 2005News Analysis BERLIN — Everything has changed! Nothing has changed! A new coalition is taking shape in Berlin. Former Prime Minister Gerhard Schroeder has been replaced by the first woman to head a German government, Angela...
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Iranian party slams leaders comments on Israel
November 11, 2005In an Oct. 29 statement, the Tudeh Party of Iran denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his statement earlier that month calling Israel a “disgraceful blot … that should be wiped off the face of the world.”...
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