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  • Palestinians hit by food and water crises

    Palestinians hit by food and water crises

    July 16, 2008

    Three United Nations agencies have warned of a decline in Palestinian living standards, with a new report showing that high food prices and falling incomes are forcing families to manage with less and lower quality food....

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  • Irelands No vote challenges pro-business pact

    Irelands No vote challenges pro-business pact

    July 16, 2008

    The people of Ireland voted resoundingly against the Lisbon Treaty in a popular referendum vote June 13. The vote was 53.4 percent “No.” Opponents of the pact said the vote demonstrated the strong will of the...

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  • Lula takes to the road for Brazil

    Lula takes to the road for Brazil

    July 16, 2008

    Brazil, the world’s 10th largest economy, has adopted an increasingly assertive role in world politics as it promotes Latin American unity, justice for the poor world especially in regard to food supplies, and Brazil’s place in...

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  • Iraqis celebrate anniversary of 1958 revolution

    Iraqis celebrate anniversary of 1958 revolution

    July 16, 2008

    BAGHDAD — The National Theater in central Baghdad was packed with an enthusiastic audience waving the Iraqi flag and red banners, July 12. The event, organized by the Iraqi Communist Party, was a celebration of the...

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  • WORLD NOTES: July 12

    WORLD NOTES: July 12

    July 11, 2008

    Egypt: ‘Emergency’ rule goes on Parliament voted June 30 to extend emergency rule, in place since 1981, for two more years. In 2006, President Hosni Mubarak’s government promised that after two years of discussion new antiterrorism...

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