World
Sudanese protest lashing of woman
December 16, 2010Sudanese women's rights activists and allies protested the beating of a young woman by laughing police officers that was captured on video and circulated around the world.
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World Notes: Cuba, Bangladesh and more
December 15, 2010Cuba: Economic reforms apply to health care; Bangladesh: Textile workers launch massive strike; Costa Rica: Opposition protests U.S. troops; Spain: WikiLeaks reveals talks on AFRICOM hosting; Japan: Peace Conference centers on removal of foreign bases; Egypt:...
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British education cuts: a member of Parliament speaks out
December 14, 2010The yawning gap between the richest and the rest has to be addressed and wealth must be redistributed.
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WikiLeaks spawns OpenLeaks, global whistle-blowing community
December 14, 2010The biggest story about WikiLeaks may not be the contents of the documents it is releasing but its upending of secrecy, whistle-blowing and journalism as we know it.
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Cancun: Are we running out of time on climate change?
December 13, 2010Even on some of the decisions agreed to in Cancun, many crucial details were postponed at least until next year's round of negotiations, but Ban Ki-moon says it's better than nothing.
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