World
Gazans set sights high with world kite-flying bid
August 2, 2009Thousands of children in Gaza have attempted to set a new world kite-flying record amid the ruins of Israel's criminal offensive earlier this year. The effort represents a brave display of joy in the territory. The...
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Sex, lies, and lawsuits
August 2, 2009A divorce case unfolding in a Shanghai court has all the ingredients for a successful movie - romance, deceit, melodrama and tragedy. A groom disappeared the day before his wedding, leaving his blushing bride to attend...
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WORLDNOTES: European Union, South Korea, Occupied Territories, South Africa, Venezuela, Cuba
July 31, 2009European Union: Youth unemployment skyrockets The EU statistical agency Eurostat last week reported a first quarter hike in young worker unemployment to 18.3 percent, up 3.7 percent. In all, 5 million workers in 27 EU nations...
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Honduran regime of fear
July 30, 2009Original source: Last month Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped by the army and expelled from the country. But last Friday he vowed to re-enter Honduras at a border crossing where thousands of his supporters had...
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Action needed to avert AIDS ‘treatment time bomb’
July 30, 2009JOHANNESBURG, 28 July 2009 (PlusNews) - The goal of achieving universal access to treatment by 2010 has preoccupied the global AIDS community in recent years, but a new report warns that not preparing for the changing...
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