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  • E-books publishing on the rise

    E-books publishing on the rise

    July 20, 2009

    Publishing houses or newspapers specializing in printed books have slipped into e-book publishing. This fact became evident at the recently concluded 'Digital Publishing Expo' in Beijing. By the end of 2008, ninety-percent of 578 publishing houses...

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  • Palestinian workers in West Bank sue for rights

    Palestinian workers in West Bank sue for rights

    July 20, 2009

    Original source: SALFIT, West Bank (WOMENSENEWS)--This month, five Palestinian female workers from a factory in the Israeli settlement of Barkan, in the West Bank, expect to find themselves in a Jerusalem court. They are part of...

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  • Hillary Clinton arrives in New Delhi

    Hillary Clinton arrives in New Delhi

    July 20, 2009

    New Delhi, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in New Delhi on Sunday under tight security to launch what he described as the third phase of the strategic partnership with India....

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  • Mandela reaches 91st birthday

    Mandela reaches 91st birthday

    July 20, 2009

    Original source: Nelson Mandela's supporters have celebrated the anti-apartheid icon's 91st birthday yesterday by emulating him with good deeds. Mr Mandela had called on people to spend time doing good on the first Mandela Day, which...

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  • Reactions from Ghana on Obama visit

    Reactions from Ghana on Obama visit

    July 19, 2009

    ACCRA, Ghana -- Nearly one week after President Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana, a sense of excitement and expectation remains in the air here. This past Monday, July 13, a day after Obama’s weekend visit, the...

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