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Victim forces 3 robbers to seek police help
June 27, 2009BEIJING, June 17 -- Three robbers had to get police help after their intended victim fought back with a knife in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Thursday. One of the suspects cried after the victim stabbed him....
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Greenland moves toward independence
June 27, 2009While much attention has been lavished on Latin America's move toward socialism and on the special role played by indigenous peoples in these struggles, similar advances have been taking place at the other end of the...
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50 years of Cuban Agrarian Reform: overcoming challenges to feed the people
June 26, 2009The food needs of Cuba are vast and present a ready market for US farmers and agri-business corporations. Surprisingly, Cuba’s largest supplier of food and agricultural products is the US where it gets 70% of its...
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WORLDNOTES, Lithuania, China, Uganda, Global, Iraq, and Cuba
June 26, 2009Lithuania: Anti-gay legislation protested Parliament last week banned discussion of homosexuality in schools and in literature available to children. Viewing the legislation as discriminatory, gay rights and human rights groups including Amnesty International launched a campaign...
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Venezuela and US to restore diplomats
June 26, 2009Original source: Venezuela and the United States have agreed to restore their ambassadors more than nine months after President Hugo Chavez expelled the US envoy from Caracas. Mr Chavez signalled that he still had major differences...
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