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Steelworkers walk out in France
May 30, 2009Steelworkers from the Fos-sur-Mer Arcelor Mittal plant demonstrate in Marseille, southern France, May 26. This was the fourth strike in recent months by French workers angry with the Sarkozy government’s handling of the economic crisis and...
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Woman gets jail for ‘American Idol’ stalking
May 30, 2009Xinhuanet -- An Australian woman who stalked 'American Idol' contestant Diana DeGarmo over the internet was sentenced to 26 months in prison Friday. Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 23, from Melbourne hacked into the MySpace account of 2004...
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US hides sexual abuse in Abu Ghraib
May 30, 2009Washington, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pentagon sought to publish pictures on torture applied by the CIA in the prison of Abu Ghraib during the administration of George W. Bush, but President Barack Obama revoked its...
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Caracas shuns gold firm as state pushes forward with development
May 30, 2009Original source: Venezuela has refused to renew a gold concession held by the US Gold Reserve corporation as the government boosts state control over its mineral wealth. According to Wednesday's edition of Venezuela's Official Gazette, the...
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Irish abuse churches must pay, prime minister argues
May 29, 2009Irish leaders declared on Wednesday that the secretive Catholic orders responsible for abusing children in workhouse-style schools must pay a greater share of compensation for victims. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has demanded face-to-face negotiations with...
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