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  • Class prejudice and Ireland’s report on child abuse

    Class prejudice and Ireland’s report on child abuse

    May 25, 2009

    Last week Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse released a 2,575-page report detailing horrific conditions tens of thousands of children faced in Catholic-run institutions with government collaboration. The report chronicles 'endemic and repeated' sexual, physical...

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  • Sex theme park in China closed prematurely

    Sex theme park in China closed prematurely

    May 25, 2009

    In the end, Chongqing's 'Love Land' just lacked the staying power. With its adult and explicit themes, the country's first sex theme park proved to be 'too hot' for local authorities, and was torn down over...

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  • Netanyahu vows to expand settlements

    Netanyahu vows to expand settlements

    May 25, 2009

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The prime minister told his cabinet that Israel will not build any new settlements in the West Bank but...

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  • FMLN to form government in El Salvador

    FMLN to form government in El Salvador

    May 25, 2009

    San Salvador, May 24 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador president-elect Mauricio Funes said the left-wing Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) will have 'a visible presence' in his government after his June 1 presidential inauguration. Several political sectors...

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  • Communist elected to head Nepal government

    Communist elected to head Nepal government

    May 24, 2009 By Associated Press

    KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Lawmakers elected a communist party leader as Nepal's new prime minister on Saturday in a move aimed at ending weeks of political turmoil.

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