World
U.S. appreciates JCP letter on elimination of nuclear weapons
May 26, 2009Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on May 19 made public a letter he received from the U.S. government in response to his April 28 letter calling on U.S. President Obama to take the initiative for...
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Swine flu cases appear in Egypt, Kuwait, UAE
May 26, 2009DUBAI, 25 May 2009 (IRIN) - Confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, have been reported in new countries in the Middle East. Hitherto only Israel had reported cases of the new influenza...
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Class prejudice and Ireland’s report on child abuse
May 25, 2009Last 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
May 25, 2009In 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
May 25, 2009Israeli 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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