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World Notes: Europe, Iraq, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Cuba
June 4, 2010Joblessness up in Europe, displaced in Iraq, politics in Nepal, union-busting in Costa Rica, women appeal re Cuban 5.
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Vote shows Colombia in political rut
June 3, 2010Presidential elections May 30 in Colombia ended up unexpectedly - apparently - but perhaps there's more to it.
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Japan’s prime minister resigns over U.S. base on Okinawa
June 3, 2010The prime minister of Japan resigns because of solid opposition throughout Japan to relocating a U.S. military base on Okinawa.
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Germany, Afghanistan, Gaza
June 1, 2010On the first such occasion in German history, President Horst Koehler, only a year into his second term, told a sudden press conference Monday that he was immediately resigning.
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Honduras coup reverberations continue
June 1, 2010Four months after a new president, Porfirio Lobo of the right-wing National Party, took power, killings continue and he has still not achieved full legitimacy in Latin America.
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