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  • Obama stands firm on shutting down Gitmo

    Obama stands firm on shutting down Gitmo

    May 22, 2009

    WASHINGTON — At the National Archives here, standing in front of a backdrop depicting the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, President Obama declared that operating the torture prison at Guantanamo set...

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  • Probe uncovers Catholic schools horror in Ireland

    Probe uncovers Catholic schools horror in Ireland

    May 22, 2009

    Original source: An investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions has found that thousands of boys and girls were terrorised in workhouse-style schools for decades. It also revealed that government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings,...

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  • The nameless factory behind the Lipton global brand name

    The nameless factory behind the Lipton global brand name

    May 21, 2009

    Be the best you can be': Unilever's Lipton tea factory in Karachi has no name, no logo and no permanent employees. Lipton, as one of Unilever's leading billion dollar brands, is aggressively promoted in multi-million dollar...

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  • Free-marketeer to take power in India

    Free-marketeer to take power in India

    May 21, 2009

    Original source: Indian PM Manmohan Singh vowed to prioritise ' socially inclusive and equitable' economic growth on Tuesday after newly-elected Congress MPs formally chose him as their leader for a second term. Congress Party chief Sonia...

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  • Pakistans displaced create new crisis

    Pakistans displaced create new crisis

    May 20, 2009 By Teresa Albano

    In the wake of the Pakistan’s army offensive against the armed Taliban, more than 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes. The Pakistan Peace and Solidarity Council sent out an urgent appeal today...

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