World
Israeli soldiers tell of Gaza atrocities
March 21, 2009JERUSALEM (IPS) — Based on testimony from Israeli soldiers who took part in the recent war in Gaza, Israel is being confronted directly with the serious charge that permissive rules of engagement allowed for the killing...
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Coping in a world of ‘peak water’
March 21, 2009UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 (IPS) - As more than 20,000 people meet in Istanbul for a major week-long conference on future management of the world's water supplies, women's groups are working to ensure that policy decisions...
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Of rats and sinking ships
March 21, 2009Well, what do you know? Northern Rock, the first British lender to go completely pear-shaped and take a massive bail-out from the taxpayer, continued to make 'risky' loans after it was bailed out. Yes, and so...
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Overcome the economic crisis through wage increase and job creation
March 21, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) This year’s labor Spring Struggle is nearing its climax as Japan’s major corporations, including automobile and electronics makers, will respond to labor’s demand for a wage increase....
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World Baseball Classic heats up
March 20, 2009Baseball fans around the world are tuning into the 2009 World Baseball Classic, which holds its final championship game on March 23. Who will it be? At press time teams in the running include Japan, South...
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