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Women ‘are still sidelined in politics’
March 8, 2009Original source: The Inter-Parliamentary Union revealed on Thursday that women only account for around 18 per cent of the seats in parliaments worldwide. In its annual report card, the group bemoaned 'slow progress' in achieving gender...
Read moreGuadeloupe strike ends, people remain mobilized
March 8, 2009BASSE-TERRE -- (Prensa Latina) An agreement March 5 over wages and prices between authorities and unions put an end to a six-week general strike in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean. The deal reached...
Read moreZimbabwean PM injured in car accident
March 8, 2009HARARE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hurt in a car accident Friday, and the injuries are not life-threatening. Tsvangirai and his wife were involved in a head-on collision. His wife died...
Read moreCitizen scientists get ready to track light pollution
March 7, 2009Here is an opportunity for students, youth, and families to take part in a 2 week world wide citizen science project to record night time light pollution across the world. One needs to merely go outside,...
Read moreAcropolis closed due to strike
March 7, 2009The archaeological site of Acropolis, Greece's most attractive tourist site, was closed on Thursday due to a strike by Culture Ministry employees.
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