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  • Stop the bias at Israel Railways

    Stop the bias at Israel Railways

    April 23, 2009

    (Reposted from Haaretz) The discussion about the dismissal of some 40 Israel Railways employees, held on Sunday in the regional labor court, shed some more light on an affair motivated by clear and overt discrimination for...

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  • A different kind of summit

    A different kind of summit

    April 22, 2009

    As the 5th Summit of the Americas met in Trinidad and Tobago under the auspices of the Organization of American States, Latin American leaders ran the show and the prime hemispheric power, represented by President Barack...

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  • Ruling party embarrassed as voters join in boycott of Haiti election

    Ruling party embarrassed as voters join in boycott of Haiti election

    April 22, 2009

    Original source: Results of Haiti's senate elections will probably not be known for over a week, despite a low turnout. Voting for 11 empty seats in the 30-member senate took place across the impoverished country on...

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  • Bolivias Morales to Attend UN Earth Day

    Bolivias Morales to Attend UN Earth Day

    April 22, 2009

    La Paz, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales is expected to travel to New York on Tuesday to attend Earth Day celebrations by the United Nations General Assembly, government sources has confirmed. According to...

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  • Signs of worsening malnutrition among Gazan children

    Signs of worsening malnutrition among Gazan children

    April 22, 2009

    GAZA CITY, 21 April 2009 (IRIN) - Rising poverty, unemployment and food insecurity in Gaza, compounded by the recent 23-day Israeli offensive, have increased the threat of child malnutrition, say UN agencies, health ministry officials and...

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