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Agnostic advertisements forbidden
March 4, 2009Transated by Kristina Wischenkamper (l'Humanite) Italy isn’t Great Britain ; nor is it Spain. And Genoa isn’t London, Barcelona, Valencia or Madrid. Consequently you won’t see “God doesn’t exist, make the most of life” on the...
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Vegetable-based drug could inhibit cancer
March 3, 2009Compounds extracted from green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage could be a potent drug against melanoma, according to cancer researchers. Tests on mice suggest that these compounds, when combined with selenium, target tumors more safely...
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Gaza aid conference opens in Egypt
March 3, 2009Original source: The Egyptian president opened an international donors' conference on Monday that aims to raise $3 billion (£2.1bn) for the decimated Gaza Strip. Hosni Mubarak told the gathering, which included French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Palestinian...
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Protest now! Iraqi government attacks teacher trade union
March 3, 2009(Reposted from strongerunions.org) I’m in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) for a TUC workshop for Iraqi and Kurdish trade unionists, and Iraqi Teachers’ Union President Jasim al-Lami has reported an astounding attack on his union’s leadership by the...
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Authorities arrest the leader of agricultural workers union
March 3, 2009(reposted from US Labor Against the War) This disturbing news (see below) arrived today from the Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI). Please contact the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC, and copy Hillary...
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