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New insight into HI-virus
March 1, 2009JOHANNESBURG, (PlusNews) - New research has revealed the extent and speed at which the HI virus can adapt to overcome the body's own evolving defence systems.
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US slammed for biased rights agenda
February 28, 2009Original source: Venezuela, Bolivia and Russia condemned the latest politically motivated US criticisms of their human rights record on Thursday. The three nations were scathing in their rejection of the US State Department's latest report on...
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Protectionism, an answer to the crisis?
February 28, 2009Translated by Laure Tallot (lHumanite) Recall the facts : The latest World Economic Forum in Davos at the end of January was the scene of alarmist statements about an alleged protectionist danger. At the origin of...
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French government considers 5bn euros bail-out after bank’s losses double
February 27, 2009Original source: The French government was poised to intervene on Thursday after the country's fourth-largest investment bank reported that its net losses had almost doubled in the last quarter of 2008. Natixis claimed that it had...
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Britain admits terror suspects given to US
February 27, 2009Defence Secretary John Hutton admitted on Thursday that British forces in Iraq handed over two terror suspects to the US who were then rendered to Afghanistan for interrogation and possible torture. The disclosures contradict government claims...
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