World
Tel Aviv told not to abandon two-state solution as coalition talks continue
February 24, 2009Original source: European Union diplomats warned Israel's next government on Monday not to abandon the two-state solution as right-wingers continued coalition talks in Tel Aviv. Israeli President Shimon Peres asked hardline Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu...
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So Long, Salamanders
February 24, 2009SAN DIEGO, (Tierramérica) - Mesoamerica's salamanders appear to be joining the global decline in amphibian species, like frogs, adding to the evidence of ecological change around the planet.
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US reverses stance on mercury pollution
February 24, 2009JOHANNESBURG, (IRIN) - The new US administration this week reversed the country's position on the control of mercury by calling for a legally binding treaty to limit global mercury pollution. The US delegation announced that the...
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Nestl Hong Kong: Strike action wins dramatic step-down from management
February 23, 2009Hong Kong Nestlé workers took strike action at 6.30 am on Saturday morning to force the reinstatement of their suspended union president. Within five hours management had agreed to meet the union and, faced with strong...
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Irish protesters warn of another Iceland
February 23, 2009Original source: More than 120,000 workers surrounded the Dail, or Irish Parliament, to protest against bail-outs for wealthy bankers, soaring unemployment and the Fianna Fail government's attempts to force public-sector workers to take a pay cut....
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