International
Afghans need peace, not war
June 6, 2009WASHINGTON – “The people don’t want 30,000 more troops, but instead 30,000 engineers, teachers and scientists,” said Dr. Roshanak Wardak, a member of the parliament in Afghanistan. She made the statement at an “issues briefing” on...
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Activists seek inquiry into Guantanamo Bay death
June 5, 2009Original source: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on Wednesday for a full and transparent investigation into the recent death of a Yemeni national held at the US prison camp on Guantanamo Bay. US military...
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Obama offers real hope, Netanyahu’s ‘government of yesterday’ offers nothing
June 5, 2009Uri Avnery, former member of Israel's Knesset (Parliament), is a founder of Gush Shalom, the Israeli Peace Bloc. As an Israeli patriot I must say, without the shadow of a doubt, that at this moment the...
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Vietnam develops worlds best cholera vaccine
June 5, 2009Vietnam’s Vaccine and Biomedical Product Company No. 1 (VaBiotech) has developed a new cholera vaccine that is superior to others currently in use. “The new vaccine offers 90 to 100 percent protection after two oral doses...
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Russia, US to talk nukes
June 5, 2009Moscow, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) Russia and the United States will hold their third round of talks in the second half of June in Geneva after two long meetings aimed at achieving a new deal on...
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