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Prospects good for communists, social democrats in Czech snap election
August 26, 2013On August 20, the government of the Czech Republic's caretaker Prime Minister, Jiri Rusnok, fell when a majority of the lower house of Parliament voted to dissolve itself.
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Suez Steel owner refuses to reopen plant, adding to Egypt’s woes
August 22, 2013The owner of Suez Steel is refusing to reopen the plant unless the workers he forced to strike there three weeks ago unconditionally return to their jobs.
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A salute to Fidel Castro on his 87th birthday
August 14, 2013It is very hard to think of a more important world leader than Fidel.
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Progressive Latin American integration advances
August 13, 2013In spite of the death of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and other reverses, the "Bolivarian" process of integration in Latin America is advancing.
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Berlin still hopes for an end to all war
August 12, 2013The hot, seemingly untroubled vacation days in Germany have been disturbed by two abbreviations, NSU and NSA.
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