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international / arts and media Wednesday September 06, 2006 - 23:35 by reptilian
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Natascha Kampusch told viewers of Austrian television what it's like to be locked in a cellar for 10 years tonight. She's gone global. In fact she's top of the ratings. Natascha was all but forgotten about by Austrians a decade ago, but now reproduction and syndication rights of her interview have been traded worldwide. Each country & language giving it's own spin & peculiar title. I phoned my local television station which airs the interview tomorrow to complain at its choice of title which in English is "Natasha's confessions". ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday September 06, 2006 - 22:43 by John Donovan
The management of Royal Dutch Shell has more than met its match in the current no-holds-barred "negotiation" with the Kremlin over potential profits from the $20 billion Sakhalin II project in Russia. Little interest is being paid however by either party to the fate of the endangered Whale population. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday September 06, 2006 - 12:24 by T
4 comments (last - wednesday september 06, 2006 - 19:42)
A report by Israel’s National Insurance Institute shows that another 100,000 people fell below the poverty line in Israel bringing the total impoverished to 1.6m or 24.7% of the population. The report also indicated that Israel at 35% had the highest child poverty rate amongst capitalist countries. Much of this has been caused by various cutbacks in social spending from previous military adventures with further cuts planned as a result of the most recent war in Lebanon. Unemployment is also running at 9%. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday September 05, 2006 - 22:57 by Plastic Paddy
Hamas Government Challenged ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday September 05, 2006 - 21:30 by R. Isible
2 comments (last - wednesday september 06, 2006 - 00:52)
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, (PRD) the "leftist" opponent of Calderon (PAN) has stated that he will not accept the ruling which was made half an hour ago. The ruling was conducted by a panel of seven judges (the TRIFE), who only consented to review approximately 13,000 of the 130,000 polling stations returns. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Tuesday September 05, 2006 - 15:19 by James
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At least 5.271 people have died since 1988 along the european frontiers. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 05, 2006 - 13:41 by Yusuf
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A new tape featuring Ayman al Zawahiri and Californian Adam Gadahn speaks clearly about the present situation facing US citizens and invites them embrace Islam before it is too late. Full video at: http://www.sendspace.com/file/7rqrcu Click "download link Mmmmm.rm" US has been removing all traces of full video but it is posted here for now . If this link is taken down I will try to post a new one in comments ... read full story / add a comment
offaly / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 05, 2006 - 02:17 by Naomi Murphy
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In the 1950s, he opposed Senator Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee ... read full story / add a comment |
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