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Budget Serbia
World  (tags: news, government )

Bilja
- 2 hours ago - blic.rs
29.11.2009 Many have heard about suppression of mosquitoes and ambrosia, but not that Ministry of Environmental Protection paid about 300 million dinars for these to private Companies, without a tender. Some doctors worked even 650 hours day.
The Man Who Smuggled Himself Into Auschwitz
World  (tags: death, humanrights, violence, evil, Nazism, holocaust )

Stan
- 4 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
When millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable British soldier smuggled himself into Auschwitz to witness the horror so he could tell others the truth
The Hindu : News / International : 37 Dead as Ferry Capsizes in Bangladesh
World  (tags: )

June
- 7 hours ago - beta.thehindu.com
A triple-deck ferry packed with hundreds of pilgrims capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and scores missing, authorities said.
Solutions for Patios and Deck Plants - Container Gardening
World  (tags: best, interesting, blog )

Gila
- 8 hours ago - containersgarden.com
If you’re new to gardening and would like to add style, color, or a welcoming vibe to your deck or patio, container gardening can be an easy way to accomplish this. You can even add roses or other plants to boxes in windows. Natural sanctu...
CHOGM Meeting COP15 Agenda
World  (tags: ChOGM Meet Cop15 Agenda )

Naresh
- 8 hours ago - pr-inside.com
.British Government and others, has been for a fast-start fund to assist in overall climate change financing, underpinning an agreement at Copenhagen.
Domestic Solar Energy
World  (tags: best, interesting, blog )

Gila
- 8 hours ago - containersgarden.com
With energy sources becoming scarcer at a rate quicker than they are being replenished, it is only wise that we use the natural energy available cheaply âEUR" the heat energy. Apart from it’s unlimited supply of energy, the sun helps to limit ...
Turn Your Patio Into A Voluminous Vegetable Garden
World  (tags: best, interesting, blog )

Gila
- 9 hours ago - containersgarden.com
My first apartment was a second-story condo in an urban complex, far displaced from the groomed suburban landscapes and sprawling gardens I had grown up with. My only connection to the outdoors was a small porch, surrounded by brown siding and a f...
Eiffel Scholarships - Call for Applications 2010 | Scholarshipworldwide
World  (tags: scholarship, in, france )

Shahid
- 9 hours ago - scholarshipworldwide.blogspot.com
government scholarship in france for 2010
On the Hunt for China's Child Snatchers
World  (tags: world, china, children, abductions, Child trafficking, HumanRights, crime, violence )

Dee
- 9 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Over 2,000 trafficked children have been rescued since China's government began a crackdown on the trade in stolen children earlier this year.
N-Plant Radiation Leak in Karnataka Leaves 45 Staffers Sick (India)
World  (tags: nuclear, India, atomic power plant, acident, safety concern, staff, radiation poisoning, heavy water )

Naoko
- 11 hours ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
In a nuclear accident that is bound to raise key safety concerns ahead of India's ambitious atomic expansion program, about 45 employees of the Kaiga atomic power plant suffered radiation poisoning when radioactive heavy water from the plant contaminated
A Way of Life: Toxicity in Our Environment and Eco-Friendly ...
World  (tags: best, interesting, blog )

Gila
- 11 hours ago - containersgarden.com
Because toxicity has become a way of life, and we must breath and eat, we are continuously exposed to pesticides and polluntants, some stored right under our kitchen sinks, says a report from the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass., and the ...
Day 4 - Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah -Letters Needed!
World  (tags: humanrights, africa, violence, tortureGoodNews, HumanRights )

Tierney
- 15 hours ago - savedarfur.org
Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, a physician and professor of Medicine at el-Fasher University in Darfur, specializes in working with victims of torture and sexual violence. Born and raised in Jebel Marra in west Darfur, Dr. Ahmed served as the former Direct
Compassion for the Taliban's Child Soldiers
World  (tags: children, middle-east, HumanRights, terrorism, violence, war )

Sarah
- 16 hours ago - war.change.org
Child soldiers in Afghanistan have been a prominent fixture of war since the early days of the anti-Soviet resistance, but sending children in place of adult suicide bombers was something militant groups in Afghanistan or Pakistan did until around 2006.
Utah Cave Where Spelunker Died Will Be Closed
World  (tags: Nutty Putty Cave, Utah )

Kristi
- 16 hours ago - latimes.com
Nutty Putty Cave, where John Jones died after being trapped upside down for 28 hours, will be sealed. Jones' body will remain inside.
Japan Launches 5th Spy Satellite
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', ethics, government, humans, interesting, news, politics, society, UnitedNations, world, japan, spying )

CA
- 23 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said.
Protestant Church Apologizes for Massacring Native Americans - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.Co
World  (tags: )

June
- 23 hours ago - foxnews.com
Members of one of America's oldest Protestant churches officially apologized Friday -- for the first time -- for massacring and displacing Native Americans 400 years ago. "We consumed your resources, dehumanized your people and
A Survivors Battle Against Female Genital Mutilation
World  (tags: FGM, one person, make a difference, compassionate people )

Hans
- 1 day ago - frontpagemag.com
My experience with Islam on FGM is very sad. As you correctly point out, a majority of people who practice FGM on women are of the Islamic faith and in the Muslim countries that I have visited their women and children have encountered the worst form of it
Chavez Calls for the Creation of a Fifth Socialist International
World  (tags: Venezuela, capitalism, oppression, exploitation, impoverishment, poverty, revolution, democracy, socialism, marxism, equality, egalitarianism, HumanRights, humanrights, environment, climate, ClimateChange, climate-change, climatechange, imperialism )

Simon
- 1 day ago - marxist.com
55 left parties from 39 nations signed the Caracas Agreement, for a worldwide fight against imperialism. Starting the PSUV congress, Chavez made a very radical left-wing speech, for transforming Venezuela's bourgeois state into a revolutionary state.
Venezuelan Government Takes Over Idle Land for Food Production
World  (tags: Venezuela, democracy, economy, capitalism, revolution, socialism, nationalisation, GoodNews, goodnews, politics, government, ethics, land reform, agrarian reform, land, agriculture, production, peasants, campesinos, Indigenous, poverty, equality )

Simon
- 1 day ago - venezuelanalysis.com
An estimated 2.5 million hectares of unused or illegally occupied land have been taken from rich people, to give to poor farm workers, since President Hugo Chavez took office & the 2001 Land Law was passed. The govt aims to recover 300,000 more this year.
Twenty Years on: One Wall Falls, Others Rise
World  (tags: capitalism, exploitation, impoverishment, oppression, stalinism, berlin wall, Berlin, Israeli wall, Israeli apartheid wall, apartheid, security barrier, separation wall, Israeli apartheid, israel, palestine, Mexico, border, u.s., usa, hypocrisy, wall )

Simon
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, was a time for self-congratulation by supporters of capitalism, but living standards for most people in Eastern Europe have DROPPED since the reintroduction of capitalism. & Israel & USA built new walls
Honduras: Regime's Electoral Circus Rejected
World  (tags: Honduras, referendum, democracy, u.s., usa, Obama, capitalism, media, dishonesty, lies, propaganda, imperialism, US imperialism, U.S. imperialism, neocolonialism, neo-colonialism, coup, coup d'etat, violence, military, resistance, Zelaya, Micheletti )

Simon
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
In an attempt to give itself a democratic cover, the regime (which overthrew democracy in a coup, has silenced critical media, detained thousands of opponents & killed or disappeared dozens of others), is organising "democratic elections" on November 29.
Malaysia: 'Real Power Comes From the People'
World  (tags: Malaysia, politics, government, capitalism, bourgeoisie, capitalist class, ruling class, exploiter class, exploitation, impoverishment, poverty, working class, proletariat, labor, labour, socialism, equality, HumanRights, humanrights, class struggle )

Simon
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
Last year, the PSM shocked the political establishment by winning a seat in the national parliament & one in a state assembly -- the first socialists elected to parliament since the 1960s. There's been a 400% increase in PSM party membership from 2003-2008
Population Control's Dark Past
World  (tags: HumanRights, humanrights, ethics, freedoms, politics, government, capitalism, exploitation, impoverishment, poverty, oppression, population, children, women, feminism, women's rights, contraception, abortions, education, economy, economic development )

Simon
- 1 day ago - links.org.au
A focus on population is a dangerous diversion from the urgent need to transition to a zero-carbon economy. Population control schemes are ineffective, & inevitably treat the victims of social & economic injustice as obstacles to a sustainable society.
Australia: 'Freddo Frog' Charge Reveals Police Racism
World  (tags: Australia, police, police racism, racism, oppression, injustice, justice system, criminal justice system, crime, law, politics, children, HumanRights, humanrights, Indigenous, Indigenous people, Aboriginal people, Aborigines, Australian Aborigines )

Simon
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy was brought before a Western Australian court on a charge of "receiving stolen goods". He had accepted a chocolate Freddo Frog worth 70 cents from a friend who had allegedly stolen it. This is the "justice" system in Australia
Australian Authorities To Gun Down 6,000 Wild Camels
World  (tags: government, politics )

Kim
- 1 day ago - sefermpost.com
"We don't have the luxury of time because the herd is getting bigger," local government minister Rob Knight said
   

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