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Southern Sudan to Purge Child Soldiers From ArmyThe government of Southern Sudan said Monday it will purge child soldiers from the ranks of its former rebel army by year's end, a policy change that could see thousands of young troops pushed out of the military. |
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First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for LiberalsAn Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history. |
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Ghana strengthens child labour monitoringA database system for monitoring and tracking information on child labour issues in Ghana was launched in Accra on Friday with a call on various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies not to compromise on canker. |
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India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal LandThe Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group. |
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Disastrous heatwave in Russia coming to an endRussia's record-breaking heatwave looks set to come to a dramatic end, with a severe storm now heading for Moscow after battering St Petersburg. |
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Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic centerPresident Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country." |
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Fair trade goes mainstreamCadbury brings fair-trade Dairy Milk chocolate bar to Canada -- without charging a premium price. |
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First women inducted into the Hockey Hall of FameTorontonian Angela James and American Cammi Granato have become the first two women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced the Hall yesterday. The ceremony will take place this November. |
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Penalties promised for illegal wood salesAustralia - AGRICULTURE Minister Tony Burke yesterday promised that the government would make it a criminal offence to sell illegally logged timber. |
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EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate ScienceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment. |
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