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Egypt Parliament Confirms Change in Presidential RulesThe Parliament in Egypt has confirmed a constitutional amendment allowing more than one candidates to participate in the presidential elections. |
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Queensland to crack down on child labourNew laws are to be introduced in Queensland to protect children from work place exploitation. |
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Healing the woundsPhan Van Khai is set to be the first Vietnamese leader to visit the US since the Vietnam war ended 30 years ago. |
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Tunisia Pledges to End Long Solitary ConfinementThe Tunisian government promised yesterday that it will no longer place prisoners in solitary confinement for more than 10 days, Human Rights Watch said. |
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Child labour on the decline in Tamil NaduA recent survey revealed that child labour has declined among school children in Tamil Nadu, State Labour Minister P Annavi said here today. |
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India offers debt moratorium to Sri LankaIndia today announced a three-year moratorium on repayment of debt by tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka and offered the island nation enhanced economic and trade cooperation, including in power and infrastructural sectors. |
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Big boost to Darfur peace forceThe African Union has agreed to more than double the number of its peace monitors in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur. |
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HK scientists identify new compound to fight SARSA team of scientists in Hong Kong has discovered that a new class of compounds can effectively stop the deadly SARS virus from replicating and is now testing them against other viruses. |
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EEOC moves to protect teen workersLast September, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was embarking on an "unprecedented" national outreach and education campaign designed to proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers. |
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UN agency marks 30th anniversary of fall of Saigon with refugee success storyOn the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the United Nations refugee agency today highlighted the success story of one of its veteran alumni, a 6-year-old Vietnamese boy who fled in his pyjamas aboard a dangerously overcrowded boat and now works as a doctor improving childbirth practices on the Tibetan plateau. |
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Taiwan-China Pair Enter a New EraTaiwan Nationalist Party (Chinese Guomindang Party) leader Lien Zhan has paid an eight day visit to China to ease the tension and develop economic relations between the two countries. |
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Last Syrian Troops Pull Out of LebanonThe last Syrian troops officially left Lebanon Tuesday, ending a military occupation that lasted 29 years. |
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Tsunami reduced conflict in Indonesia’s Aceh: YudhoyonoThe tsunami that killed 160,000 people in Indonesia's Aceh last year has resulted in a reduction in the number of people being killed by conflict in the province, the country's president said on Monday. |
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Scientists develop antibody for West Nile VirusScientists at Washington University have developed monoclonal antibody which can cure mice infected with the West Nile virus. |
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Political news
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
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Human rights news
- Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
- Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and Syria
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill
- Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy bill
- Burma joy as freed prisoners head home
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