Topic: Namibian Elections 2004

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Articles: Pope gives Brazil family message

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 08:40 AM

	Pope Benedict XVI has urged young Catholics to resist the "snares of evil" and to promote life "from its beginning to its natural end". Read full article: 'Pope gives Brazil family message'

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Articles: German Minimum Wage Debate Exposes Deep Left-Right Divide

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 08:36 AM

	Unlike the US and many other EU countries, Germany has no statutory minimum wage, and debate has reignited over introducing one. one side says it's about social justice; the other calls it a job killer. Read full article: 'German Minimum Wage Debate Exposes Deep Left-Right Divide'

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Articles: US House passes Iraq funding bill

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 07:09 AM

	The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which would fund military operations in Iraq to the end of July. Read full article: 'US House passes Iraq funding bill'

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Articles: Asian markets push illegal ivory

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 07:03 AM

	The illegal ivory trade is expanding, driven by East Asian crime syndicates, according to the wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic. Read full article: 'Asian markets push illegal ivory'

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Articles: Row over Africa peacekeeper money

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 01:37 PM

	The African Union (AU) has defended its method of funding peacekeeping forces following complaints from the Ugandan peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Read full article: 'Row over Africa peacekeeper money'

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Articles: Russian roots and an Estonian future

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 01:35 PM

	In the second of a series of reports from Estonia, the BBC News website's Patrick Jackson looks at how well Russian-speakers have integrated 16 years on from independence. Read full article: 'Russian roots and an Estonian future'

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Articles: SARS implements ’simpler’ tax system

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 07:07 AM

	TAXPAYERS will have until October 31 to submit their returns this year using a new process which the South African Revenue Service (SARS) claims is much easier. Read full article: 'SARS implements ’simpler’ tax system'

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Articles: German Police Conduct Raids on Militant Anti-G8 Protestors

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 07:03 AM

	German police launched raids in six northern states Wednesday amid fears that left-wing radical groups were plotting attacks to disrupt a G8 summit in June on the country's Baltic coast. Read full article: 'German Police Conduct Raids on Militant Anti-G8 Protestors'

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Articles: Pope arrives in Brazil for visit

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 06:58 AM

	Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo for a five-day visit to the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. Read full article: 'Pope arrives in Brazil for visit'

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Articles: Alcoholic beer taster gets payout

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 08:53 AM

	A Brazilian brewery has been ordered to pay $49,000 (£24,570) to an alcoholic beer taster who claims the company failed to prevent his condition. Read full article: 'Alcoholic beer taster gets payout'

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