Australian Federal Government Releases Defence Capability Plan

Paul-James Slater 4 months ago Region: Australia

 Australian Federal Government intends increasing military spending on equipment built by Australian-based companies. Defence Minister John Faulkner suggests that the government is spending $60b on defence equipment ... more

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Guinea-Bissau President's Assassination Sparks Alarm at Instability

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira was assassinated in the first hours of this morning, allegedly in an attack by renegade soldiers as he fled his home. The crime happened a few hours after his long term rival, t... more

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UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Preveiw

Larry Reynard 10 months ago Region: Ireland

  On January 17, 2009 live from O2 arena in Ireland the UFC will present UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson.  The card include several former world champions looking to get back on track and attempting to get a titl... more

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Behind the Scenes, Political Speechwriters Make History

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

Posted to findingDulcinea by Josh Katz Political speechwriters operate primarily behind the scenes, but the words they put to paper often have lasting effects on American history. President Roosevelt’s inaugural spe... more

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G8 Leaders Agree To Place Slap Zimbabwe With Stricter Sanctions

Can Tran a year ago Region: Japan

It may have seemed a bit unfathomable at first. Several months ago, the main issue of the G8 summit to be hosted in Hokkaido, Japan, would be combating climate change. Then, the main issue would be shifting to combating ri... more

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Kazaks Struggle With Oil and Food Prices

IWPR a year ago Region: Kazakhstan

  Government’s attempt to hold fuel prices down may be too little, too late. By Daur Dosybiev in Almaty (RCA No. 546, 30-May-08) A new ban on exports of petroleum products is designed to stabilise the dom... more

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Eminent Historians Call for Correction of Washington-Rochambeau Bill Now before Congress

Village Historian a year ago Region: United States

  Richard Borkow, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Two distinguished historians have independently concluded that there is a major omission in the maps and educational material prepared by the National Park Service for the Washing... more

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Macau: Wild cheers as the Olympic Torch is Paraded

Global Voices a year ago Region: China

Unlike in other countries on the route, the Olympic Torch met only with smiles today in Macau, its last leg before Mainland China. Runners have already finished carrying the torch through the city with not a single disrupt... more

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Video: Disappearing Population

Blogtrotters a year ago Region: Tuvalu

We spent some time in the government building of Tuvalu looking for the person in charge of emigration as the island is bound to disappear. After several hours, we spoke to Tefiti Malau, government employee in charge the e... more

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Seraphine Film Captures An Artist's Life In A Time Of Turmoil

Richard Cooper 3 months ago Region: United States

Seraphine, a new in USA 2008 French film by Martin Provost, explores the brief moment in the spotlight and the long, troubled life of "naive" artist Seraphine Louis (1862-1942), known as Seraphine de Senlis. Ser... more

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