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Attacks from dissident republicans 'likely' during G8 summit
London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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The head of the policing operation for next month's G8 summit said that attacks from dissident republicans were likely to continue in Northern Ireland despite thousands of extra police officers being brought in. Any attack is likely to be away from
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O'Dowd makes A-level re-sit changes
London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland, following a consultation. It was initiated after an announcement that A-levels in England would revert to a linear system of exams at the end of upper sixth.
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As G8 lockdown nears for Northern Ireland, the case for Guantanamo as G8 HQ
Next month heads of state of G8 countries and their entourages descend on County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland for the 39th G8 summit, scheduled for June 17 and 18. As with previous summits, an agreeable location’s been chosen to
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Wet and wild at the North West 200
Paisley :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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pastel blue skies interrupted only by the loneliest of cotton wool clouds, hot sun making a calm sea glitter...But that was Friday, and there are no races at the North West 200 on Friday...And this was Saturday: 50 shades of grey as far as the eyes
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Building a culture of love: replacing a culture of violence and death
Belfast :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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What unites people's movements from the Arab 'spring' to Occupy, is a new consciousness that a good life, with dignity, freedom, fairness and human security, is their right - and by the law of love and logic, the right of every man and woman, says
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William M. Fine, Who Shaped Narcotics Laws in New York, Dies at 86
Beverly Hills :: CA :: USA | 5 days ago
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Fine, shown in 1970, was the president of Bonwit Teller and a magazine publisher for the Hearst Corporation...Fine, a former magazine publisher and retailer whose research for Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller helped shape New York State's stringent
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G8 summit will put Northern Ireland in security lockdown
Belfast :: United Kingdom | 6 days ago
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Parts of Northern Ireland are to be placed under effective lockdown during the upcoming G8 summit, with 3,600 officers being sent from Britain to bolster the police presence amid fears of widescale protests. An extensive array of security measures is
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Cardiff delegates 'to keep talking'
New York :: NY :: USA | 6 days ago
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Police, republicans, loyalists and politicians have agreed, following discussions, to resolve differences through dialogue and non-violent means. In a statement issued after two days of talks in Cardiff, the delegates agreed to keep lines of
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Ireland may have role in Pakistan's return to fold
Lahore :: Pakistan | 6 days ago
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Ireland's cricketers in two internationals, but the benighted land of Pakistan has little to cheer about these days. The geo-political fall-out of the Afghan Wars has drawn it into the grim battle between the West and Islamist terrorism. And its 183
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Maze Prison's Future Stirs Up Ghosts of Its Past
Mazé :: France | 6 days ago
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A Prison Site's Future Stirs Up the Ghosts of Its Notorious Past Associated Press Maze prison in 1979 in Northern Ireland. A center for the study of peace and conflict resolution is planned for the site. Northern Ireland On a quiet country road south
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