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Students of the University of Belgrade protested in front of the Serbian government building demanding to meet with state officials. More than a thousand students protested, calling for relaxations when registering for the coming year of studies. Students...
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Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday in Tokyo to share information on food safety and coordinate measures against swine flu. At their third regular meeting, the ministers signed a memorandum on food safety that according to...
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The University of California, Berkeley is investigating allegations of police brutality against students and employees protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week. In a letter Monday, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau says the campus police department is...
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Parliament's front doors were locked today during a blockade by climate change protesters calling for deep cuts to carbon emissions. About 200 protesters demanding a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions were visited by senators Bill Heffernan and Steve...
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Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest. Campus spokesman Jim Burns says the nearly 70 or so protesters who had occupied the...
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For the past two decades, 17 November has been a national holiday in the Czech Republic. It is the day that marks the beginning of the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that brought down the Communist dictatorship which for 40 years had run Czechoslovakia, the...
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Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place. Mousavi's remarks preceded a scheduled gathering...
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The Education Ministry has not reached an agreement with students regarding their tuition demands. Students have announced that new protests would be held on Monday. Meetings were held between student representatives, Education Ministry officials and...
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Organisers of yesterday's March for Democracy in Auckland are confident their stand has made a difference to the debate over the government's response to referenda. Estimates of the turnout yesterday vary from around four to six thousand. Prime Minister...
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The United Nations criticized Iran on Friday for numerous human rights abuses in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June, including the arrests, intimidation and mass trials of members of the political opposition. A draft resolution detailing...
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