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Eurozone Unemployment Hits Record High of 10.9% |
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Unemployment in the 17 countries which use the euro rose to 10.9% in March, the highest since the currency’s creation. [...] |
Cities Around the UK to Decide Whether to Have a Mayor |
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Many cities around the UK will go to vote tomorrow on a referendum which could introduce local directly elected mayors. [...] |
Georgia Bans Abortions Past 20 Weeks |
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Georgia has now become the eighth US state to prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks by signing a new legislation. [...] |
Obama on Afghanistan: “The goal I set … is now within reach” |
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President Obama said that most US military troops will leave Afghanistan by 2014, during a surprise visit to Kabul yesterday. [...] |
Women’s Rights Take a Step Back in Mali |
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Women’s rights groups in Mali’s hopes of enforcing a ‘Family Code’ law are dashed as the legislation is changed dramatically. [...] |
Open Access Publishing Initiative Supported by Jimmy Wales |
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has been drafted in by the government to advise on changes to the academic publishing system. [...] |
Civil Case Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn Can Go Ahead |
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A hotel maid’s civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault by the former managing director of the IMF can proceed to trial. [...] |
MPs Criticise Murdochs over Phone Hacking |
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Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person” to run a major international company, according to MPs’ report into phone hacking. [...] |
MPs Encourage Teaching Tasters for Sixth-Form Students |
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Teaching would get a boost if sixth-formers were given the opportunity to try it before heading to university, say MPs. [...] |
Aung San Suu Kyi to Take Burmese Parliamentary Oath |
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Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese National League for Democracy party leader, will attend Burma’s parliament for the first time. [...] |
