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Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law
ReutersCAIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition bloc said on Saturday that a Muslim Brotherhood-backed bill to regulate human rights groups and other private organisations was an attempt to stifle their work. The National Salvation Front (NSF), an...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Politics, Egypt, Civil Rights
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Racial equity, inclusion still is lacking at UMD, group says
Duluth News TribuneMembers of Duluth's communities of color and their supporters plan to make their voices heard about inclusion and equity at the University of Minnesota Duluth graduation ceremony today. Claudie Washington, president of the Duluth chapter of the NAACP,...Tags: Conservation, Politics, Education, Colleges and Universities, Civil Rights
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The main question: Why did Hashimoto open his mouth?
The Japan TimesSince Monday, when news broke that Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto said Japan's wartime "comfort women" system, which forced thousands of young females around Asia into sexual slavery, had been...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Shinzo Abe, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Politics
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Politics, Rebellions, Civil Rights, Petroleum Industry
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters* Arrested leader Oueremi backed Ouattara in 2011 fighting * Rights groups blame his militia for mass executions * Army officer says Oueremi "will answer for his acts" By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Prosecution, Côte d'Ivoire, Wars and Interventions
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FACTBOX-The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon...Tags: Politics, Music, Entertainment, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Labor Legislation, The Wall Street Journal, Health and Safety at Work, Politics, Consumers
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Politics, Religion and Belief, Nigeria, Islam
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Politics, NPR, White House, Microsoft Corporation, Electronics
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OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users
Reuters* OAS suggests countries consider debate legalizing marijuana * Report hopes to open debate on tactics in drug war By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 17 (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for...Tags: Mexico, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Colombia, Open Society Foundations
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Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Mary SanchezAnother apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Labor Legislation, The Wall Street Journal, Politics, Consumers, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is considering a plea from senior U.N. aid officials to demand aid access in war-torn Syria, a move that could lead to a showdown between Russia and Western states over humanitarian cross-border...Tags: Politics, Bashar Assad, Abusive Behavior, United Nations, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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