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Economy
Trans-Pacific partnership raises the barriers for the access to affordable medicines

Trans-Pacific partnership raises the barriers for the access to affordable medicines

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By Carlos M. Correa | (Inter Press Service) | – – GENEVA (IPS) – The pharmaceutical industry from the US and Europe scored a major victory with the adoption, in 1994, of a binding agreement on intellectual property (Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights – TRIPS) in the context of the nascent […]

Entertainment
" 'Homeland' is Racist":  Showtime hijacked by Egyptian graffiti artists:

” ‘Homeland’ is Racist”: Showtime hijacked by Egyptian graffiti artists:

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Ian Lee | (CNN Video News Report) | – – “Egyptian graffiti artists, who were asked to add authenticity to the show “Homeland,” managed to sneak in some mocking Arabic slogans. CNN’s Ian Lee reports.” CNN: “‘Homeland’ hijacked by Egyptian graffiti artists”

Education
Education under occupation: everyday disruption at a Palestinian university

Education under occupation: everyday disruption at a Palestinian university

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Brendan Browne | (The Conversation) | – – As the clock moves towards 12.45pm I begin to anxiously await the flurry of emails that I’ve come to expect in advance of my 2pm class. The class is on law and human rights. Students email to say that a deterioration in the security situation means they […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli forces deployed around E. Jerusalem as Tensions over Colonization Rise

Israeli forces deployed around E. Jerusalem as Tensions over Colonization Rise

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Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Several Palestinians were detained and checkpoints were set up at the entrances to Palestinian neighborhoods on Wednesday as Israeli officials launched punitive measures across occupied East Jerusalem following a string of attacks. Israeli forces raided the al-Issawiya and Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhoods early Wednesday and detained 12 […]

Bernie Sanders
Thanks to Sanders, Democratic Party Just Debated Capitalism

Thanks to Sanders, Democratic Party Just Debated Capitalism

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By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Presidential hopefuls broke usual parameters of discourse when they debated capitalism versus socialism Tuesday night. Breaking the usual parameters of election season discourse, Democratic presidential hopefuls Tuesday night debated the merits of capitalism on the national stage—a development that many attribute to the candidacy […]

al-Qaeda
ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia

ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia

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By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL Both the [so-called] Islamic State (IS) group and Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, this week called for attacks against Russia, as Russian air strikes in Syria continue — though not against IS targets. IS broke two weeks of silence on the Russian air strikes in Syria on […]

Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders: Why I'm sick of Clinton's email

Bernie Sanders: Why I’m sick of Clinton’s email

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CNN | (Video interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders) | – – Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is tired of talking about Hillary Clinton’s emails instead of focusing on income equality and other issues affecting Americans.” (Democratic Debate) Bernie Sanders: Why I’m sick of Clinton’s email

Apartheid
Oct.: Israelis kill 30 Palestinians, wound 1500; 7* Israelis Killed, over 20 Wounded

Oct.: Israelis kill 30 Palestinians, wound 1500; 7* Israelis Killed, over 20 Wounded

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By IMEMC | – – Since October 1st, 30 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 1500 others injured by Israeli troops, according to the most recent report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health The MOH said in its report that among the 30 killed Palestinians there are seven children. According to the press statement, […]

Iran
Iran Parliament ratifies Nuclear Deal as Tehran Emerges on World Stage

Iran Parliament ratifies Nuclear Deal as Tehran Emerges on World Stage

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By Edward Wastnidge | (The Conversation) | – – Iran’s parliament has approved the much-ballyhooed deal to limit its nuclear programme. After years of suspicion and sanctions, the tense stand-off with the West has, at least for now, been defused – and not before time. Even with the world gripped by the Russian entry into […]

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