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Only World Revolution Can Solve Africa’s Health Crisis

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THERE is a universal shortage of 4.3 million healthcare workers, but the crisis is most severe in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation’s...

French Unions Call A Nationwide Port Strike!

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FRANCE’S trade unions are calling for a nationwide port strike on June 23 and June 28 as part of ongoing strikes and protests against...

‘No cover-ups, no concealments’ – demand bereaved families fighting for justice

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BEREAVED families, were joined by speakers from academia, sports, journalism and the arts at an event last Friday for a ‘Hillsborough Law Now’ event...

‘We will not rest until we get justice’ – says family...

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‘WE will not rest until we get justice for her and for the many other lives lost as a result of this crime,’ says...

‘THE MONEY’S THERE WHERE’S OUR SHARE!’ – demand lecturers

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‘The money’s there, where’s our share!’ was the popular slogan chanted by over 5,000 university lecturers from across Britain marching through central London last...

ABBAS-OLMERT TALKS ‘WILL LEAD THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE NOWHERE’ – warns Haniya

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Ezzet Al-Resheq, political bureau member of the Hamas Movement, on Monday castigated Palestinian National Authority (PNA) president Mahmud Abbas for insisting on meeting with...

Israel Seeking To Drive All Palestinians Out Of The Jordan Valley!

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ISRAELI occupation forces issued ‘evacuation orders’ to around 100 Palestinian families living in the northern Jordan Valley, last Monday, demanding that they abandon their...

52 Years Since Arafat Launched First Operation Against Israeli Occupation

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PALESTINIANS yesterday marked 52 years since the launch of the revolution against the Israeli occupation and the first military operation. Fatah, which launched the...

‘Recognise the State of Palestine!’ PLO Secretary General demands of EU...

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THE PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) has called on the European Union (EU) to pressure Israel to stop escalatory unilateral measures in the occupied territories. In...

US commander dismissed after requesting help –137 sailors aboard aircraft carrier...

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DEMOCRATIC lawmakers have formally protested against the Navy’s dismissal of the commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, who requested urgent aid to...

HEALTH IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY – Part Three

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TOP British medical journal The Lancet has published a series of detailed research reports on the health status of 3.8 million people living...

US State Department falsifies report to cover up sabotage of ‘humanitarian...

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The US State Department falsified a report earlier this month to exonerate Israel from blame for obstructing humanitarian aid to Gaza, contradicting its own...

‘Any Israeli act of aggression will ignite new version of 2006...

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THE HEZBOLLAH resistance movement has warned that any Israeli act of aggression against Lebanon will ignite an advanced version of the 33-day war fought...

State Of Emergency Declared By Bolivian Unions! Statement By Bartolina Sisa...

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‘The Bolivian trade union organisation Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) and indigenous peoples organisations have ratified a state of emergency in the face of alleged...

Doctors warn of worst-ever winter crisis!

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THE President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to ‘take immediate action’ to reduce crowding in...

Israel escalates its demolition of Bethlehem Palestinian structures

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The latest demolitions of Palestinian structures in Beit Jala city in Bethlehem district and the string of Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip...

SHUT DOWN GUANTANAMO BAY – Mass habeas corpus hearing

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ON WEDNESDAY, July 11, lawyers representing eight long-term detainees at Guantánamo Bay argued in federal court that the US government cannot continue to detain...

Palestine erupts against Trump visit and occupation

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AT LEAST 13 Palestinians were shot and injured – at least one seriously – during clashes with Israeli forces in Ramallah in the occupied...

‘If Spirit Alone Won Battles’

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THE DIARY OF JOHN LOWE The 1984-1985 Miners’ Strike in Nottinghamshire edited by John Symcox These diary excerpts are a tribute to the heroic and determined...

SECOND IRAQ INQUIRY – into claims of murder & torture after...

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YESTERDAY the Secretary of State for Defence announced in Parliament the establishment of a public inquiry into the incident of alleged mistreatment...

Issawi Called For ‘Rage And Solidarity’ For Prisoners Day!

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HUNGER striker Samer Issawi called for ‘rage and solidarity’ from his prison cell on Palestinian Prisoners Day. Issawi wrote in a letter sent through his...

TAKE ACTION TO DEFEND THE NHS – down with corporate healthcare...

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THE government has launched a blitzkrieg of around £900m cuts to NHS hospitals resulting in the closure of thousands of hospital beds and compulsory...

Rail workers striking in Scotland, across the UK & around the...

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Railway workers in Scotland took 24-hour strike action on ScotRail yesterday after the RMT union rejected a real-terms pay cut. ScotRail bosses have offered 5%...

The class struggle in South Africa and the crisis in...

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A STATEMENT by National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) National Office Bearers on Sunday outlined the union’s views ‘on the state of...

New Zealand Unions Defend Health And Safety

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TODAY a widow and a mother sit together in the High Court in Wellington fighting for justice for the men that were killed at...

Defend occupied Jerusalem against Israeli attacks!

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An international conference on Al-Quds, last Sunday, highlighted criminal operations perpetrated by the Zionists, concerning Israel’s annexation policy in Jerusalem. The conference organised under...

‘Investigate The Tel Aviv Regime’s Crimes’

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THE PALESTINIAN Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an immediate investigation into the Tel...

Greece goes to the polls as workers mobilise against austerity

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Workers and youth in Greece were looking to deliver a huge blow to the current right-wing government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in yesterday’s parliamentary elections. The...

EDUCATION NOT FOR SALE! – 100,000 students march against tuition fees

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OVER 100,000 students from all parts of Britain joined a massive demonstration against tuition fees in Westminster on Wednesday. The march called by the National...

‘WE WILL PROTECT YOUR PENSION BY ALL MEANS’ – pledges PCS

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in a notice to members, the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) explains why the government’s pensions offer is bad news for all members. The...

‘PERPETRATORS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES!’ – Human Rights Watch condemns Sri Lankan...

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The Sri Lankan government is responsible for widespread abductions and ‘disappearances’ that are a national crisis, New York based rights group Human Rights Watch...

‘hamas Will Never Recognise The Legitimacy Of The Zionist State’

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PRE-EMPTING support for a Palestinian government led by Hamas, the UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted the ‘conditions’ set by the Quartet of...

Murdoch Gang Face Charges

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EX-DOWNING Street communications chief Andy Coulson and ex-News International executive Rebekah Brooks have been charged in connection with payments to police and public officials....

OPCW chemical watchdog report ‘full of discrepancies’

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‘THE Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) could not come up with an unbiased report on the alleged 2018 chemical attack in...

Greek public workers national strike

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ABOUT 5,000 public sector workers took part in two strike marches in Athens last Wednesday against mass sackings and wage cuts. The one-day national...

Argentina’s President Milei reduces the workforce at state-owned airline by 13%

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RIGHT-WING Argentina president President Javier Milei’s spokesman said on Thursday that his government has reduced the workforce at state-owned airline Aerolineas Argentinas by 13...

WE NEED ‘REFUGEE AND MIGRANT JUSTICE’ – 600 picket the Ministry...

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OVER 600 people took part in a demonstration outside the Ministry of Justice last Friday afternoon over the government’s refusal to provide a relatively...

Irish Rail Strike Could Escalate!

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IRISH rail unions on Monday warned that the dispute over pay cuts at Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), which brought the country’s rail network to...

Hamas and Hezbollah meet to counter Israeli aggression!

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A LEADING delegation from the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has met with the Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to discuss...

RAIL PRIVATISATION INVITED TO CUT GUARDS AND STATION STAFF – warns...

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rail union RMT warned on Tuesday that the new Integrated Kent Franchise that begins on April 1, 2006 could result in the removal of...

‘Our people haven’t struggled to change the size of our chains!...

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PALESTINE’S Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Riyad al-Maliki, described on Friday the US deal of the century as a ‘consecration’ of the century-long...

Roger Waters performs for Assange – Defend freedom of speech! No...

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OVER a thousand supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange rallied outside the Home Office on Monday evening to hear Roger Waters perform ‘Wish...

Iran wins legal battle against US attempt to seize bank funds!

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THE Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as Bank Markazi, says the country has won a legal battle in Europe...

‘WALSH IS OUT TO SMASH THE UNION’ –it must now use...

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‘THIS is like the 1980s with the miners, even though this is meant to be a democracy and we’ve got the right to withdraw...

Sri Lanka: Crisis Of An Island

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SRI LANKA is undergoing a turbulent period, with the introduction of an executive presidential system, along with an open economic policy (Laissez Faire) exposing...