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Israeli Settlers Vandalise Mosque And Uproot Olive Trees

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Israeli settlers vandalised a mosque in Deir Dibwan, a village to the east of Ramallah, on Monday. The Mayor of Deir Dibwan, Mansour Mansour,...

West Bank Palestinians face live rounds & rubber bullets

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ON WEDNESDAY PM May was finally forced to sack her Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green following an inquiry by officials from the Cabinet Office...

Indiana unions oppose ‘Right to Work for Less’

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THE PASSAGE of a ‘Right to Work’ bill, which promotes cheap labour and denies basic representation to workers in the state of Indiana, has...

Food Crisis Hitting Poor In Pakistan

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PAKISTAN has faced a rising food crisis for the last three years, and global price hikes could worsen the situation, warns UN agency IRIN. ‘Given...

Turkey prepares attack on Kurds in Syria – Palestinians step up...

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NINE trucks loaded with armoured vehicles and one bus carrying military personnel have been sent to the border district of Akcakale, in the southeastern...

Puigdemont Asks To Be Allowed To Return Home

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TOGETHER for Catalonia (JxTCat) leader, Carles Puigdemont, has called on Spain’s government to allow him to return home in time for the opening session...

Ukrainian drones used against cities in Russia – and HIMARS attack...

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AIR defences downed a Ukrainian drone approaching the Russian city of Voronezh, the regional government said in a statement on Monday. ‘Last night, air defences...

Catastrophic fire cuts! Merseyside stations to be unmanned at night!

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SAFETY has been compromised for the residents of Merseyside in Liverpool, as years of savage cuts to the fire services have left it unable...

76.5 million children are living in poverty in the ‘developed’ world!

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THE number of UK children living in poverty has increased to more than a quarter as a result of austerity measures introduced following the...

£4bn of UK property is owned by ‘high risk individuals!’ Lords...

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FOUR BILLION pounds of UK property is owned by high-risk individuals. The House of Lords Joint Committee is looking at the market and money laundering. The...

‘END GUANTANAMO TORMENT’ – Amnesty repeats call to close prison camp

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AMNESTY International has renewed its call for the United States to close its Guantanamo Bay concentration camp and try or release the prisoners held...

NUJ hears of suicide fears for Julian Assange – PCS ‘outrage’...

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JULIAN Assange will most likely take his own life if he is convicted, an online meeting for NUJ members has heard. Jen Robinson, lawyer to...

SAFTU demonstration for a 1,500 Rand Basic Income Grant

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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is opposing plans by the South African ANC government to replace the Social Relief of Distress...

Inquest Into The Death Of Jean Charles de Menezes Starts Monday

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The inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes will begin next Monday 22nd September at 10am at the Oval Cricket Ground, The...

‘Overthrow the EU – Replace it with the Socialist United States...

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‘TROTSKY wrote about the prospects of the European capitalists uniting Europe,’ Dave Wiltshire, National Secretary of the All Trades Union Alliance told the YS/WRP...

TUC REPORTS ‘SYSTEMATIC EXPLOITATION’ – of Polish and Lithuanian migrants

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A NEW TUC study just published has revealed ‘systematic exploitation’ of migrant workers in Britain. The TUC said: ‘Thousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are...

Kitson And Counter-Revolution!

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THIS week it emerged that retired British general Sir Frank Kitson is to be sued by the widow of a Catholic worker murdered by...

HAMAS WILL ACCEPT JOINT CONTROL OF THE RAFAH CROSSING – says...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on Saturday said he would accept joint control of the Rafah crossing. In a news conference, Haniya said his government...

French refinery workers extend strike for 10% increase

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FRENCH refinery workers have continued their strikes as a petrol crisis drags on across the country, with authorities threatening to resort to force to...

No forced academies – demand teachers unions

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THE National Union of teachers (NUT) is utterly opposed to the government’s plan to convert all schools to academies, ending democratic accountability in England’s...

1,500 Greek Hospital Workers March In Athens

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SOME 1,500 hospital workers and doctors, along with delegations from public and private sector trade unions and university students, staged a militant rally and...

‘Outrage’ At Remploy Closures

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Hundreds of disabled workers demonstrated yesterday against the closure of Remploy factories outside the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) offices in London and...

Gaza genocide – 325 days of mass murder!

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THE ISRAELI-American genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip has completed 325 days and there are still no signs of this murderous aggression ending...

FUTURE OF MEDICAL WORKFORCE IS AT RISK – says BMA

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THE British Medical Association (BMA) is warning that the future of the medical workforce is at risk. This comes as a new survey of medical...

2,500 US troops have already left Iraq says Iraqi Premier

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THE Iraqi prime minister says as many as 2,500 US troops have left the country as part of agreements reached with Washington to enable...

Trump seeks to expand conservative majority in the Supreme Court!

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has said he would nominate a woman to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of liberal Justice...

‘Greetings to this fantastic show of strength’ says Mark Serwotka

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THERE were more than 40,000 teachers and other striking workers on the NEU demonstration on Wednesday 1st February – with the front of the...

‘Go to the Gaza strip to take part in the battle...

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MARWAN AL-BARGHOUTHI, the Fatah leader imprisoned in Israel, called on the Palestinian leaders ‘to go to the Gaza Strip in order to take part...

Eu Warns The Eurozone Faces A Recession This Winter!

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The European Union (EU) has warned that the eurozone will slide into recession over the winter with Brussels putting up inflation forecasts for 2022 and 2023...

Hamas demands immediate release of Palestinian detainees in Saudi Arabia

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A Hamas spokes-man has condemned the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian figures in Saudi Arabia over their support for the Palestinian resistance movement, and...

JAPANESE CALL FOR A ‘COMPLETE, UNVARNISHED INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION’ – into war...

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THE civilian casualty list in Sri Lanka’s offensive against the Tamil Tigers ‘is long and growing’ TamilNet, reported on Monday. And the Japan Times,...

Milltown Massacre ‘Could Have Been Prevented’

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THIS year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations on Monday, March 17 were overshadowed by the 20th anniversaries of two of the most televised bloody massacres...

‘TAKE RESPONIBILITY FOR RECOVERY PHASE’ – 6th Buncefield report urges government

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The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board (MIIB) on Tuesday published its 6th report, covering emergency preparedness for, response to and recovery from a major...

Nurses Urge All Out With The Junior Doctors! Adding ‘It’s...

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‘NURSES should come on a half day strike with the junior doctors,’ Jenny a student occupational therapist told a mass rally opposite Downing Street...

Firefighter Numbers Cut By 25% In 10 Years

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THE NUMBER of firefighters has been cut by nearly a quarter over the past decade, a newly released Home Office report has shockingly revealed...

Medicine company workers fury over Iraq police attack

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The Iraqi resistance is dealing daily blows against the US-UK led occupiers as it steps up its attacks. Last Tuesday fighters  attacked with three mortars a...

Israeli occupation army commits three massacres on Monday!

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The health ministry in Gaza said on Monday that the Israeli occupation army as committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip...

THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN! – –US version is a...

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THE US was aided by Pakistan in the killing of Osama bin Laden, Seymour Hersh, an American investigative journalist and author has sensationally alleged. The...

US AND ISRAEL FACING FAILURE, CONFUSION AND RETREAT – says Hezbollah...

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HASSAN NASRALLAH the Hezbollah leader made an important statement over Hezbollah TV last Friday. He said: ‘In our region we witness a big and serious...

SCRAPPING THE EMA WILL LEAVE YOUTH DESTITUTE! – £400 million being...

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TEACHERS’, Lecturers’ and Students’ Union leaders have warned that Education Secretary Gove’s announcement on Monday of a ‘bursary scheme’ to replace the Education Maintenance...

Seven Unions Picket Cosatu House Against Numsa Expulsion!

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THE leadership of seven Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) affiliates have congratulated their Gauteng branches for picketing outside Cosatu House last Friday...

‘HUMANITY IS UNDER ATTACK IN GAZA STRIP!’ – Abbas urges UN...

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STATE of Palestine President Mahmud Abbas, last Wednesday declared the Gaza Strip a humanitarian disaster area. In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...

Colombian electors are hungry for a big change in their crisis-hit...

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BY YONATAN MOSQUERA NEXT Sunday 19th of June the final round of presidential elections will take place in Colombia. After having defeated the establishment candidates...

RUSSIA, GERMANY & FRANCE SUPPORT 2015 IRAN DEAL – while the...

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THE leaders of Russia, France and Germany have underscored the need to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, stressing their commitment to boosting...

ULU Condemns Threat To Prosecute Demonstrators

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THE University of London Students Union has slammed a letter sent to them by the University management which threatens to prosecute anyone who demonstrates...