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Irish TUC calls for new taxes on the wealthy

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Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) General Secretary David Begg said on Wednesday that the Dublin government must now ‘choose between continued deference to...

Houthi leader slams Saudi Arabia for doing bidding of the United...

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THE LEADER of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has slammed Saudi Arabia for doing the bidding of the United States, saying the Riyadh regime has...

REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY WORLDWIDE – Lancet papers lay out the best...

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MAKING sure women throughout the world can give birth in a health facility, in the presence of a midwife, is the best strategy...

‘’ISRAEL IS DRAGGING ITS FEET’ – says Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora

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‘Lebanon is implementing (UN) Resolution 1701 while Israel is dragging its feet and is showing intransigence’, Lebanese Prime Minister Fu’ad al-Siniora told a joint...

CHINESE STALINISTS PROP UP RAJAPAKSE – as India and US compete...

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TAMILNET reports that the Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang last Saturday morning called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at the Presidential residence House....

‘We stand united to defend pensions’ -says NUT leader CHristine Blower

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School teachers, further education college and post-92 university lecturers in London are taking part in a one-day strike and demonstration today as the next...

AMNESTY CONDEMNS ‘MEMORANDUM’ WITH LEBANON – and the killing of Sudanese...

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THE UK government has signed a ‘Memorandum of understanding’ with Lebanon over the treatment of people who may be deported from the UK to...

‘Shell’s presence in Nigeria has led to environmental degradation, corruption and...

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Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell held a closed, online annual general meeting yesterday because of the coronavirus crisis. IndustriALL submitted questions to the company on...

‘No extradition – free Julian Assange!’ – says Julian Assange Defence...

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‘THERE is only one decision: No extradition! – free Julian Assange’ chanted a demonstration of over 50 supporters of the jailed Wikileaks founder Julian...

Israel Planning Attack On Hezbollah

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FEARS are growing that Israel will risk a surprise strike to cripple Hezbollah. For more than a decade, the assessment that another war between Israel...

‘There must be a strategic dialogue at the highest level between...

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MARWAN al Barghouthi, the Fatah leader is currently serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail. In an interview with the Lebanese...

Canadian workers defeat the Alberta Tories!

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THE ruling right-wing Tory government of Canada got a massive shock last Tuesday when the Progressive Conservative party (PC) were decisively thrashed in elections...

Occupy movement erupts over mass Oakland Arrests

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FOUR hundred Occupy Oakland protesters were arrested following clashes with police in the Northern California city last Sunday. Across the US and Europe occupy protesters...

SOUTH CAROLINA AFL-CIO SUPPORTS SANDERS –while the UERMW convention votes to...

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THE South Carolina AFL-CIO executive board passed a resolution supporting US Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for the Democratic Party presidential nomination and recommending...

42 Writers Oppose 42 Days Detention

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FORTY TWO leading writers will join Liberty in opposing government plans to hold suspects for 42 days without charge. The 42 ‘Writers for Liberty’...

Crs Riot Police Attack Weather Service Workers

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CRS riot police were used against striking Meteo-France weather service workers who were picketing and blockading the organisation’s Toulouse site at 22.30 on...

METRORAIL STRIKE DECEMBER 6th – announces COSATU

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will be going out on strike on the 6th December 2011 against Metrorail and the declining...

‘Systemic Failings’ Led To 15-Year-Old’s Cell Death

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A jury at an inquest into the death of 15-year-old Liam McManus last Friday returned a damning verdict finding that ‘systemic failings’ in both...

‘I WILL NOT END MY LIFE WITH A BETRAYAL’ President Abbas...

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IN A speech last Wednesday to the Fatah Revolutionary Council, Palestinian President Abbas declared: ‘I want to achieve something for my country and I...

US backs Israeli threat to second Freedom Flotilla

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ORGANISERS of the second Freedom Flotilla say that an administrative complaint has been filed against the US Boat to Gaza, claiming that the vessel...

‘Profiteering from the deaths of innocent children’ – War Child UK...

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WAR Child UK has accused UK weapons manufacturer BAE Systems of ‘profiteering from the deaths of innocent children’ by selling missiles and fighter...

Campaign for UN endorsement for Palestinian state will continue – says...

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The campaign to win UN endorsement for a Palestinian state will continue despite US opposition, senior Fatah official Nabil Sha’th said late Saturday. ‘Now that...

OBAMA’S ‘CHANGE’ IS NOT REAL – warn Iranian clerics

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AN IRANIAN cleric has criticised the letter written by the country’s president, Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, to the newly-elected American president, Barack Obama. ‘It appears that our...

‘IF ISRAEL WANTS WAR IT CAN HAVE IT’ – declares Hassan...

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THE leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on 14 February warned Israel that it will respond to the killing the previous...

‘No return under unsafe conditions’ say South African teachers

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‘OUR INPUT on reopening schools during lockdown is being ignored’ say South African unions. Two of the country’s biggest unions have indicated that they will...

‘JIHAD ONLY WAY OF LIBERATING PALESTINE’ – Hamas marks 3rd anniversary...

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The Hamas Movement on Tuesday affirmed that blood of Palestinian martyrs has mapped out the route of liberation for the next Palestinian generations to follow...

Egypt’s Transport Workers Sit-In At Cabinet Office!

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EGYPT'S Public Transport Authority workers on Saturday announced the beginning of an open-ended sit-in outside cabinet headquarters on Cairo’s Qasr al-Ainy Street, following a...

‘I WANT THE OFFICERS CHARGED FOR THE MURDER OF SEAN RIGG’...

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THE family of Sean Rigg marked the fifth anniversary of his tragic death by holding a peaceful candlelit vigil on Wednesday night, the 21st...

13 Zimbabwe nurses arrested at pay protest

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THE ZIMBABWEAN government has arrested thirteen nurses who were protesting their deteriorating pay and working conditions. They have since been released on bail –...

‘We will defeat TPP’ says Trumka

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‘THE hardworking families of the AFL-CIO will join with our allies to defeat the TPP,’ says Trumka. After the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...

Australian Government Forced To Back Down Over Baby Asha!

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AUSTRALIAN unions have applauded the community #LetThemStay alliance that forced the Turnbull government to back down on Sunday from sending baby Asha and her...

‘WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY HERE FOR OUR PEOPLE’ –Thousands of...

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‘Gordon Brown is supporting Rajapakse and his genocide and murder of the Tamil people’, Loganathan said outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday, where...

Francis Inquiry demands hospital closures

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THE Francis Inquiry – which took three years and cost £13 million – was presented to the public on Wednesday 6th February. Apparently finished last...

‘WE WILL NOT BEND TO AMERICA’S WILL’ – says Palestinian Prime...

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THE Hamas-led Palestinian government spokesman Dr Ghazi Hamad confirmed on Monday that the current freeze of the negotiations, regarding forming a Palestinian national...

‘WE WILL SHUT DOWN SOUTH AFRICA!’ – COSATU warns ANC

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‘The entire economy of South Africa will be shut down’, warns the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), if the government fails to...

NO TO NHS SELL-OFF! – say angry workers and patients

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Unison on Monday sent a file of hundreds of testimonies from health workers, patients and members of the public who care about the NHS,...

Get rid of capitalism in 2014! New Year’s Statement by the...

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THE News Line Editorial Board sends its New Year’s greetings for the year 2014 to all our readers and to the workers and youth...

Reverse NW London hospital closure plan – RE-OPEN MATERNITY AT EALING...

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THE ‘deeply flawed’ decision to downgrade North West London hospitals must be halted, according to a report by Michael Mansfield QC. It warns that the...

‘DON’T LET YOUR FIRST JOB BE YOUR LAST’ – TUC warns...

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DON’T let your first job be your last, TUC warned young summer workers yesterday. As four million under 25 year olds go to work this...

Unite’s Response To Health Select Committee Inquiry!

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‘THESE changes can not be separated from the problems A&E is facing. Unite believes that at the heart of this issue is...

NUMSA denounces the ANC and South African Communist Party ‘The 1994...

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NUMSA has issued a National Office Bearer’s statement on the SACP augmented Central Committee statement of 1 December. It reads: ‘It has now become absolutely...

Occupy To Keep Lewisham Hospital Open!

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THE picket called each Wednesday by the South East London Council of Action, to prepare to defend Lewisham hospital with an occupation to keep...

‘Now is the time to get tough on NHS reform’

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WE are writing as a group of concerned doctors and we are also members of UK BMA Council. Next...

West Coast dockers contract victory – teachers strike in Seattle

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LAST Friday, May 22nd, the dockworkers union of all 29 US West Coast ports voted overwhelmingly to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached in...

60 Sri Lankan Soldiers Killed By Tigers

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LIBERATION Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Operations Command in Mannaar told TamilNet on Tuesday that 60 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed...