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For the first time in decades, the US may lose a designation indicating that outbreaks are rare and rapidly contained.

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Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed.

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The landmark ruling secures farmers’ right to save, share, and exchange indigenous seeds, by decriminalizing it and safeguarding traditional farming heritage.

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Palestine has claimed a sensational 1-0 victory over tournament hosts Qatar in their FIFA Arab Cup Group A opener.

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Washington's measures are a response to an attempt at regime change in Venezuela and to foster regional destabilization, not to the fight against drug trafficking, as the White House claims.

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Despite Labour’s Employment Rights Bill, the lack of a single status of ‘worker’ means access to statutory employment rights will remain limited for too many working people. A new Workplace Report legal feature looks at the continuing problem of defining employment status. It considers why the lack of a single worker status remains a priority […]

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Campaigners have called a decision by the Clwyd Pension Fund to update its investment exclusion policy a “milestone”. The unanimous vote to remove investments complicit in the oppression of Palestinians is the first by a pension fund in Wales. Clwyd Pension Fund committee members moved to bring the portfolio into compliance with the UN OHCHR […]

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“Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder,” one lawmaker said.

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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who allegedly shot two National Guardsmen, had previously worked in a “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan.

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Israel has continued attacks against its neighbors, including Syria, which has been met by local resistance

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President Trump has taken a shot at the government of Somalia as part of his criticism of Somali migrants in the US, despite the fact that he has provided the Mogadishu-based Federal Government of Somalia with more air support than any other US president in history. “The people from different countries that are not friendly […]

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According to a report in the Times of India (November 23), the United States has asked European countries to restrict immigration in order to preserve “Western Civilization.” Many in the Third World would find the term “Western Civilization” laughable, especially if it is used in the sense of denoting something precious and worth preserving. The atrocities […]

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