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Egypt’s angry political groups say they’ll boycott elections | McClatchy

October 1, 2011

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Egypt’s angry political groups say they’ll boycott elections | McClatchy.

In a major setback on Egypt’s path to democracy, dozens of the country’s political parties and movements announced Thursday that they’ll boycott the first parliamentary elections scheduled since former President Hosni Mubarak’s government collapsed seven months ago.

Forty-three political parties, ranging from the conservative Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood to the liberal Ghad Party of one-time presidential candidate Ayman Nour, said they’d take part in the boycott…

Palestinian Statehood: Where Do We Go from Here? – By Hussein Ibish | Foreign Policy

October 1, 2011

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Palestinian Statehood: Where Do We Go from Here? – By Hussein Ibish | Foreign Policy.

In a perfunctory meeting on Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, as expected, and per its usual procedure for dealing with would-be new United Nations members since the late 1960s, the Security Council referred the Palestinian application to one of its standing committees. The committee — which meets and votes in secret and requires unanimity to refer the matter back to the Security Council — is scheduled to begin considering the application on Friday morning…

Pambazuka – ‘Africa has lost a Great Daughter’

September 30, 2011

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Pambazuka – ‘Africa has lost a Great Daughter’.

Wangari Maathai was an amazing person. I first met her in Kampala during the CODESRIA Symposium on Academic Freedom. She arrived a day after the symposium. I was informed of her presence and her need for accommodation. I went looking for her and found her in the lobby of the hotel with a small sack of her belongings she had taken with her. When I made the obvious point that [she was] too late for the symposium, she replied, with that great smile that was her trade mark: ‘I know, but I made it’…

Greece’s debt difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity — but we must plan now | Irish Examiner

September 29, 2011

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Greece’s debt difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity — but we must plan now | Irish Examiner.

THE countdown has begun. It is a matter of when, not if, the Greek government and creditors will have to reconcile a 50% default on their sovereign debt.

With total loans of €353 billion, their national output of €200bn cannot sustain repayments. More liquidity won’t resolve underlying insolvency. Even if an interim €8bn is sanctioned in coming days, it only postpones the inevitable. IMF, World Bank, G20, US Treasury, markets and now European leaders have begun to drop denial and start planning for fallout on the euro and global economy. Ireland should rethink it’s own strategy

Crystal meth seizure sparks alarm | Irish Examiner

September 29, 2011

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Crystal meth seizure sparks alarm | Irish Examiner.

DRUG experts have expressed alarm at the first major seizure in Ireland of crystal meth, a highly addictive and destructive drug that has laid waste to many US communities. Customs and gardaí intercepted 2.5kg of the drug, with an estimated street value of €250,000, at Dublin Airport.

HIV could be ‘minor infection’ with new vaccine – World News – Independent.ie

September 29, 2011

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HIV could be ‘minor infection’ with new vaccine – World News – Independent.ie.

HIV could be reduced to a “minor chronic infection” akin to herpes, scientists developing a new vaccine have claimed. Spanish researchers found that 22 out of 24 healthy people developed an immune response to HIV after being given the MVA-B vaccine.

Number of women and children unable to find refuge up 38% in Ireland

September 29, 2011

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Number of women and children unable to find refuge up 38%.

WOMEN AND children in situations of domestic violence could not access refuges more than 3,000 times last year, a 38 per cent increase on equivalent figures for 2009, a report has found