RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio police say they have taken control of a shantytown complex long held by traffickers after…
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A young Cambodian student wears Cambodian Threads’ silk scarf. Photo: Cambodian Threads For Cambodian Threads , a small, socially responsible company that sells fair trade silk scarves , they’re set set on making a difference in the small Cambodian village that inspired the founding of their company: for every silk scarf they sell, they purchase basic school supplies for ten chi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Jan Wiener, who fought in British air force after fleeing Nazis in Germany and Czechoslovakia, passes away at 90 at Prague’s military hospital
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Netanyahu says Israel must create ‘humane response’ for African infiltrators ‘until they are removed from the country’. Detention facilities exist in European countries as well, he claims
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Sources in Strip say Palestinians shot while collecting gravel near Erez crossing. Meanwhile, security forces searching for rocket said to have hit open area in Shaar Hanegev Regional Council
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Given the dominance of Sony’s Walkman over in the Land of the Rising Sun, it’s a little surprising to think that Sony has been all but silent regarding the Japanese e-reader market. We heard back in May that the mega-corp was planning an e-reader launch in Japan by the year’s end, aiming to build out an elaborate e-book distribution platform with local telecom operator KDDI. Fast forward a few months, and it seems as if thing’s are finally falling into place. New reports are suggesting that the 5- and 6-inch Sony Reader devices will be on sale in Japan on December 10th, with pricing set for
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Police say two men have been critically injured in shootings inside a suburban Detroit shopping mall. The mall has been closed as police search for who fired the shots. (Nov. 27)
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Following rabbinical ruling against renting out flats to Arabs or migrant workers, head of Petah Tikva hesder yeshiva says ‘Jewish sovereignty cannot exist without caring for foreigners living among us’
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‘Nuclear program expert’ kidnapped by separatist Sunni organization reveals in video: ‘There was workshop on nuclear enrichment for weapons production; 50 people worked around the clock away from security personnel’s eyes’
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As exercises kick off, sound of new artillery fire from North Korea sends residents, journalists on front-line island scrambling for cover
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