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THE STRAITS TIMES: Alert in Strait of Malacca
Posted by DailyBabel at 11 March, 2010, 12:56 pm
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have stepped up security in the Strait of Malacca after receiving warnings of terror attacks against oil tankers in the busy waterway, reports The Straits Times.
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has pushed out extra ships to patrol the Strait, while the Police Coast Guard has also beefed up security in Singapore waters to prevent an attack on the island.
PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK: Peace talks ‘difficult’ for Abbas amid settlement row
Posted by DailyBabel at 11 March, 2010, 12:23 pm
The Palestinian Authority has said indirect talks with Israel will be “very difficult” if more homes are built on occupied land as planned, says the PNN.
Israel announced the plan for 1,600 more homes in occupied East Jerusalem shortly before a peace process visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden.
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KATHIMERINI: Police move to break up protest
Posted by DailyBabel at 11 March, 2010, 12:10 pm
An Athens prosecutor yesterday asked police to arrest dozens of former employees of Olympic Air, who have been causing congestion in central Athens for the past week by barring the entrance to the General Accounting Office, as labor unions geared up for the second 24-hour strike in the past month.
NRC HANDELSBLAD: Sex is not healthcare, union says
Posted by DailyBabel at 11 March, 2010, 12:04 pm
A Dutch healthcare union has kicked off a campaign to brace nurses and other caretakers against sexual requests made by patients. Its motto: “I draw the line here”.
The campaign instigated by the union named Nu’91 comes as a reaction to a recent incident between a 42-year old man and his new 24-year-old home caretaker. A muscle disorder has left the man unable to move anything but his mouth and eyes. The man asked his new caretaker, a student, to relief him of his natural urges, saying that his other seven caretakers did the same for him. The young women saw two of her colleagues do so indeed. When she refused, her patient called her unfit for healthcare.
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THE IRRAWADDY: Suu Kyi Unhappy with Election Law
Posted by DailyBabel at 11 March, 2010, 11:56 am
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Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unhappy with the election law recently issued by Burma’s ruling military regime, according to her lawyer, Nyan Win, who met her on Thursday.
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INDIAN EXPRESS: Terrorism being fanned to destabilise Indian economy
Posted by DailyBabel at 10 March, 2010, 12:39 pm
Terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said.
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THE JAPAN TIMES: ‘Cove’ Oscar won’t end Taiji dolphin kill
Posted by DailyBabel at 10 March, 2010, 12:31 pm
The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as “The Cove” won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin slaughter. But residents of this small port shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it will not end their centuries-old tradition, reports The Japan Times.
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HAARETZ: Biden in West Bank: East Jerusalem construction undermines peace talks
Posted by DailyBabel at 10 March, 2010, 12:22 pm
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a viable independent state with contiguous territory, in an effort to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed East Jerusalem.
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THE NATIONAL: A Fatwa against Terrorism
Posted by DailyBabel at 9 March, 2010, 4:30 pm
For those longing for a moderate Islamic voice vociferating against the perils of fundamentalism and the evils of terrorism, Islamic scholar Dr. Tahir ul Qadri has published his fatwa against terrorism in Abu Dhabi’s The National:
CHINA DAILY: Knocking on the glass ceiling
Posted by DailyBabel at 9 March, 2010, 4:13 pm
Chinese women working full-time are not only longing for economic independence, they are also working for a sense of job satisfaction and fulfillment, a recent survey has found.
It shows that despite their steadily improving social status, 66 percent of working women believe men are favored for promotions and raises, even when they are capable of the same work.
HAARETZ: East Jerusalem construction plan ends Mideast peace talks, says PA
Posted by DailyBabel at 9 March, 2010, 2:52 pm
Israel’s decision to approve new East Jerusalem houses effectively prevents any peace negotiations from taking place, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, following an Interior Ministry statement released earlier authorizing 1,600 new housing units.
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CYPRUS WEEKLY: Ransom for former Cyprus Prez Tassos’ corpse
Posted by DailyBabel at 9 March, 2010, 12:01 pm
Justice Minister Loucas Louca said Tuesday that the culprits responsible for the theft of the remains of former president Tassos Papadopoulos had demanded ransom from his family.
“Ransom was asked for but it was not paid,” said Louca.
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THE SANTIAGO TIMES: While Chile still reels from tremor, Piñera to be inaugurated
Posted by DailyBabel at 9 March, 2010, 11:54 am
Reports from Sao Paulo this weekend confirmed that Brazil’s President Lula da Silva will not be attending the very austere March 11 ceremony in Valparaiso to swear in Chile’s new president Sebastian Piñera, reports The Santiago Times.
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