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Source: ABC News Catholic parishioners around the country were read letters this morning written by church leadership railing against an Obama administration ruling that requires employers to provide health insurance plans that include contraceptive
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IF President Goodluck Jonathan had known that the removal of subsidy on petrol was going to cause him and the entire country so much headache, he would have probably had a rethink. Now, after the streets protests and the hot debates that attended the
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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Thursday made appointments to six Ministries of Government, as well as three other positions pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. According to an Executive Mansion release, the nine nominees are: Madam Etmonia
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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Thursday made appointments to six Ministries of Government, as well as three other positions pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. According to an Executive Mansion release, the nine nominees are: Madam Etmonia
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(NAMPA) - The Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) at Rundu has donated building materials worth N.dollars 50 000 to those flood victims who will be permanently relocated to higher ground. The flood victims are currently settled on the golf course at the
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Wonderful to see consumer groups like this taking action in the interests of airline passengers – and using the powerful new Consumer Protection Act as ammunition. (See press release below for details). Wish more consumers would take the time to
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First-Ever Care Innovations Summit in Washington DC Includes SilverSneakers as Example of Innovation in Better Health Care at Lower Cost WASHINGTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2012 - At today's Care Innovations Summit, sponsored by the
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Summit builds on Affordable Care Act, highlights private, public innovations to improve health care quality and lower costs WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2012 - Obama Administration officials and a breadth of representatives from across the health
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Nation (Nairobi)-In August 2010, I joined fellow women in celebrating the promulgation of the Constitution. For the first time in the history of Kenya, there was a legal mandate to end the discrimination against women in all spheres.
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London - Britain's Border Agency was criticised on Thursday by a parliamentary scrutiny body over the way detainees are deported, saying private security contractors have used inappropriate force and racist language. Lawmakers launched an inquiry into
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Political parties urged to help calm down the political temperature on January 27, 2012 by VibeGhana - No Comment Ghana’s export to Europe is surviving because of interim EPA – APIBANA on January 27, 2012 by VibeGhana - No Comment Stanbic Bank
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Interviews to fill vacancies at the Commission on Gender Equality get going Interviews for Commissioners to serve on the Commission for Gender Equality start today, 25 January 2012 and will continue tomorrow, 26 January. Parliament's Ad-hoc Committee on
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The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) concerned at King Goodwill Zwelithini’s statement The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is concerned about a homophobic statement attributed to King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu Monarchy that says
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Interviews to fill vacancies at the Commission on Gender Equality get going Interviews for Commissioners to serve on the Commission for Gender Equality start today, 25 January 2012 and will continue tomorrow, 26 January. Parliament's Ad-hoc Committee on
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Juba A group of South Sudanese women from the constitutional review taskforce, individual activists and advocates has called on the youth from Jonglei state to desist from acts of violence and rather embrace peaceful coexistence. Speaking at a press
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New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were shocked at the number of mothers they found breastfeeding babies while driving along motorways in the country's largest city Auckland. Police said they stopped three breastfeeding drivers this month while
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Nyala A number of people were injured in mass demonstrations witnessed in the city of Nyala, South Darfur on Tuesday. The new governor Hamad Ismail Hamad Abu Kareem for South Darfur was arriving to be sworn in at a ceremony. Some citizens however
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Nyala A number of people were injured in mass demonstrations witnessed in the city of Nyala, South Darfur on Tuesday. The new governor Hamad Ismail Hamad Abu Kareem for South Darfur was arriving to be sworn in at a ceremony. Some citizens however
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California based Tanimura and Antle are ceasing harvesting their own onions in the Rio Grande Valley, though they are maintaining their packaging operations there. 70 employees have been put on redundancy notice, though they will be given preferential
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Nigeria Global charity Amnesty International has issued a statement addressing the Anonymous collective's declaration of war against the "evil Jihadi group" Boko Haram. ... Read the full story at IBTimes
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press release The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) celebrates today the three Arab winners of the Oxfam/PEN Award given to writer and journalists defending for freedom of expression: The Moroccan Rachid Nini and the two Sudanese, Alhaj
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Bank of Zambia Governor Michael Gondwe with Finance minister Alexander Chikwanda at the press briefing this afternoon - Picture by Joseph Mwenda THE government has knocked out three zeros from the kwacha, a move that is aimed at strengthening the local
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Police said they stopped three breastfeeding drivers this month while carrying out a 10-day operation aimed at ensuring children were properly restrained in vehicles. “They were each driving a vehicle on the motorway. They were stopped and spoken
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New Zealand police said they were shocked at the number of mothers they found breastfeeding babies while driving along motorways in the country's largest city Auckland. If they had to stop their vehicle suddenly, or they were involved in a serious crash,
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"Are great numbers of our unemployed really victims of the illegal alien invasion, or are those illegal tourists actually doing work our own people won't do? One thing is certain in this hungry world, no regulation or law should be allowed if it results