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19 weeks ago
A British NGO says 162,000 people, 80% of them civilians, were killed in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion 08:49 PMIran missile test a success - report 07:51 PMChile wildfire under control - president 07:23 PMJapan's emperor shares his nation's pain
19 weeks ago
Source: Source: Source: Prev of 3 Next CLOTHING left as a donation to a charity was set on fire last night with the blaze breaking the building's front window and spreading inside. Piles of clothes left out the front of a St Vincent de Paul on Dunmore
19 weeks ago
FRANCE'S interior minister says that since a ban on face-covering Islamic veils took effect in April only six women have been convicted and fined.
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"It's no secret that the state's resource communities are feeling the strain of the last growth surge and there is limited, if any, appetite for another round given the lag-time in infrastructure and social service funding from governments," Mr Roche ...
19 weeks ago
About 162,000 people, almost 80 per cent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last year's withdrawal of American forces, a British NGO says. Iraq Body Count (IBC) warned that, contrary to apparent trends
19 weeks ago
The South Australian Council of Social Service confirmed people were rejected for work and volunteering and many people weren't even putting themselves forward. Attorney-General John Rau said he was aware of the problems and was trying to find a ...
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Mr Pearce has a background in social work and working with indigenous people in various communities. He is also a member of the national men's group, which is a result of "creating safe spaces for men" through La Trobe University. ...
19 weeks ago
FOR Susan Ryan, Labor's first female cabinet minister, securing cabinet support for the controversial Sex Discrimination Act in 1983 was the highlight of her political career and "a milestone in our history". In an interview with The Australian, Ms Ryan
19 weeks ago
Secular authorities need to ensure they win fights with zealots over the rights of women. LAST week in Israel, a news story shocked the nation. It concerned Naama Margolis, an Orthodox Jewish girl, who was shown crying and quaking at the prospect of
19 weeks ago
Breastfeeding charts could give mums the wrong idea. Source: Supplied THE introduction of World Health Organisation infant growth charts will have a detrimental effect on breastfeeding rates, an expert has warned. Prof Colin Binns, of Perth's Curtin
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A RUSSIAN mother was jailed for three and a half years yesterday for killing her baby son by breastfeeding him while she was drunk. Marina Shnip guzzled a litre of Port before nursing the two-week-old infant, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. The
20 weeks ago
Victorian Council of Social Service chief Cath Smith warned the frail, elderly and those at risk of potentially disastrous health complications not to gamble with their lives. "As temperatures go up and as bills go up, we would expect to see more ...
20 weeks ago
Recently, it was revealed that the NHS would now be allowed to raise its income by 49% through private work. This has stirred up controversies between the government and the opposition party. The Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham feels that this move
20 weeks ago
Secular Israelis argue with ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters in the central town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem. Photo: AFP FIGHTS have broken out between police and several hundred ultra-Orthodox Jews from a town near Jerusalem who are campaigning for
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It has been informed that a large number of women seeking IVF treatment are being sacked with higher expenses. The NHS trusts and private clinics have been accused of maximizing their profits by taking the advantage of patients incapability of having
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In order to raise more funds for NHS, the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has allowed doctors to conduct operation on private patients. It shall however be noticed that doctors first responsibility is to treat Health Service Patient. The Ministers said
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"They (doctors) are in a noble profession and they should have a sense of (social) service, but it is very unfortunate that some of them have become selfish and are working for just monetary gain," Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on the sidelines of a ...
20 weeks ago
FLORIDA 26 December 2011. ExxonMobil Chairman/CEO Rex Tillerson sounded very confident when he told a congressional hearing last year that extracting natural gas by the “hydraulically fractured” process has not led to even one “reported case of
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At least 38 migrants from Haiti have been found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba. Officials in Havana said another 87 people from the boat were rescued. The officials told Cuban TV that the boast was spotted only 100m off
20 weeks ago
A MASSIVE rally by Egyptian women last week that followed earlier, violent and degrading treatment by security forces, represents only part of the fury and apprehension felt by many women in the region. The swing towards Islamism in the Arab Spring is
20 weeks ago
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20 weeks ago
HALE Lawn Tennis Club has raised more than £1000 for charity following the success of its Winter Ball. The event, held at the Mercure Altrincham Bowdon Hotel, was in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. One of the biggest successes of the night was a
20 weeks ago
Christmas Day is a little more cheerful for 180 people in Palmerston North, thanks to the Salvation Army. Captain Alan Bateman says the Sallies see the annual Christmas lunch as really important. He says nobody likes being at home alone today. Alan
20 weeks ago
If you wish to share this article with a friend, please fill the fields below. They will be sent an email with these details and a link to this page. Close Window 20 December 2011 More than a quarter of new mothers think baby formula is "as good as
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Harnesslink Admin10:21 AM 23-Dec-2011 NZT The harness racing 2:00 Club and the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association would like to thank everyone for their support of the 23rd Annual Chinese Auction for Charity, which was held this past Sunday at the