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18.03.2009, 21:37
Russian writer and dramatist Ludmila Ulitskaya is on the shortlist for the International Booker Prize. A total of 14 authors from 12 countries, are competing for the honour. Seven of the books are also translations.
01.04.2009, 11:06
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April Fools’ Day, apart from being an international day of practical jokes, this year also marks the 200th birthday of Encyclopedia Britannica’s ‘Father of modern Russian realism’– Nikolay Gogol.
26.06.2009, 20:45
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Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.
26.06.2009, 19:05
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The UN considers female circumcision torture. Human rights activists worldwide see it as a major women’s rights violation and a broader debate is needed, says Thomas Von Der Osten-Sacken from human rights NGO – WADI.
06.06.2009, 00:37
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Africans are learning the hard way that in China the consequences for drug smuggling are more grave than a stained criminal record or a long sentence behind bars. Drug smugglers face a life penalty, but not in prison.
26.02.2010, 19:21
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In the latest wave of rhetoric between Libya and Switzerland, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has called for holy war against the European nation, whose people voted for a ban on minaret construction.
03.11.2009, 11:34
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Following fresh speculation that the CIA is still running secret prisons, author and journalist Webster Tarpley shares some details on “rendition” activity in Ireland, Romania, Germany, Egypt and now the UK.
14.04.2010, 20:06
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Poland is disturbed by a Belgian newspaper’s cartoons on the recent deadly plane crash, which killed Polish president Lech Kazcynski, his wife and dozens of Polish political, cultural and religious elite.
27.10.2009, 23:37
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Iran has not rejected an offer to enrich its uranium in Russia, and is preparing an official response to the proposals of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Russia’s Foreign Minister.
26.11.2009, 11:13
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A monument to the leading light of Russian poetry, Alexander Pushkin, is set to appear in Africa, along with the ongoing controversy about the national poet’s African background.
Published: 09 April, 2009, 16:05
The World Digital Library – a global online project offering access to rare books, manuscripts, maps, films, and photographs from across the world free of charge is to be launched in April at UNESCO headquarters, Paris.
