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May 22, 2013 03:21
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- ‘Don’t interact, don’t talk, they are not humans’ - Gitmo guard's basic orders
- One of the methods used to extract information from Muslim inmates in Guantanamo was to apply sexual interrogation techniques, Terry Holdbrooks, former guard at the camp has told RT. 181
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Body of tortured Afghan unearthed near former US Special Forces base - report
- Afghan officials have reportedly found the footless body of a local man who went missing a half-year ago. The corpse was unearthed near the former A-Team US Special Forces base – where detainees were tortured and killed, locals claim. 21
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Tweeting for freedom: Gitmo inmate starts online campaign
- An inmate at Guantanamo Bay prison has embarked on a Twitter campaign through his lawyer for the closure of the facility where he has been kept for 11 years, despite being cleared for release.
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Millions of poverty-stricken Italians unable to afford heat, meat amid economic crisis
- As a severe recession and unprecedented unemployment sweeps Italy, millions of people are struggling to make ends meet. The number of those receiving food assistance has doubled in the past two years, according to a government report. 6
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‘Multiculturalism failing’: Swedish PM pleas for order as riots engulf Stockholm suburbs
- Hundreds youths hurling rocks, burning cars and smashing windows for the second day in a row in Stockholm say they are protesting against police brutality and inequality. In Sweden, critics of the multiculturalism policies lash out at immigration laws. 360
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$150 bn lost in tax havens enough to end extreme poverty twice over – report
- Oxfam, the UK based charity, estimates that some $18.47 trillion is being held by individuals in tax havens around the world. Of this some $7.18 trillion is in accounts situated in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. 6
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‘Shocking incompetence’: UK health officials threw away £74m of bird flu ‘wonder-drug’
- UK’s Department of Health threw away £74m worth of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug, before its expiry date, due to unsafe storage procedures. In total the country has spent £600 million since 2006 on drugs to fight a flu pandemic that has not materialized. 15
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Pussy Riot’s Alekhina announces hunger strike
- Maria Alekhina, an imprisoned member of punk band Pussy Riot, has declared a hunger strike in protest against a court’s decision not to allow her to personally attend a hearing on her possible parole release. 28
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Britain's House of Commons votes to legalize gay marriage in England, Wales
- Britain's House of Commons has voted to legalize gay marriage in England and Wales. British MPs approved the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by 366 votes to 161. 73
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China going green? World’s no. 1 polluter to cap emissions by 2016
- China has agreed to cap greenhouse emissions by 2016, after previously refusing to commit to global guidelines. Beijing’s regime change signaled a move to a greener policy, as rising levels of toxic pollution in China are suffocating industrial centers. 15
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Terrorist ‘military emir’ killed in Russia’s North Caucasus (PHOTOS)
- A key militant leader, described as the right-hand man of the Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, was killed by special operations soldiers in a shootout in the North Caucasus, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said. 47
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