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10.07.2009, 09:58
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China, in an attempt to end the recent spate of bloody ethnic violence that has already left 156 dead and more than 1,000 injured, has ordered that all mosques in the troubled city of Urumqi be closed for Friday prayers.
17.03.2009, 09:31
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Dalai Lama fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Half a century on, it seems the fate of Tibet has been sealed since it became a part of China.
25.05.2009, 18:59
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The North Korean nuclear test affects the balance of power in the region, says Pavel Leshakov, the head of the Centre for Korean Studies at Moscow State University.
22.10.2010, 18:15
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Despite an outpouring of public opposition, the French Senate took the retirement reform initiative one step closer to fulfillment on Friday as protests continue to hamper the nation.
28.10.2010, 10:41
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Trade union protests in the US do not even come close to those in Europe, because America does not have a welfare state, believes professor and historian Norman Markowitz.
23.10.2010, 02:25
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The French Senate has approved pension reform, raising the retirement age to 62. The decision to support president Sarkozy's proposal has been approved in a vote that went to the wire.
07.07.2009, 02:33
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“An unstable China would create a lot of turbulence. However, the way the Chinese government deals with those groups [of protesters] in Xinjiang is very important,” said Dr. Kerry Brown of the London-based Chatham House.
18.05.2010, 04:47
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In Thailand, unrest continues with no end in sight. The effects are spreading as unrest continues in Greece and is now beginning in Spain. Are these economic protests the beginning of social revolutions?
26.10.2010, 12:32
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Japan’s government has fiercely condemned two of its citizens for visiting the Southern Kuril Islands on Russian visas. According to Tokyo, obtaining the visas was equal to recognizing Russia’s rule over the islands.
31.12.2009, 13:38
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When the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, declared his resignation hours before the year 2000 began, not only did he thus close his own rich political career, but also ended a whole era in modern Russian history.
Published: 06 July, 2009, 17:18
Around 140 people have been killed and 828 injured in China's western Xinjiang region, reports Chinese Media. Another riot is said to have opened in the city of Kashgar, reports the AP.
