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Brazil looks set to fuel a war on poverty with newly discovered oil reserves

Posted on September 3, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, inaugurated the country’s new deepwater oil field on Tuesday. Trial extraction of oil by Petrobras began in the Jubarte oil field 77 kilometers off the coast of the state of Espirito … Continue reading →

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India must stop the repression in Kashmir!

Posted on August 31, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ever since the state government of Jammu & Kashmir collapsed after the Amarnath land transfer controversy, Kashmir has been on the boil. Read the latest news on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir here. A paradise where peace has been … Continue reading →

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Massive anti-war protest march in Denver

Posted on August 29, 2008 by An alien Earthling

More than two thousand Americans, led by about fifty members of the Iraq Veterans against the War, took part in an anti-war protest march in Denver, Colorado. The march was from the Denver Coliseum to the Pepsi Centre, the venue … Continue reading →

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Georgia launches military offensive in South Ossetia, Russia retaliates

Posted on August 9, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Greek city states were believed to have stopped wars to conduct the ancient Olympic Games. Now, as the 2008 Beijing Olympics gets underway, a new war has started 😦 A map of Georgia showing the breakaway regions of South … Continue reading →

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One in three thousand!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Today is August 8, 2008. Writing the date in terms of numbers, this day is represented as 08/08/08 – the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the twenty-first century! Image: http://www.freefoto.com It is quite interesting … Continue reading →

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