International news briefs
Venezuela won’t recognize decisions of World Bank-affiliated arbitration body Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government may pull out of a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body…
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International News Briefs
North Korea vows to defend Kim Jong-un North Korea stated during the country’s annual New Year’s message on Jan. 1 that it would defend Kim…
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Over 1000 Afghans protest possible pact to keep US troops in Afghanistan More than 1,000 university students blocked a main highway in eastern Afghanistan on…
Expletive! Expletive!
Had Winnipeg MP Pat Martin been a teenager being scolded for obscene language by a strict parent, he may have reverted to some well-known evasive…
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Italian prime minister resigns Italians celebrated the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi outside Rome’s presidential palace on Nov.12, as the prime minister officially stepped down, ending…
CD Review: Marketa Irglova, Anar
For some it may be hard to imagine Marketa Irglova without her long-time collaborator, Glen Hansard, as one half of the Swell Season . The…
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Bangkok evacuations ordered as death toll from flood exceeds 500 The death toll from Thailand’s worst flood in half a century surpassed 500 on Nov….
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U of M graduate awarded U.S. medal of honour Yvonne Brill was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by U.S. President Barack Obama…
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Libya’s new leaders declare liberation Members of Libya’s interim government declared the official liberation of the country on Oct. 23, three days after the death…
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Restaurant goers may be able to bring own wine in a week As of Nov. 1, restaurants in Manitoba will be able to allow customers…