(16-Jul-2010)
This week Britain's prime minister backed justice secretary Ken Clarke's proposal to reduce the number of shorter prison sentences in exchange for community punishments and rehabilitation measures.
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(25-Jun-2010)
The World Cup tournament has brought 736 players and 373,000 fans to South Africa; each match is being watched by over 100 million people worldwide, and staging the tournament has cost the host nation $8.6 billion.
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(11-Jun-2010)
Last week's interception of six ships in the "Gaza flotilla" by Israeli security forces led to a pitched battle and the deaths of nine people. One disturbing aspect of this event is the blurring of distinctions
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(28-May-2010)
Yesterday the Spanish parliament voted in favour of €15 billion of austerity measures – but by just one vote. European finance ministers last week agreed that tougher sanctions were needed for member states who are slow to bring government deficits back under control
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(07-May-2010)
Since April 22nd up to 5,000 barrels (795,000 litres) of crude oil a day has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from the stricken borehole a mile beneath the surface.
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