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Thursday, 29 August 2013 21:07
Germany’s Lower Saxony seeks help over ‘modern slavery’
Crowded dormitories, excessive work schedules and low pay. These are the conditions faced by some migrant workers in Germany – the economic powerhouse of the EU. Many of the foreigners were promised much more before they…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 21:04
Czech Republic detains 100 in massive anti-Roma protests
A tense calm has returned to the Czech Republic where officials say some 100 far-right activists have been detained in violent demonstrations against gypsies, also known as Roma. Officials said arrests were made in at least…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 21:04
Czech Republic detains 100 in massive anti-Roma protests
A tense calm has returned to the Czech Republic where officials say some 100 far-right activists have been detained in violent demonstrations against gypsies, also known as Roma. Officials said arrests were made in at least…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 21:01
NIGERIA: Education under threat
Boko Haram’s name means ‘Western education is sacrilege.’ They recently kidnapped three teachers at a school in Benin City, the fifth school attack since June. They killed 48 students and 7 teachers in Adamawa, Yobe and…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:58
Syria: Treating war casualties
Three hospitals in that area are supported by the international medical organisation ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) reported receiving approximately 3,600 patients displaying neurotoxic symptoms in less than three hours on Wednesday. Three hundred and fifty-five died.…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:52
Syria: Technological consequences of conflict
Media companies including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post lost control of their websites after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached the internet company managing major site addresses. The Syrian Electronic Army, a…