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Wildfires and resulting smog ravage Russia
While a cold front that started Aug. 19 has ended the two-month heat wave in Russia, the heat had caused…
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French senate to vote on anti-Muslim veil ban
France is one step closer to implementing a ban on veils covering the face, with the measure passing the lower…
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European governments resolve budget woes on backs of workers
Just before the major imperialist countries met in Toronto for the G20 summit in late June, both Britain and Germany…
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Thousands of Greek workers strike against ruling-class cutbacks
On June 29, thousands of workers joined a general strike in Greece to protest massive spending cuts and austerity measures.…
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Kyrgyzstan: The national question and imperialism
The Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan has been the scene of a bloody conflict since June 10. Estimates of the…
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Spanish workers protest austerity measures
Striking Spanish civil service workers poured into the streets June 8 after the government announced a 5 percent pay cut…
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Italian government unleashes austerity measures on workers
Despite massive outrage from workers and labor unions, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced that he will be adopting austerity…
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Portugal legalizes same-sex marriage
Portugal recently became the sixth country in Europe to allow same-sex marriage, along with Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Norway and the…
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Greek workers resist ‘shock and awe’ austerity measures
May 5 saw the largest labor protests of the last three decades in dozens of cities across Greece. Rallies and…
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The new START agreement raises false hopes
On April 8, Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague. In…
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