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Shaken by rallies, Putin says Russian society maturing
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:32:09 -0800
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, facing an outburst of protest against his rule, called Monday for an update of Russia's political system in response to what he said was a maturing civil society.
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A year-end look at Malaysia from afar
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:15:15 -0800
Half a century after independence, Malaysians remain clueless as to who and what they are, and remain as distant as ever from that once cherished ideal of a Malaysian nation for all Malaysians, observes Farish Noor. I began my academic career more than a decade ago — and I can wryly state, with a smirk [...]
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Labour: Banks must serve society
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:12:49 -0800
Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society.
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Hubbard Film Society will Present Screening of 'Potiche'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:22:40 -0800
The Hubbard Film Society will host screenings of the film "Potiche" at the Aurora Theatre on Sat., Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. and on Wed., Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. Dinner and conversation about the film will take place at The Roycroft Inn following the Wednesday screening.
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India’s Top Newspapers Battle for Readers’ Hearts and Souls: Choudhury
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:14:53 -0800
The Times of India and The Hindu are the two best-known English newspapers in India. Both are well over 100 years old, and are family-owned. Over the decades their gaze on Indian society and politics has made readers impute to each of them a kind of human aura, identified with the cities from which they are published.
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In the Pashtun society, customs have generally been more dominant than religion
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:11:16 -0800
Pashtuns are believed to be the largest segmentary lineage society in the world today. They have been living in their defined homeland areas since ages, in a social order loosely defined by the code of Pashtunwali.
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Putin promises Russians bigger say in politics
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:04:56 -0800
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for a third term as president, on Monday promised Russians a bigger say in politics amid the growing public discontent with his dominance of power.
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Africa: World View on Revolutionary Ruptures, Pace of Change in 2012
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:50:55 -0800
[Fahamu] Progressives must brace for intensified struggles in 2012 because people in all continents are seeking alternatives beyond neo-liberal domination. The current European struggles will sharpen the struggles in Latin America and Africa.
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Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep Bring Politics, War to Berlin Film Festival
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:30:52 -0800
Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep are among the stars flying in for this month’s Berlin Film Festival, bringing political movies to an event that promises to mix a dash of Hollywood glamour with hard-hitting, topical themes.
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Sri Lanka: USA pressurises civil society to accept genocide and to live with it
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:23:02 -0800
Two officials from the US State Department who met civil society of Jaffna last week categorically told them that the US would not take up war crimes/ human rights issues against Sri Lanka in the March HRC session, as there is no sufficient pressure or request from the affected people. Ruling out any outside intervention for political solution, the officials said that the US would only support ...
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