Up to 3,000 health service jobs could be lost in Belfast, a trade union has warned. It follows a leaked report which said nurses would be worst hit by cost-cutting proposals over the next three years …
Japan: Historic Chinese Visit Signals Warming Relations
Highlights - President Hu Jintao is first Chinese president to visit Japan in over a decade - Despite symbolic gestures of friendship, no substantive issues resolved - Japanese protests indicate …
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Georgia: Opposition politicians complain about international election monitors
With two weeks to go before Georgia’s parliamentary elections, there are growing signs that opposition groups have lost confidence in the international community’s ability to encourage a free-and-fair …
DHS Unveils Small Vessel Security Strategy
Highlights - SVSS aims to enhance communication and domain awareness on a local level - Militants likely to apply similar tactics used in previous successful attacks - Due to the vast size of …
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China: Robert Mugabe and the Beijing Connection
Highlights - The Au Yue Jiang ship attempted to delivery weapons to Zimbabwe - The Chinese government has a history with Robert Mugabe - China stopped the shipment to avoid an international …
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GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER WITHDRAWS FROM MAY ELECTION
Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze, a leader of the 2003 Rose Revolution, shocked Georgia’s political world with an April 21 announcement that she will not run for reelection in the upcoming May …
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Thailand: The United States, Thailand, and the Unwavering Military Alliance
Highlights - Upcoming US-Thai military exercise is one the largest held by the two countries - Strategic US-Thailand relationship expected to grow - Thailand will play a pivotal role in …
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Belgium to pay Holocaust victims
The Belgian government and banks have agreed to pay survivors of the Holocaust, their family members and the Jewish community $170m (£85m). A government commission on compensation has decided that …
Smith targets public sector in ID card hard-sell
The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday gave a broad indication that millions of public-sector teachers, nurses and care staff in "positions of trust" are to be given a fast-track incentive to …
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United States Gets Serious About Cyber Security
Highlights - President Bush announces new funding for cyber security initiatives - Federal government plans to monitor internal network traffic in order to prevent future attacks - Government may …
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