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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) acknowledged the impact of air pollution in a statement: “Eliminating environmental pollution has a significant bearing not only on public health and the quality of life, but also on the long-term development of Hong Kong.”
But campaigners argue that Hong Kong’s legislature is heavily tilted [...]
car bomb that killed at least eight people – including a woman and child – in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk appears to have been a mistake, police say.
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That is why the now-established tradition of anti-government demonstrations on 1 July, the day meant to celebrate Hong Kong’s change from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, has become a diverse mix of many protests.
It’s a people’s march,” said Ms Ng, explaining that it shows Hong Kong’s people have many concerns about their home.
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Mexican police have freed more than 100 people unharmed after a jet flying from Cancun to Mexico City was hijacked by a man claiming to be on a divine mission.
Bolivian-born Jose Flores Pereira threatened to blow up the plane unless he could warn Mexican President Felipe Calderon of an “impending earthquake”.
Mr Flores told flight attendants [...]
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But his references to Britain’s “indigenous people” prompted other members of the panel to challenge him to say he meant white people.
Mr Griffin said the colour was “irrelevant” and said Mr Straw would not dare go to New Zealand and tell a Maori he was not “indigenous”. “We are the aborigines here,” he claimed.
But he [...]
Iran is defying Security Council resolutions ordering it to suspend the enrichment of uranium.
On 25 September President Obama accused Iran of building a secret second uranium enrichment plant. Iran said it was a pilot plant. The IAEA is to inspect it on 25 October.
Iran is now considering an offer to have much of its enriched [...]
In another uncanny echo of Enron, Global Crossing now threatens to rattle around the political world.
The company was a disproportionately large donor to politicians – during the 2000 US elections, it contributed $2.9m to candidates and parties, more even than the famously well-connected Enron.
Global Crossing’s largesse was spread evenly between parties, but was focused on [...]
Montoya’s lawyer said his client hoped his life story would send a message that drug trafficking destroyed everything in its wake.
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