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Obituary: Jill Braithwaite

guardian.co.uk
yesterday
        

My wife, Jill Braithwaite, who has died aged 71, had four careers: she was a promising diplomat, a wife and mother, a meticulous scholar, and a supporter of social reform in Russia. Born Gillian Mary Robinson in London,...

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International pressure needed to break Gaza siege, says Irish MP

irna.com
yesterday
        

Irish MP Aengus Snodaigh believes that it will be only through international pressure that Israel will be forced to end its siege of Gaza that has left 1.5 million Palestinians destitute. "The Israeli siege needs to be eased...

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Former Morris University Center director remembered for 'student-first' mentality

thealestle.com
Dec 2, 2008
        

Serving the students of SIUE was a top priority for former Morris University Center Director Mary Robinson. The face of the MUC for 13 years, Robinson died Nov. 22 at the age of 69 in St. Louis. Robinson began her career at...

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MIA Features In Mary Robinson Documentary

castlebar.ie
Nov 30, 2008
        

Mary Robinson meets refugees and asylum seekers living in Mayo in Mayo Intercultural Action. Mayo Intercultural Action (MIA) will feature in a documentary on RTÉ One to be broadcast on 7 December next to mark the 60th...

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English Literature 1750-1900

warwick.ac.uk
Nov 28, 2008
        

Jonathan Bate, BA, MA, PhD (Cambridge) - John Fletcher, BA (Melbourne), BPhil (Oxford) – Associate Professor Three main areas: eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Gothic and related writing; the formation of modern gay and...

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The Gaza salvation

ahram.org.eg
Nov 27, 2008 526 related
        

Hope is eternal, but so too appears the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, writes Ramzy Baroud* When Gaza's electricity is in working order, most Palestinians in the impoverished and overcrowded Strip huddle around their...

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Congo refugees flee over Ugandan border as ceasefire crumbles

telegraph.co.uk
Nov 27, 2008 132 related
        

Thousands of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fled into neighbouring Uganda after fresh fighting broke out between rebels and pro-government militia as the latest ceasefire collapsed. Aid agencies estimated...

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The UN, Israel and racism: At risk of early derailment

economist.com
Nov 27, 2008
        

Preparations for a new global discussion on race start to go wobbly THE United Nations has high hopes of combating racial intolerance, and the violence it causes, with giant talkfests. One such gathering—a World Conference...

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Former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Diplomats and Military Commanders demand EU force for Congo

alertnet.org
Nov 27, 2008 4 related
        

Oxfam GB - UK Gordon Brown must act now to deploy an EU force for the Eastern DRC if civilians are to be protected, according to an appeal by a broad coalition of Former Presidents, Prime Ministers, diplomats, military...

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Mary Robinson human rights talk at Abbey

rte.ie
Nov 26, 2008
        

Former President Mary Robinson is to give a free talk on the future of human rights at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 'Bearing Witness' series. Robinson was President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 and then served as United...

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