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"Keep the Cat Free"
19/06/13

Politics

  • Editors: Marie-Laure Hicks and Padraic Calpin
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Ratko Mladić arrested

A couple of weeks ago, Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Pakistan by the US. As is usually the case, a lot of banter and ridicule followed – ...
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The losers of international aid

Much like the fashion houses of Milan and Paris, each season seems to bring with it a new or reinvented world crisis, whether it be natural or man-made. Iraq hasn’t ...
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  • Thursday May 26, 2011

Liberté, égalité... infidélité?

France woke up on Sunday morning to widespread shock and disbelief: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, had been arrested in New York City during the night, on allegations that he had raped a ...
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  • Friday May 20, 2011

Breaking a two-party system

I’m looking at the Canadian election results and can’t help but feel slightly jealous.  This time last year, after the debates, the Lib Dems were looking at a surge similar ...
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  • Thursday May 12, 2011

Blasta from the pasta?

“[…] Naturally the majority did notice his criminal activity  […] unfortunately, Italian People, if they have to choose between their duty and personal advantage, always chose the latter. He, a ...
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  • Thursday May 12, 2011

Massacre in Kenya

She didn’t stand a chance. Carrying underarm the small goat she was hoping to trade, Akiru could only join the other traders as they were rounded up in a small ...
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Leaking Wikileaks

Since Wikileaks published their first leak in 2006, it has grown to become one of the most controversial website in the world. Wikileaks lubricated the whistle-blowing cog, resulting in a ...
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  • Thursday March 17, 2011

Is this the end of nuclear power?

On Friday 11th March 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck 230 miles off the coast of northern Japan. As well as triggering a devastating tsunami, the earthquake has also ...
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The Middle East protests are secular

Last Thursday, the Muslim Student Council hosted an event entitled: “Middle East: Revolution, Democratisation, and the End of U.S. Hegemony.” The evening featured four invited speakers, talking about recent events ...
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  • Thursday March 10, 2011

Fit as a Fidel

The Cuban healthcare system is renowned for being one of the most effective healthcare systems in the world today with life expectancies equal to those of some of the world’s ...
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  • Thursday March 10, 2011