World / Politics
Bleak outlook for Zimbabwe
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
THAT ZIMBABWE's presidential elections are "very unlikely to be free and fair" is a real understatement when seen in the light of the vicious terror campaign being waged against opposition voters by supporters of Robert Mugabe's regime. Nonetheless yesterday's statement by Tanzania, Angola and Swaziland on behalf of the Southern African Development Community represents a significant political initiative by regional leaders. They face a major decision now on whether to recommend abandoning next week's elections altogether.
Ireland
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Banking instability
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
IRISH FINANCIAL stocks have tumbled from their peak valuations and have yet to find a floor - as demonstrated by the sector's continuing weak performance this week. Never try and catch a falling knife is an old Wall Street adage, often quoted to dissuade the foolhardy investor: namely, those tempted to call a bottom in a volatile financial market.
Ireland
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Ireland must remain part of decision-making process in EU
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
A second referendum on Lisbon is likely, and economic disaster and exiting the EU will loom if we reject it again, writes Peter Brennan
Ireland
Opinions
Disgrace of Lisbon vote built on fear and ignorance
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
The men who built this society would have despaired that people voted without finding out what was at stake, writes John Waters
Ireland
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Lisbon rejection offers chance to rebuild trust in public life
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
A national discussion will require real reform of how our political system operates, writes Elaine Byrne
Ireland
Opinions
Positive gay action is the only way to go
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
Pride in being gay still counts for far more than the negative attitudes of the few, writes Orla Tinsley
Ireland
Opinions
Green zone teems with life, but conceals a deadly threat
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
Daily patrols move through a beautiful but alien landscape, where one wrong step can detonate the enemy's favoured weapon, writes Lieut Paddy Bury
Ireland
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Monks serenade cheese as voters lose appetite for elections
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
THE MAGPIEAN AGRICULTURE college in Austria has found that cheeses mature better if bathed in the sound of Gregorian chants from Cistercian monks.
Ireland
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An Irishman's Diary
19.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
GOOD news for romantic saps everywhere. Contrary to what we always thought, it has emerged that women do not prefer "bad boys", as such. It's just that the latter type has lower standards than the rest of us: aiming - insofar as he aims at all - at a much wider range of targets. His apparent success rate is therefore only a product of the law of averages, writes Frank McNally
Ireland
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Mourn Sarah Bryant as a soldier, not a woman
19.06.2008 20:14
telegraph.co.uk
The death of the first female soldier in Afghanistan is no reason to start doubting the need for a mixed-sex Armed Forces, says Cassandra Jardine.
Great Britain
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Jack Straw is acting like Caligula in trying to stifle democracy
19.06.2008 20:14
telegraph.co.uk
This week, Justice Secretary Jack Straw pledged to commit the biggest act of gerrymandering since Caligula made his horse a senator, yet it received scant attention, writes Iain Dale.
Great Britain
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Britain will have a chance to lead the way
19.06.2008 20:13
telegraph.co.uk
Conservative Party leader David Cameron may not have to choose between Europe and the United States, says Anne Applebaum.
Great Britain
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Can desert kingdom Saudi Arabia take the heat out of oil price bubble?
19.06.2008 20:13
telegraph.co.uk
Saudi Arabia and many other Opec producers insist production levels are the same as a year ago, and that without the speculators' unwelcome involvement, prices would be a more comfortable $80 per barrel, writes Con Coughlin.
Great Britain
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Cabinet Recommends Rada To Ratify Ukrainian-German Agreement On Financial Cooperation
19.06.2008 12:35
ukranews.com
The related draft bill was registered in Verkhovna Rada at No. 0068 of June 19.
Ukraine
Politics
Yuschenko Promises To Raise Pensions Every Quarter
19.06.2008 11:29
ukranews.com
He said this at a meeting with residents of Vinnytsia during his visit to Vinnytsia region.
Ukraine
Politics
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