Manju, one of the 254 Tamil refugees aboard the Jaya Lestari in Merak, Indonesia, is due to have her baby on 5 April.
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When it comes to avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of global warming then whatever the financial cost, the price is still worth paying. But new research by Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) shows Australia could meet 100% of its stationary energy needs from renewables in a decade and stimulate the economy at the same time.
On February 25, federal education minister Julia Gillard announced the release of the new national curriculum. She sounded like a consultant for a private education firm, yet at the same time revealed her utter ignorance of education in this country.
On February 26, parliamentarians from the left-wing party Die Linke were expelled from the Bundestag (the national parliament) for holding a protest against the war in Afghanistan.
United States President Barack Obama鈥檚 planned stopover in Australia on March 23 is scheduled to take place around the time of the seventh anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq on March 20.United States President Barack Obama's planned stopover in Australia on March 23 is scheduled to take place around the time of the seventh anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq on March 20.
Tens of thousands of people rallied across Italy on March 1 to defend and extend the rights of immigrants, on a day that organisers dubbed 鈥淪t. Papers鈥.
Five hundred people marched from Sydney Town Hall to Martin Place on March 6 to mark International Women鈥檚 Day. Trade unions and migrant women鈥檚 organisations were among the groups represented in the crowd. The march included a very vibrant contingent from the Justice for Juarez group, which protests against and raises awareness of the high rate of femicides in Mexico.Five hundred people marched from Sydney Town Hall to Martin Place on March 6 to mark International Women's Day. Trade unions and migrant women's organisations were among the groups represented in the crowd.
On June 28 last year, Honduras鈥 left-wing President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a military coup 鈥 supported by the rich elite with United States collaboration. As well as moves such as increasing the minimum wage by 60%, Zelaya was seeking to start a process leading to a constituent assembly to democratically rewrite the nation鈥檚 pro-rich constitution.
Claudia Larisa Brizuela Rodriguez, a supporter of the National People's Resistance Front (FNRP) was gunned down in her home in San Pedro Sula on February 24, CISPES.org said the following day. 鈥淗er two young children, ages 2 and 8, witnessed their mother鈥檚 murder.鈥
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