Recognition?
EU nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize, attributed every year in Norway, is having a list of nominations being compiled at the moment. Almost every year these nominations - and the winners - are surrounded by controversy (past winners have included Yasser Arafat, Jimmy Carter, and David Trimble). Not only individuals are recognised by the award: the United Nations was granted the award in 2001, and the Red Cross has received it several times.
This year, a nomination is being put forward for the European Union (EU) as an institution. The significance of the expansion this year of the union from 15 to 25 members, bringing into its fold ex-communist state...
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Anti-war feelings "declining"
The media making its own news
Support for the anti-war movement is waning. Yes, "waning". That's the BBC's veredict on it. Less people show up on this Saturday demonstration, hence people don't care a...
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Anti-war demonstration
Who let the bombs fall?
Support for the anti-war movement is waning. Yes, "waning". That's the BBC's veredict on it. Less people show up on this Saturday demonstration, hence people don't care a...
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Asylum
Who cares anyway?
According to Yahoo! News, the friendly and well-intentioned Home Secretary David Blunkett has "tightened" asylum r...
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War in Iraq
This entire Iraq bombing business... - According to Yahoo! News, the friendly a...
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Cake-eating guide
How to have some cake and eat it - In this article, I will attempt to guide...
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