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Riot Police uses tear gas to stop Greek party from giving free food on Easter

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Happening Today, Greek Police Attack Golden Dawn MPs And Crowd Of Needy Families Leftists and Zionists of the world, the same who cry “police brutality!” when an Anarchist bank robber breaks a nail, today rejoice at the illegitimate Greek government’s orgy of violence and repression against its own people. This is news you won’t probably won’t see on the Guardian or the New York Times, except... 

UKIP makes huge gains in local elections

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The UK Independence Party (UKIP) declares itself the official opposition after making big gains in local elections. UKIP is averaging 25% of the vote in the wards where it is standing with more than 140 seats so far, the state-run BBC reported. Labour stands in the lead and the Conservatives in second place with 29% and 25% respectively. UKIP is also in third place with 23% of votes while the Liberal... 

Spaniards hold mass anti-austerity demos

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Thousands of demonstrators in Madrid take part in a Labor Day protest against the Spanish government’s austerity policies, May 1, 2013. Thousands of protesters have staged rallies in Spain to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country. Spaniards took to the streets in some 80 cities in trade union-organized Labor Day demonstrations... 

Europe hasn't even begun to tackle its problems yet

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In order to deal with its economic problems and further develop, Europe needs to deregulate its market and cut bureaucracy, but it does exactly the opposite, Chris Clarke, from Nottingham Trent University Business School told RT. In Clarke’s opinion, Europe is not even making an attempt to do the right thing to turn-around its economic woes. RT: Greece is the worst-hit in these latest figures and... 

EU opens new probe into human organ trafficking in Kosovo

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Urologist Lufti Dervishi (center) sits between his defence lawyers during trial in Pristina, Kosovo on April 29, 2013. A European Union prosecutor has initiated a new probe into the human organ trafficking case, after five doctors in Kosovo were convicted of harvesting and selling kidneys to mainly Israeli recipients. On Tuesday, the EU mission (EULEX Kosovo) in the capital Pristina said eight more... 

Eurozone unemployment rate hits record 12.1 percent in March

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Eurozone unemployment rate hits a record 12.1 percent in March 2013. The Eurostat data agency says eurozone unemployment rate has hit a record-high 12.1 percent in March, up by 62,000 from the previous month. According to the data, some 19.2 million people in the eurozone are receiving government financial assistance. As the jobless rate in the 17-nation eurozone climbed for the 23rd consecutive month,... 

Belgian Archbishop Gets Waterbombed by Topless Activists

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FEMEN has struck again. Every heterosexual male’s favorite female activist troupe doffed their tops (as usual) and attacked Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, the head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, by showering him with water from Virgin Mary-shaped water bottles. The archbishop, though, one-upped the women by remaining totally still, eyes closed, and prayed for the women as they attacked. The... 

Italy new PM vows to reverse austerity, pursue growth

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Italy’s new Prime Minister Enrico Letta delivers his speech at the parliament in Rome on April 29, 2013. Italy’s new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says the coalition government will pursue growth policies to reverse an austerity drive which is killing Italy. The remarks were made on Monday during Letta’s inaugural speech to parliament. “Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth policies... 

Powerful explosion rocks central Prague, dozens injured

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A suspected gas explosion has damaged a building in the heart of the Czech capital Prague, injuring 35 people. Six of those injured were reportedly foreigners, and two people are said to have been seriously injured. Rescuers had previously believed that three or four people were still trapped in the rubble and possibly dead, though Fire Chief Vladimir Pesek said that there are no indications that... 

UK to abolish support fund for disabled people

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Nearly 20,000 disabled people who receive aid from the UK’s Independent Living Fund (ILF), which will be abolished in 2015, are deeply concerned about their future. Many fear life could become unbearable without the support. An average payout of £300 per week enables disabled people to hire assistants to help them with their routine needs, and to stay active and social. Many fear that once the... 

EU is trying to humiliate Britain over immigration

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The EU is forcing states to give up their national sovereignty The European Commission’s latest proposals have heightened skepticism about the effectiveness of government measures to curb “welfare tourism” by migrants from other EU countries. The proposed regulations aim to facilitate easier movement for EU citizens across member states, challenging national governments to establish... 

British cabinet minister brands UKIP supporters as racists

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British Tory cabinet minister Ken Clarke British Conservative cabinet minister Ken Clarke has described some people intending to vote the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the upcoming local elections as racists. Speaking to Sky News Murnaghan programme on Sunday, the minister without portfolio accused the party of having no positive policies and being merely “against” immigrants and foreigners. Clarke... 

Anti-drone protest in UK over domestic opening of Reaper control center

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Anti-war groups have held a protest at a UK airbase from which the country has begun controlling its fleet of assassination drones in Afghanistan. Previously, the remote pilots were deployed only in the US. Four anti-war groups – including CND, the Drone Campaign Network, Stop the War and War on Want – are staging a nonviolent protest on Saturday over drone use by the Waddington base in Lincolnshire. About... 

Over 3.2 million jobless in France: Labor Ministry

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An office of the French state-run employment agency, Pole Emploi, in the northern Paris suburb of Pantin. The French Labor Ministry says the number of unemployed people in France increased by 36,900 in March, reaching 3.224 million for the first time since 1997. The French ministry said on Thursday that the number of registered jobseekers in the eurozone’s second-largest economy surged by 1.2... 

Dozens die in hospital blaze in Russia

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Nearly 20 cases of deadly blazes at medical facilities have been registered in Russia over the past seven years. At least 38 people, including two medical workers, have been killed in a fire that broke out at a psychiatric hospital in Russia, authorities say. The deadly blaze erupted around 2:30 a.m. local time (2230 GMT) on Friday in Psychiatric Hospital 14 in Ramensky on the outskirts of the Russian... 
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