Freedom takes a hit worldwide
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A new report by Washington watchdog group Freedom House says a clampdown on political rights made 43 countries 'not free' in 2007.
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Once upon a time, America ruled. No, no. I mean ruled . When I was growing up, we were international sports tyrants. We took it all for granted.
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International broadcasters,  environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop  music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious  global media events of all time.
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Many countries are more generous than the United States in the number of public holidays.
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American President George W. Bush on January 20 2005 promised to deliver freedom to the entire world in his inaugural speech as US president- a very important promise, given the several dictatorships in various ...
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Paris - The United States ranked 22nd alongside Belgium and behind countries including Bosnia, France and Trinidad and Tobago on a media freedom index released this week by Reporters Without Borders.
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Do those little pieces plastic mean freedom or slavery?
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WASHINGTON -- At the United Nations lectern this week, President Bush hailed the spread of democracy. ``From Beirut to Baghdad," he said, ``people are making the choice for freedom." Yet even as he spoke, tanks were rolling through the streets of Bangkok as a military coup toppled the elected leader of Thailand, who at that moment was in New York ...
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From burgers to booze, Americans spend big bucks on Independence Day.
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Year 2005 can be interesting for the world economies. While America is busy in Iraq, Vladimir Putin is positioned to take control of the world as another superpower.
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Developing countries were last night celebrating victory over the world&#39;s two largest economic blocs after the WTO ruled against the European Union&#39;s sugar regime and the support given by the US to its cotton farmers.
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People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.
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MONTEVIDEO, Oct 12 (IPS) - Freedom of expression worldwide has been under   threat since agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation  (FBI) last  week seized two Internet servers hosting websites of  the Independent Media  Centres. In Latin America, Indymedia  Brazil and Uruguay are directly affected.
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The world still moves in file with the US, but how badly it suffers in a coming slowdown may depend on how long it lasts
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It is safe to say that a world without safe, abundant and easily accessible water is hard for most Americans to imagine. The same goes for life without private, relatively clean places in which to go to the toilet.
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For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback.
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_ President Bush insists it&#39;s not a waste of time to try to promote freedom in places like Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.