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RDU Audio: Breakfast With Spanky On Christchurch’s RDU 98.5FM. Russel Norman joined us on the show this morning to give his opinion on whether Hone should get the boot from the Maori Party.
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Full Coverage: All Whites! All Whites! All Whites! Scoop photographer Karim Sahai was on the sideline for tonight’s historic clash between New Zealand and Bahrain at Wellington’s Cake-Tin.
Lebanese women ‘crack’ male politisphere (Middle East Online)
Appointment of two new female ministers in Lebanon seen as positive step but not enough.
Global banks see Lebanon’s Cabinet formation as positive for economy (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Merrill Lynch indicated that the formation of Lebanon’s long-awaited national unity government is positive, as it correlates Lebanon’s economic performance over the last two years largely with political stability in the aftermath of Doha accord in 2008, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.
Israel gaffe reveals ‘Iran ship photos’ were forged (Press TV)
After Israel released photos it said proved that a huge shipment of weapons for Hezbollah came from Tehran, Iranian news agencies publish evidence showing that the photos are forged.
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The Finance and Expenditure Select Committee has been unable to come to a majority decision on the proposed emissions trading bill. The bill will be returned to Parliament unchanged. The Government is negotiating with the Maori Party over support for the bill.
Dream of a girl in Lebanon refugee camp (People’s Daily)
Every afternoon, 12-year-old Sahar Karmo goes to the Youth and Children’s Center in Beirut’s Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camp for free education. Having quit school recently, Karmo believes her dream of becoming a teacher when she grows up may still come true by attending the children’s center, which is not a formal school but a training institution for children who perform poorly in schools …
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-16 06:43 DIARY – Egypt/Sudan – Nov 16 (Interactive Investor)
This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +2 for Egypt and Sudan). TODAY’S EVENTS ALEXANDRIA – Second and final day of conference entitled “Impact of Recent Challenges on Maritime Industry”.
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If those in Lebanon watching the news on 11/12/09 blinked they might have missed an interesting news item. It appeared at approximately 4:20 pm on Narharnet.com , the pro-US/Saudi news website.
