GLW issue 396, published 2000-03-08.

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World Bank sneers at debt relief

World Bank sneers at debt relief WORLD BANK president James Wolfensohn told a media conference in Manila on February 26 that using Christianity's Jubilee year as a platform to campaign for debt relief for the Third World is "whimsical" and could

Residents demand clean air

Residents demand clean air By Nick Everett SYDNEY — Fifty residents protested here on February 29 against the pollution of their suburbs by the unfiltered ventilation stacks used as part of the city's road tunnel program. The protest, in

Prattle on Seattle

By Seth Ackerman As tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Seattle to shut down the opening conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting last December, mainstream media treated protesters' concerns with indifference and often

Networker: Smart and stupid

Networker: Smart and stupid Smart and stupid Hearings before the European Parliament in late February have focussed attention on Echelon, the communications spying network involving the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A
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