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During a failed appeal against a decision last week refusing bail, Dotcom, in his signature black t-shirt and black zip-up vest, gave details of his arrest at his $NZ30 million rented mansion.
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Eurozonë: Papunësia arrin në 16.5 milion

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Papunësia është rritur gjatë vitit 2011 për shkak të krizës së borxheve që ka kapluar pjesën më të madhe të vendeve të Eurozonës. Në Dhjetor të 2010, niveli i papunësisë në Eurozonë ishte 10 për qind. ...
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Në Davos...

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Ndërsa takimi botëror në Davos mirëpriti një rekord prej 2600 liderësh nga bota e biznesit, politikës, medias dhe akademisë, pati një mungesë të dukshme të deklaratave apo lajmërime “bombë” që kanë qenë në krye të axhendës së këtij forumi në vitet e kaluara....
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Reciprocitet edhe për fusnota

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Është absurde që Kosova në tubime ndërkombëtare krahas emrit të pranojë një fusnotë që thotë “pa paragjykim të statusit” e të mos kërkojë së paku që edhe Serbia të prezantohet njëjtë, me një fusnotë, për të siguruar se emri i Serbisë nuk nënkupton se Kosova është pjesë e saj. ...
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Strategjia e dhembjes e eurozonës

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Mbajtja e Europës Jugore në një gjendje “tërhiq e mos këput” do të ishte strategji shumë më e besueshme në rast se shoqërohet nga një program i rritjes nga e gjithë eurozona. Dhe, në këtë pikë, një program i tillë nuk shihet fare në horizont....
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Misdirected ire

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Not surprising at all because there are 13.5 million Americans who are unemployed today, and the jobless rate, though on the decline in the last three months, is still at an uncomfortable 8.5 per cent....
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Europe needs to "show the colour of their money" before Britain will hand over more cash to bail out its struggling countries, George Osborne has said. ...
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Diplomatët e huaj: Gratë dhe roli i tyre

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Rishikimi dhe fuqizimi i sistemit ekzistues të kuotës gjinore, në linjë me rekomandimet e OSBE/ODIHR-it, duhet të ndihmojë që të garantohet dëgjimi i zërit të grave” thuhet në letrën e ambasadorëve....
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Radioactive material stolen in Egypt

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The El Dabaa theft is not unique. In 2003, for example, following the chaos that ensued after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center outside Baghdad was targeted by looters who stole radioactive caesium and cobalt sources. ...
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It's boom time for people smugglers

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The Afghan government recently reported that around 50,000 Afghans cross illegally into Greece each year, a country which is both on the outer reaches of the Schengen zone and relatively easily reached from Turkey. ...
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Nobelisti i Paqes: “Përgatituni për Luftën e Tretë Botërore”

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Me siguri të plotë foli diplomati i njohur Henry Kissinger, kur u pyet për situatën politike që mbizotëron sot në botë. Ai u shpreh i sigurt se Lufta e Tretë Botërore është shumë pranë. Kissinger përshkroi me ngjyra shumë të errëta të ardhmen e zymtë që na pret...
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Anniversary of shame

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Washington's claim that conditions at Guantánamo are now better is no defence. Only six inmates have been convicted, and that too in military courts, which work to lower standards of proof than civilian ones....
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Mjedis i ndotur moralisht

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Unë ëndërroj një republikë të pavarur, të lirë dhe demokratike, një ekonomi të begatë dhe shoqëri të drejtë, me pak fjalë, një republikë humane e cila i shërben individit dhe shpreson se edhe individi do t’i shërbejë....
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Kabul's stadium of horrors

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Some 5,000 spectators watched men and women parade on a resurfaced track that surrounds a bright green artificial grass pitch funded by the U.S. that was inaugurated with a soccer match. Many of the spectators saw their sport careers destroyed during the... ...
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Nothing to celebrate in New Year

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This is the third consecutive year of “austerity” which has already led to swingeing public spending cuts and millions of job losses with little evidence of the promised new jobs in the private sector. Last year, Britain reached the highest level of unemployment since ......
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Vritet një shkencëtar në Iran

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Sipas agjencisë së lajmeve, FARS, Ahmadi-Roshan ishte diplomuar ne industrinë e naftës dhe mbikëqyrte punimet në centralin bërthamor të Natanzit, në Isfahan, ku kryhet pasurimi i uraniumit....
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Four People's Principles

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Some 80 per cent of its people live in poverty, with unemployment, sky-rocketing prices, problems of healthcare, education and housing, and so on. Forty-eight farmers commit suicide on an average each day. And 47 per cent of the children are malnourished....
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Iran announced yesterday it had begun to enrich uranium at a second underground facility, as the challenge of mounting a military strike against the Islamic republic grew significantly more complicated. ...
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Ta marrësh fenë seriozisht

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Ne kemi nevojë për demokracinë miqësore me fenë dhe fenë miqësore me demokracinë. Në kohërat e festave të krishtera ky është një mesazh i rëndësishëm, të cilin Jezu Krishti, besoj, do ta kishte aprovuar....
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Kur inati i befason elitat

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Surpriza e parë ishte fuqia dhe universaliteti i pakënaqësisë publike. Motivimet e protestuesve në çdo vend ishin unike. Por kishte një fije të përbashkët në këto kryengritje dhe një arsye të përbashkët pse elitat u gjendën të papërgatitura....
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Viti i liderit të hutuar

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Në vend të shprehjes së famshme të Klausvitcit, "mjegulla e luftës", tani bëhej fjalë për "mjegullën e revolucionit" dhe vazhdimësinë e "mjegullës së politikës"....
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If the rich choose austerity…

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For the global economy to mend, the leading economies must make the right policy choices and work concertedly. The key policy debate has been on whether to go back to the expansionary policies that had helped to ward off the worst symptoms of the crisis or......
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The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die

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"Your desire is a very selfish one and cannot be easily granted. You think that you would like to become a hermit so as to find the Elixir of Life. Do you know how hard a hermit's life is? A hermit is only allowed to eat fruit and berries and the bark of pine trees......
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Të bukurën, e bëjnë njerëzit humanë e të përkushtuar...

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Në këtë kuadër, janë të shumta hapësirat e pa shfrytëzuara, që nga maja e deri poshtë, për të bërë shumë më tepër, për ta bërë edhe më të bukur jetën e qytetarëve dhe vendin ku jetojmë... ...
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World awaits leadership transition

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Reinforcing the durability of the family dynasty, three generations of the ruling family that has directed the destiny of 23 million North Koreans for decades were brought together on Tuesday morning: the body of Mr. Kim Jong-un's grandfather, Kim Il-sung, founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also lies in the same mausoleum....
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The sunset of North Korea's "risen son"

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His son and successor, Kim Jong-un, barely in his 30s, now faces the challenge of running a regime that has the military capacities needed to obliterate its neighbourhood, but whose own survival is very far from assured....
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The social network's 800 million users are set to experience a whole new way of using the site with Timeline bringing together all your stored content into one giant electronic life scrapbook – fusing your profile and wall. ...
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UK is heading for recession

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Britain is heading for recession next year and the Chancellor is on course to miss his budget targets due to persistent slow growth, economists at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) have warned. ...
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U.K. Unemployment Hits 17-Year High

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The jobless total rose 128,000 in the three months to October to 2.64 million, the highest level since the third quarter of 1994, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. The jobless rate rose to 8.3%, its highest level since the three months to January 1996....
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Opozitarët, ëndrra apo beteja vazhdon…

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“Ëndrra vazhdon” është një gjendje që nuk e kalon cakun e ëndërrimit, një gjendje midis gjumit dhe zgjimit, ku asosacionet bashkëshoqëruese të qenies humane nuk i tejkalojnë caqet e iluzionit....
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Tranzicioni, pasojat dhe shteti

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Krimi, në çdo kohë duhet të parandalohet dhe ndëshkohet, ndryshe ai të ndëshkon. Zgjidhja e vërtetë është ndërtimi dhe funksionimi i shtetit të së drejtës, ulja e konflikteve politike, dhe sociale, mirëpo alfa dhe omega e të gjitha fazave të tranzicionit dhe ndërtimit......
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Unquiet flows the Don

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Twenty years after the break-up of the Soviet Union, tectonic shifts are once again under way in Russia. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Moscow and other Russian cities to protest the alleged rigging of parliamentary elections......
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Plasaritja e regjimit rus

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Fuqia e Putinit, deri së voni, shtrihej mbi dy themele. Njëri kishte të bënte me atë se, pavarësisht kritikave të qeverisë së tij për shkelje të të drejtave të njeriut dhe për tolerancë të kleptokracisë, Putini kishte legjitimitet, meqë personalisht ishte shumë popullor....
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Ndërkohë, autoritetet britanike kanë njoftuar më herët se themeluesi i WikiLeaks-it, Julian Assange, ka bërë një kërkesë që të dëgjohet ankesa e tij për ekstradim nga Gjykata e Lartë....
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Millions spent on climate change

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Hundreds of millions of pounds of British taxpayers money has been spent trying to get foreign countries to tackle climate change in the past five years, according to official figures....
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Dhuna në Luginën e Preshevës

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Provokimet, kërcënimet, bastisjet, arrestimet, rrahjet brutale, burgosjet janë përditshmëri e jetës për shqiptarët e Luginës së Preshevës....
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Surveillance companies can use your iPhone to take photos of you and your surroundings without your knowledge, said a representative from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at a panel chaired by Julian Assange™ today....
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Mirësevini në Shqipërinë Natyrale

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Dhe amaneti i së shkuarës është: Të festojnë dhe të shijojnë 28 Nëntorin 1912, shpalljen e Shqipërisë Natyrale, duke e bërë atë realitet. Ka edhe të tjera, që do të elaborohen ditë pas dite, por edhe kaq mjafton për ti dhënë kuptim Ftesës: Mirësevini Në Shqipërinë Natyrale! ...
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TI: Mungesë transparence në burimin e të ardhurave

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“Raportimi transparent i burimeve të të ardhurave dhe shpenzimeve nga partitë politike është në interesin e çdo vendi në rrugën e ndërtimit të një demokracie të vërtetë. Partitë politike do të mund t'i gëzohen besimit të votuesve të tyre veçse kur të kenë treguar se punojnë në favor të popullsisë......
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European judge slams UK 'xenophobia'

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Citing the "vitriolic" and "xenophobic fury" directed against judges on the European Court of Human Rights, Sir Nicolas Bratza has acknowledged that relations between Strasbourg and the supreme court in London are under "strain"....
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Hard times for Spain

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The economy now faces a deflationary spiral, not least because Mr. Rajoy's ideology involves yet more austerity. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman calls this strategy a romantic fantasy. ...
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Rise in number of weight loss operations

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50% in the last three years in the number of weight loss procedures being carried out by surgeons....
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Rich-poor gap widest ever

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The gap between Britain's highest earners and its lowest has reached an all-time high, highlighting the extent to which the economic downturn has hit the poorest households....
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Zemërimi i Ambasadorit Grek

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Pas një sërë bisedimesh intensive, qeveria shqiptare kishte pranuar t’i jepte vizën të strehuarit në ambasadë, për të ikur në Greqi. Për këtë ai duhej të plotësonte një kusht: të largohej dy ditë nga selia e ambasadës, ku kishte hyrë ilegalisht. ...
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Youth Unemployment Hits Record Million

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The number of unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds went up to 1.016 million, from 991,000 the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ....
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The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is to apply for a supreme court hearing to appeal against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations....
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Leaders are fallible

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The evidence shows how feeble the link between confidence and judgment is. Even worse, the more powerful individuals become, the more likely they are to trust their own instincts, to ignore information brought to them by others, and to end up making mistakes. ...
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The EU's architects never meant it to be a democracy

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One of the few pleasures of watching this self-inflicted shambles unfolding day by day has been to see the panjandrums of the Today programme, James Naughtie and John Humphrys, at last beginning to ask whether the EU is a democratic institution. ...
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Çështja çame

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Shqiptarët kanë pësuar shtypje dhe padrejtësi të mëdha gjatë historisë, shkaktuar nga të huajt dhe nga të vetët. Është e vështirë të harrohen padrejtësitë që u janë bërë shqiptarëve, përfshirë edhe çamëve, dhe askush nuk mund të na detyrojë të bëjmë një gjë të tillë. ...
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Shteti që nuk funksionon dhe Kanuni që vret njerëz

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Ndërkohë nga mosveprimi i ligjeve të shtetit shqiptar dhe nga injoranca e thellë tek këto njerëz, që zgjedhin Kanunin përpara ligjeve institucionale të vendosura nga shteti, rrjedhin edhe të gjithë problemet e tjera deri tek jetët e humbura njerëzore. ...
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Nuclear power is our gateway to a prosperous future

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Every year, human activities are adding about 30 billion tonnes of CO2 xvi into the atmosphere. The IPCC estimates that 26 per cent of this emission (about 7.6 billion tonnes) is a direct consequence of electricity generation requirements. ...
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Assange: WikiLeaks forced to close

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Julian Assange says his whistleblowing website has been forced to halt all publishing as it fights a financial blockade from some of the world's biggest organisations. ...
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The killing of Qadhafi

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It is known that NATO bombed a convoy in which he was trying to flee a blockade of his hometown Sirte by forces allied to the National Transitional Council government. He might have been wounded in the bombing; subsequent video footage shows him asking for mercy from his captors. ...
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A triangle of great promise

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Given the turmoil in the international economy and the uncertainty emanating from the Eurozone nations, it was natural for the IBSA leaders to stress the need for Europe to implement a credible plan of structural reform. ...
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Për Nënë Terezën

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Gandi thoshte “Nderi më i madh që mund të më bëjnë miqtë e mi, është të zbatojnë në jetën e tyre programin që mbështes unë, ose të më kundërshtojnë deri në fund, në qoftë se nuk besojnë në të”. Nënë Tereza nuk ka nevojë për ceremonitë që drejtuan udhëheqësit tanë. Ajo ka nevojë që ata të bëjnë që ne ta njohim atë dhe të vëmë në jetë mësimet e saj....
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Eurostar Tragedy

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The 22-year-old Albanian fell from the Brussels-bound train as it passed Cheriton near Folkestone at 80mph. ...
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Cyberspace arms race warning

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Britain is pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into beefing up its online defences as it faces a growing arms race in cyber space, William Hague has disclosed. ...
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“Sot kemi të bëjmë me një kombinim ëndrrash që do të realizohen, që shumë popuj në të gjithë botën, nga Kajro në Londër, kanë punuar që ato të bëhen realitet. Ajo të cilës i jemi nënshtruar është shkatërrimi i shtetit të së drejtës. Kjo lëvizje nuk është për shkatërrimin e ligjit, por për ndërtimin e tij”, ka thënë themeluesi i Wikileaks, i rrethuar nga truprojet e tij. ...
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Crucial game for Middle East players

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The Iran ‘terror plot' drama involves four countries that have much to lose from Arab self-determination. ...
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— Unë do të isha gati të punoja gjithmonë lart, në qoftë se për ortak do të kisha Sazanin. E di që puna atje është më e lodhshme, por preferencat do t'i ndajmë përgjysmë: unë i lejoj vetes të zgjedh ortakun, kurse ish-kolegu im ka të drejtë të zgjedhë vendin e punës më pak të lodhshëm. Apo ke kundërshtim ti, Sazan? e pyeti ai duke e shikuar në sy. ...
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Did Russian agents kill A. Litvinenko?

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Yesterday St Pancras coroner Dr Andrew Reid said he would be writing to MI5, MI6 and the police to request that they prepare for further investigations. ...
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Vaclav Havel dhe Forumi 2000

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Objektivi kryesor i mbledhjeve vjetore të Forumit 2000 është “që të identifikohen problemet kryesore me të cilat përballet qytetërimi si dhe për të gjetur mënyrat për të ndaluar përkeqësimin e konflikteve, të cilat si bazë kryesore kanë fenë, kulturën, ose përkatësinë etnike”....
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Will Alexander Litvinenko’s killers get away with it?

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The inquiry into the ex-KGB agent’s murder puts relations between Russia and Britain on a knife edge. ...
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Remzi Hoxha, enigmë?!

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Ardian Hoxha, djali i biznesmenit të zhdukur prej vitit 1995, Remzi Hoxha ka bërë thirrje që drejtësia shqiptare të dëshmojë se mund të vendosë drejtësi për këtë çështje....
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Në vigjilje të një përvjetori të gjymtuar

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Do të jetë një përvjetor që do të manifestohet nga ana e shqiptarëve të Shqipërisë politike tok me “fqinjët e tyre natyralë, gjuhësorë, shpirtërorë, gjeografikë, po edhe politikë”, nga ata që quhen shqiptarë pavarësisht se gjenden andej apo këtej gardhit ndërshqiptar. ...
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Tirana, integrim social apo dizintegrim

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Të njëjtën filozofi ka aplikuar kryebashkiaku i njërit prej qyteteve europiane më të njohur, Parisit. Parisianët kishin arritur një pikë të tillë lodhjeje nga zhurmat, ndotja e ajrit, bllokimet e trafikut, saqë mbështetën planin e kryebashkiakut Bertrand Delonow për t’i rimarrë rrugët. ...
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Të “lodhesh” duke u çlodhur…

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Mbetet shumë për të bërë në këtë drejtim, nga shteti e shoqëria, duhen mëndje të zgjuara e jo thjesht kronikanë për të mbushur faqet e gazetave...Një tjetër, problem, është edhe ajo që, media e shkruar sikur po “ha si shumë racionin” e mjeksisë. Të gjitha gazetat, na japin receta për të gjitha llojet e sëmundjeve... ...
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Protests against Wall Street spread across the U.S.

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Demonstrations are expected to continue throughout the week as more groups hold organizational meetings and air their concerns on websites and through streaming video. ...
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Vazhdon gjyqi për pronat e Konomit

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Familjarët e Skerdilajd Konomit do të përballen sot me palën kundërshtare në gjyqin për pronësinë e mbi 278 ha tokë, në në fshatin turistik të Hamallaj, në Durrës....
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Europa zbret në Tiranë

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Udhëheqesit e lartë të Kishës Katolike nga e gjithë Europa do të diskutojnë për katër ditë në Tiranë çështje të rëndësishme për Kishën dhe për shoqëritë anë e mbanë Europës, çështje siç janë ekumenizmi, arsimi, problemet në lidhje me tolerancën fetare, ndikimet e medias, si edhe solidarizimi me popujt e Afrikës dhe të Lindjes së Mesme. ...
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UK benefits test 'breaches EU law'

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A Commission statement said the Government has two months to advise Brussels what it is doing to bring domestic social security rules in line with EU requirements. "Otherwise, the Commission may decide to refer the UK to the EU's Court of Justice," said a statement. ...
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The financial Waterloo facing the EU

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It needs the 17 eurozone countries to agree, and this they cannot do. It is the nightmare scenario of Euro-enthusiasts down the ages, of a supposedly united continent collapsing in chaotic indecision, as in 1914 and 1939, and Germany emerging waving the key. ...
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World Bank chief Zoellick warns "world in danger zone"

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Robert Zoellick, the World Bank president, warned "the world is in a danger zone" as the economic crisis in the United States, Europe and Japan threatened to ravage the rest of the global economy. ...
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Kriza

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Në vend të projektit për të shembur Piramidën e ngritur aty një superparlament, Tirana ka nevojë për projekte serioze, për investim në kapitalin njerëzor, si p.sh. për shkolla e kopshte apo për pastrimin diferencial të plehrave, që po na mbysin me dioksinë. Mirëpo askush nuk mendon për këto. ...
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U.K.: Media versus state secrecy

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Lawyers, media experts and free-speech campaigners are unanimous in holding the view that compelling journalists to disclose their sources is justified only when such disclosure is in obvious public interest or when protecting a whistleblower threatens national security. ...
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Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections

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King Abdullah announced the move in a speech at the opening of the new term of the Shura Council. "Because we refuse to marginalise women in society in all roles that comply with sharia, we have decided, after deliberation with our senior ulama [clerics] and others... to involve women in the Shura Council as members, starting from next term," he said. ...
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Welcome, baby seven billion

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At 62.3 million, Britain's population in 2010 was about 10 million short of mid-1960s estimates for the year 2000. Back in 1965, the Central Statistical Office projected that 1,527,000 live births would take place in the first year of the new millennium, based entirely on trends at the time. ...
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Shqipëria po kalon ditë të vështira

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Keqmenaxhimi i financave publike, administrimi i koncensionit për interesa private që nuk janë produkt zhvillimi kanë futur Shqipërinë në krizë të pakthyeshme që ndofta do duhet brezat që vijnë ta korrigjojnë. ...
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Risky ways of global finance

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The globalisation of finance has altered traditional banking's core structure and values and that is why the latest dealing room debacle at UBS will have far wider ramifications. Banks traditionally do their best to match their assets and liabilities —...
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Estetizimi i vetëvrasjeve dhe dëmet sociale

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Shoqëria jonë është në një moment kur duhet të bëjë diçka me veten dhe të “tjerët” që ta çlirojë qytetërimin tonë nga kjo sindromë e “derdhjes së vullnetshme” të gjakut njerëzor. Kjo do të thotë se është detyrë imperative që të bëjmë çdo gjë që duhet me njerëzit tanë, që të bëjnë “zap” atë kafshë ...
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Ambasadori Arvizu: Të zbardhet vrasja e gjyqtarit Konomi

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Apelit të krerëve më të lartë të shtetit për zbardhjen e vrasjes së gjyqtarit të Vlorës, Skerdilajd Konomi, i është bashkuar sot dhe ambasadori i SHBA-së në Tiranë, Aleksandër Arvizu.Ky i fundit i ka kërkuar prokurorisë dhe policisë, zbardhjen sa më të shpejtë të vrasjes së gjyqtarit, Skerdilajd Konomi....
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Gjithashtu zyrtarja e lartë e Bankës Botërore nënvizoi se në Ballkanin Perëndimor qeverisja është e rëndësishme dhe për procesin e integrimin në BE, dhe se depolitizimi i administratës, lufta kundër korrupsionit, dhe e drejta e pronës janë disa nga çështjet shumë të rëndësishme për BE....
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Different, yet so similar

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Mr. Obama read from Psalm 46: “God is our refuge and strength,” which an aide said he chose because it spoke of perseverance. Mr. Bush, the wartime leader, read a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to a widow who was believed to have lost sons in the Civil War. ...
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Culture wars over London riots

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“The whites have become black,” he declared with his trademark dramatic flourish.In what one critic dubbed his “career-ending moment,” the former Cambridge academic approvingly quoted the late Tory politician Enoch Powell's 1968 speech warning that unchecked immigration would unleash “rivers of blood” in Britain. He said he had reread the speech in the light of the riots and found that Powell had been “absolutely right.” ...
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“Thesi” i Amerikës

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Dominoja, kataklizma e krizës së borxhit sovran duket se po i përfshin edhe amerikanët. Asgjë nuk do t’i trondiste qeveritarët dhe ekonomistët amerikanë, nëse shumë investues të huaj do të vijonin të blinin bonot e tyre të thesarit. Mbi 60 për qind e transaksioneve (shitjeve dhe blerjeve) financiare dhe ekonomike sot në botë bëhen nëpërmjet dollarit....
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Bursa e kuajve: Poshtë “Wikileaks”, rroftë “Wikileaks”!

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Një pjesë e mirë e opinionit publik, që e njeh më mirë realitetin politik dhe është indiferente, natyrisht nuk është çuditur asnjëherë nga manovrat e pista. Gjithsesi, në “bursën jopolitike”, atë të diskutimeve me stil qytetar, qarkullojnë opinione me të vërtetë të larmishme mbi “lëvizjet e çmimeve në tregjet e kuajve dhe të protestave”....
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So, was this a war for oil?

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The Libyan conflict has been a war about oil if not “for” oil. The country's economy is almost totally dependent on hydrocarbons and a key objective for the transitional government will be to get the wells up and running again as soon as possible. ...
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WikiLeaks, fundi i lavdisë?!

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Publikimi i kabllogrameve sekrete amerikane rëndon jo vetëm marrëdhëniet diplomatike të Shteteve të Bashkuara me vendet e tjera, po rrezikon edhe jetën e njerëzve......
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Shantazhimi, falja, besimi, agjërimi dhe përfitimi!

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Manipulimi me ndjenja fetare i nxënësve të paformuar emocionalisht pashmangshëm krijon kushte të intsrumentalizimit të tyre dhe martirizimit (shehitizmit) të tyre! Përpjekjet tona duhet të bëhen në drejtim të formimit, forcimit dhe afirmimit të vlerave universale njerëzore, atyre kombëtare e pastaj edukimi fetar nuk do të paraqiste fare problem!...
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What you can do to oust tyrants

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The thought should be appealing even to those who support military intervention. All but the most gung-ho concede that such action comes at a cost. Greatest, of course, is the loss of human life inevitable in any military deployment. Nato pilots returned unscathed from their Libyan sorties, but those on the ground did not......
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The irony of the Anonymous mask

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Now, it is not nice to sneer — nor is it wise, when one's target is a rather touchy criminal collective. But there is a tasty irony about the fact that the V mask is itself a copyrighted product. Every time that Rubies sells one — for $6.49, £5.16 or €10.50 — a cut of the profit goes to Warner Bros, which made the film....
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Japan's turn for downgrade

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In addition to its structural debt problems, Japan faces a bill amounting to ¥15-20 trillion for recovery work following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Given the weak growth prospects, it is obvious that Japan will find the servicing of its burgeoning public debt very difficult. ...
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Pajtimi për marrëveshjen

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Kosova do të duhej pa humbur kohë të fillojë negociatat me NATO-në dhe BE-në për të ridefinuar prezencën e misioneve të tyre në Kosovë. Nuk mund të kemi një Kosovë të pavarur përderisa i kemi misionet ndërkombëtare ekzekutive që nuk na njohin. ...
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Restaurimi kushtetues

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Ky shtet, kështu siç rrezikon të bëhet, nuk do të ngjante as si demokraci – pa zgjedhje të lira dhe të ndershme, të gjithëpranuara – dhe as si liberale, sa kohë që hapësira e lirisë midis individit dhe shtetit do të dominohej nga fuqia e një njeriu të vetëm si në monarkitë e Gjirit. ...
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Human rights wrangle

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We are looking at creating our own British Bill of Rights. We are going to fight in Europe for changes to the way the European Court works and we will fight to ensure people understand the real scope of these rights and do not use them as cover for rules or excuses that fly in the face of common sense.’ ...
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Lufta dhe paqja në Ballkan në teh të shpatës

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Territori i Ballkanit gjatë gjithë historisë ka shërbyer si udhëkryq për kalimin e ushtrive të huaja të cilat nuk janë djersitur fort për ta pushtuar këtë territor. Në cilën do përballje me pushtuesit, qoftë nga Azia apo Evropa, ballkanasit kanë dal humbës. ...
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Bufi: Rama është përgjegjës për humbjet e përsëritura

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Bojkoti parlamentar, ose e ashtuquajtura marrëdhënie e kushtëzuar me Parlamentin, ka qenë një vendim tërësisht i gabuar i lidershipit të PS. Përse dhe kujt i shërbeu bojkoti? Partisë Socialiste aspak. Në të kundërtën, e dëmtoi rëndë imazhin e saj....
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Social media helped the rioters coordinate their moves; they also helped volunteer cleanup crews. Should Britain clamp down like Egypt?It’s not clear, however, how the British government plans to identify who is "plotting" to commit violence or criminal acts using social media. ...
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Hackers hit Blackberry over riots

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Blackberry's instant messaging service is believed to have been used by some looters to plan their movements. The firm has promised to co-operate with police and the Home Office. ...
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Une, Anders Breivik, Europa, Emigrantet, Islami dhe Shqiptaret

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E marrin fshatin e tyre dhe e sjellin ne qender te Brukselit, Berlinit, Amsterdamit, Romes, Londres, Parisit, Oslos, Stokolmit…! ...
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Bullying the Commons to death

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Were the U.K. to restore capital punishment, it would almost certainly be expelled from the EU and would face suspension from the Council of Europe, the custodian of the European Convention. Such consequences apart, the British Tory-led coalition government is in effect ignoring the inherent dangers and evils of this form of punishment. ...
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MPs May Be Forced To Vote On Death Penalty

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If it is signed by the required 100,000 supporters or more, then the cross-party Backbench Business Committee will decide whether it will be debated. Sir George played down fears about airing the subject - which was effectively abolished as a sentence for murder in the UK in 1965. ...
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Durim do të thotë të vazhdosh në mes të mizerjes

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Diçka kërkonin nëpër asfaltin e pistë ku shkelnin si mbi vezë… Kaq majëgishtash shkelnin mbi dhe, dhe nënqeshnin njëlloj, herë si Xhokonda e famshme në Luvër, herë si dhëmbëqesh Kryeministri ynë në daljet publike sa herë flet për tradhtarin Topi, Presidentin e Republikës. As cinizmi në buzëqeshjen e tyre nuk u përshkund, as kujdesi i tyre ndryshoi pas përshëndetjes sime. ...
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What now for Rupert Murdoch?

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So Murdoch, as a newspaper owner, gains power, and we know there's this amazing reciprocal relationship that goes on. He uses his political power to further his business interests, and he uses his business interests to further his political power. The point is, is there any proof that his use of political power has had any effect on the democracies of Australia, Britain, the United States? Especially the US, where it seems he has very little political clout. ...
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Embrace freedom, says Norway PM

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He added: "We have memorials in churches and in mosques, in parliament and in the government headquarters, on the streets and in squares … Evil has brought out the best in us. Hatred engenders love." ...
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Rufi Osmani: Shqiptarët pa gjuhë e pa flamur

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Lideri i Rilindjes Demokratike Kombëtare, Rufi Osmani vlerëson se ndryshimet në Ligjin për përdorimin e simboleve të bashkësive etnike në Maqedoni nuk plotësojnë kërkesat e shqiptarëve në këtë shtet. ...
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Pushteti i pavlerë

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Hapi tjetër që ne duhet ta bëjmë si qytetarë aktivë të një shteti është se duhet të mësohemi dhe duhet të guxojmë t’i denoncojmë të gjitha ato raste të keqpërdorimeve dhe të hajnisë nga ana e pushtetit. Dikush mund të thotë se nuk kemi gjykata që mund të merren me politikanët hajna....
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Anders Behring Breivik emailed his 1,500-page “manifesto” to 250 British contacts less than 90 minutes before he detonated a bomb in Oslo. ...
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Shock as Norway death toll rises

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World leaders have condemned the terrorist attacks in Norway in which more than 90 people are now known to have died. ...
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Aritmetika e thjeshtë e “kostos” së deputetit

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Një barrë edhe më e rëndë, dhe një taksë edhe më e madhe paguhet nga taksapaguesit shqiptarë për deputetët e qeveritarët tanë të nderuar. “Çmimi” i tyre është shumë i lartë, ndër më të lartit që paguan populli fukara....
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Shkodra “rrëzon” Sali Berishën!

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Shkodra ku në vitet 90’ dha kontributet më të vyera... Shkodra ku më 2 prill 1991 dha jetën e katër djemve të saj për demokraci (Arben Broci, Bujar Bishanaku, Nazmi Kryeziu dhe Besnik Ceka); Shkodra, e cila gjatë protestave masive “Nano ik” renditej e para dhe drejtuesit e djathtë kryeqendrën e protestave e kishin në sheshin “2 Prilli”... ...
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Imuniteti

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Kjo strategji konsiston në krijimin e hapësirës për promovimin dhe afirmimin e një brezi të ri liderësh, jo më meritokratë të rezistencës paqësore dhe të asaj të armatosur, por ekspertë të fushave dhe ekonomistë...
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Në vend të “ëndrrës” së modelit ekonomik

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Aq më tepër që kriza e borxhit shtetëror apo e huadhënies sovrane nga vetë natyra është e mbushur me pasiguri dhe rreziqe. Kjo vihet re dhe brenda BE-së....
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Politics and the Murdoch press

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Freedom and independence of the press is a precious principle in any liberal democracy. The UK is long overdue a review of the regulatory environment governing print media and the failure of the self-regulatory approach......
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WikiLeaks' Assange wraps up appeal case

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Assange has a new legal team which has abandoned the bombastic statements by his previous lawyers warning that he could be deported to the United States and incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay. ...
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Data gaps threaten chemical safety law

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European companies are not providing robust information to regulators or alternatives to animal experiments. ...
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MI5 chief's Bond girl fantasy

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She was famously the inspiration for Dame Judi Dench’s no-nonsense M in the James Bond films. ...
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News of the World closes down

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But in a full-page editorial, the paper apologised to readers for the scandal that led to its closure, saying: “Quite simply, we lost our way. Phones were hacked and for that this newspaper is truly sorry. ...
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Tregu global i punës, diversiteti dhe emigracioni

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Në vendin e shqiponjave nuk ekziston koncepti “specialist i zoti”, por “është i yni”, me çfarë kuptohet se ky person është pjesë e klanit politik ose e interesave të ngushta të punëdhënësit....
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Dhe tani, Nafissatou na ka çmendur fare!

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Por jo, Nafissatou, jo ! Amerika do të hetojë. Shtëpinë, bankën, hyrjen në SHBA, gjithçka do të kalojë në shoshë. Do të humbësh gjithçka. Ti je përballë një burri që nuk dorëzohet aq lehtë....
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Murdoch could meet phone hack victims

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Victims of phone hacking may be given the chance to confront Rupert Murdoch face-to-face, a spokesman for News International said today. ...
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Government backs international cybercrime agency

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A new alliance has been announced by the Government to tackle the growing threat to national security from cybercrime. ...
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Shteti përballë dhunës

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“Atdhetarizëm nuk do me thënë interes dhe egoizëm, por do të thotë altruizem, madhështi shpirtërore, fisnikëri ndjenjash, kontribut nderi, morali, kulture, diturie, arti e qytetërimi”. ...
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Greek crisis looms large for Lagarde

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Ms. Lagarde must move fast on the Greek debt crisis and to open the IMF up to emerging countries, press comment on her appointment to head the fund said on Wednesday. ...
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Revolucioni ka filluar

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Revolucioni i vërtet është një revolucion i mendjes. Vjen nga vetëdija dhe për t’u bërë ndërgjegjen qenieve njerëzore, me mundësi të pafundme të drejtave, me forcën e kërkesës dhe dëshirës për ta bërë këtë....
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Call for witness protection scheme

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A national witness protection scheme should be created to encourage more supergrasses and vulnerable witnesses to come forward, police chiefs have said. ...
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Dissident Hu Jia Is Released From Jail

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BEIJING — Hu Jia, one of China’s most prominent social activists and a leading political dissident, was released from prison on Sunday after completing a 42-month sentence for state subversion... ...
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LulzSec dumps hundreds of Arizona Police documents

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Many of the documents released over BitTorrent are stamped “law enforcement sensitive” and “for official use only,” and the dump of some 700 files contains material from a variety of agencies, including the FBI......
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Wilders acquitted of hate speech charge

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“You are being acquitted on all the charges that were put against you,” Judge Marcel van Oosten told Mr. Wilders who has been on trial in the Amsterdam regional court since October last year. ...
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A national database to allow police forces to share locally held information across the country has been launched by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). ...
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Etika e mendimit dhe fjalës së lirë publike

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Vetëpërkufzimi apo vetëkontrollimi, është kufiri i parë i njeriut si qenie që të sillet me kujdes dhe me respekt, në ambientin e kudondodhshëm. ...
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War evolves with drones

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The machines are transforming the way America fights and thinks about its wars. ...
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Rini paperspektivë

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Ende s’ka një mekanizëm dhe strategji veprimi për tejkalimin e gjendjes me të cilën përballet rinia, ndaj kjo lë për t'u nënkuptuar se problemet latente edhe më tej do të marrin përmasa afatgjate. ...
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Police spying on Assange: WikiLeaks

The spying allegation is made in a five-minute video, “House Arrest'', released by WikiLeaks to mark his six months on bail. His team claims that there are three cameras ......
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Saudi Arabian women defy drive ban

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“This is a right for women that no law or religion bans... I went out to get my right, so that it would be up to me to drive or not,” she told AFP by telephone....
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Organised crime cashing in on quake clean-up

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The Japanese yakuza is turning its attention from helping disaster victims to winning contracts for the massive rebuilding efforts. ...
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Facebook status? It's complicated

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Has Facebook peaked? Its users are bailing out, there are concerns over privacy and even murmurs that it's going the way of MySpace. But the death of the social network that changed the world is greatly exaggerated......
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One billion people disabled, says first global report

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The World Health Organisation says disabled people more likely to be denied healthcare and less likely to find work. ...
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Phage on the rampage

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Antibiotic use may have driven the development of Europe's deadly E. coli. ...
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Treatment is prevention

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Drug treatment for HIV infection is effective in preventing its spread, but implementing this fully will require more resources, says leading NIH scientist. ...
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Chinese media calls Google a 'political tool'

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Communist party newspaper lashes out at Google's claim that China is behind Gmail phishing attacks. ...
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Ridding the world of a terrible virus

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It argues that those viruses are needed for research to develop better vaccines and anti-viral drugs. Such research, it says, is necessary in case rogue states or terrorists use undeclared stocks of the virus as bioweapons....
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WikiLeaks ...

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“We are an organisation with the goal of justice. We balance that right with any impact that might come from what we publish....
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Ninety gaffes in ninety years

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"Tolerance is the one essential ingredient ... You can take it from me that the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance." Advice for a successful marriage in 1997....
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Drugs need new thinking

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Drug use and drug-related deaths and diseases have declined over the last decade, and the use of harm-reduction services has increased greatly. ...
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UNICEF discloses vaccine prices for first time

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UNICEF said it will continue to disclose pricing of future vaccine deals, with the hope that the transparency will push drugmakers to cut prices and thus allow the organisation to vaccinate more children and save more ...
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Prioritetet e politikës amerikane në Europë

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Edhe Shqipëria duhet të luaj rolin e vet në përforcimin e sigurimit të përbashkët dhe begatisë midis Europës dhe Shteteve te Bashkuara, ashtuqë siç përfundoi Ndihmës Sekretari Amerikan i Shtetit, Zoti Filip Gordon......
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Twitter-zone perspective

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Twitter-zone was abuzz with speculation on whether the blasts were caused by the helicopter being shot down. ...
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Pope John Paul II beatified

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The late Pope John Paul II was beatified in a three-hour ceremony in the biggest event hosted by the Vatican since two million people attended his funeral six years ago. ...
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Japan: the road to recovery and rebirth

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‘Following the earthquake, the Japanese Government will dedicate itself to establishing the most sophisticated reconstruction plans, based on three principles.' ...
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A visit to Chernobyl

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The U.N. Secretary-General's five-point strategy to improve nuclear safety. ...
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Conditioning

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Obviously social morality is immorality. One observes the division, the fragmentation that's going on, not only at the physical level but also at the religious level, physically, geographically......
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The leaked WikiLeaks documents, written by senior US military commanders at Guantánamo Bay, illustrate how, for two decades, Britain effectively became a crucible of terrorism......
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NATO chopper shot down

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No further details have been disclosed about the crash, which is under investigation. ...
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How police have obtained iPhone, iPad tracking logs

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Law enforcement agencies have known since at least last year that an iPhone or iPad surreptitiously records its owner's approximate location, and have used that geolocation data to aid criminal investigations. ...
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Immigration is neither good nor bad

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The failure of politicians like David Cameron to see immigration as neutral perpetuates a circular debate of numbers, controls and blame. ...
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Fifty years of socialism

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But all major industries remain state-controlled and the communist authorities will retain a central planning system that has failed across the rest of the world. ...
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Who to trust on nuclear?

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Even without Fukushima, sceptics might wonder why Britain ignores the German lead on energy. ...
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Hungry judges dispense rough justice

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When they need a break, decision-makers gravitate towards the easy option. ...
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"Wonderland"

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Gjendu në vendin e duhur, në kohën e duhur. Moralizo. Milionat, një aset më shumë. Shfrytëzo pazotësinë e politikanëve e partive të tyre. Kushtëzo. Dhe ja ku je, President! ...
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Manning's treatment “inhumane”

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Mr. Manning was also banned from dozing or relaxing during the day, subjected to constant monitoring, and during the past week he was said to have been “forced to sleep ..."...
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Marsi, muaj i shqiptarëve

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Ky duhet të jetë Marsi historik, Marsi i kompromisit, Marsi i paqes dhe stabilitetit në rajon. Marsi i hapjes së rrugës për t’iu bashkuar Europës....
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Çfarë është identiteti?

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Përse duhet që dikush të ketë një identitet? Është i lindur apo i krijuar ai? Që të dallohet nga dikush tjetër. Ai nuk krijohet gjatë kohës por është i lindur ......
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Vendoret 2011, zgjedhje për standarde apo zgjidhje?!

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Pushteti i takon atij, që është me i besueshëm, atij, që ka dhënë prova dhe sjellë alternativa konkrete për zgjidhje të problematikave akute, por edhe ato të perspektivës, atij, që merr shumicën e votave të sovranit....
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Lëkura e gjarprit

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A ishte krejt kjo vetëm një lojë që gjarpri ta ndërrojë këtë lëkurë të rrjepur betejave publike me një prej burrështetasi modern, dhe për këtë e solli në lojë shqiptarin ndoshta më të pasur në glob......
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Pakti me "djallin"

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Bashkimi Europian, duhet të zbatojë në parim rregullin unik, si standard për integrime evropiane për të gjitha shtetet e Ballkanit, e jo të veprojë me dy “barometra”: ...
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Japan's emperor addresses nation

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"This earthquake was worse than the Great Kanto Earthquake (in 1923) ... It's never been experienced before," said Miiko Kodama, an expert in media studies. "This is a symbol of that." ...
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And certainly, if there is a psychological theory that helps a person to find what kind of words or deeds can bridge the chasm between people, to heal misunderstandings, that is also a worthy goal....
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Radioactive releases in Japan worrying

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The amounts of various radioactive releases into the environment are unknown, as are the winds and other factors that determine how radioactivity will disperse. ...
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Guantanamo closure unlikely

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The order, which will be applied to 47 out of the 172 prisoners being held at Guantánamo, militates against Mr. Obama's campaign promise to eventually close the Bush-era prison. ...
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Humanist religious question census campaign launched

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But BHA chief executive Andrew Copson believes the wording of the question in the last census resulted in 72% of people being classed as Christians......
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International Women's Day

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Many around the world focused on gender equality, which OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria called "a moral imperative as well as an economic necessity". ...
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Presidenti Topi, uron mësuesit për 7 Marsin

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Gjithashtu Presidenti Topi ka vlerësuar rolin e mësuesve për edukatën qytetare, por edhe për përparimin e vendit e të kombit. ...
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Racizmi dhe papunësia kërcënojnë emigrantët

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Bota do të "zhduket" deri më 2050, do të jetë krejt e panjohur. Bota jonë do të bëhet krejtësisht e panjohur deri më 2050 nëse vazhdon me ritmet e sotme. Sot Botën nuk e pret një e ardhme optimiste....
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Could you defend yourself in court?

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"You get to understand that a court is like a theatre - you get all these characters, the judges and the ushers and the clerks. ...
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Shtëpia e akullt

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Nën hijen e njëjtë, por në një ulëse tjetër, nga druri më një tavolinë të vockël gjysmë të rrezuar, luanin shah dy pleq të tjerë. ...
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Arab awakening: What next?

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“The Arab countries need to create 100 million jobs in the next five years,” says Birnbaum. “Democracy by itself won’t solve the problem.” ...
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Crisis prevention

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What is causing food prices to soar and what can be done about it? ...
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Code of silence, finally broken

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While most journalists do not report their experiences of personal assault, a CBS correspondent's decision to go public with her attack by a mob in Egypt has changed things. ...
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Mubarak's assets to be frozen

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State media on Sunday had quoted Mr. Mubarak's legal representative as saying the former President had submitted to authorities a declaration that he had no assets abroad....
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Lojë me letra të hapura

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Këtë Lojë do ta fitojë kombi shqiptar. Nga Presheva deri ne More. Nga Durrësi deri në Shkup. Është proces i pakthyeshëm, progresiv, europeist. Është Amanet i së shkuarës dhe detyrim i së ardhmes. ...
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Shkolla, problemet dhe sfidat

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Të gjithë e pranojmë se arsimi është shtylla e kombit, dhe të gjithë po ashtu e pranojmë se kombi ynë shqiptarë ka ngecur, stagnuar dhe se nuk është atje ku duhej të ishte....
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Where does Egypt go from here?

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What happened in Egypt has come as a surprise and it is foolhardy to predict what will come next. However, huge aspirations have been unleashed. ...
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Fiery protests in Iran

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MPs rage against opposition leaders for fomenting trouble. ...
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Tradhtia etike e (sipas) Qosjes

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Me këtë rast, akademik Qosja nuk harroi dhe nuk hezitoi fare që ta nxjerrë në pah edhe dyfytyrësinë e Europës, gjë kjo tashmë e dëshmuar në raport me Shqipërinë dhe shqiptarët....
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Kohë kur morali shndërrohet në mall

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Dhe në ekonominë e tregut çdo gjë shndërrohet në mall. Këtu morali i vetëm është përfitimi. Dhe përfitimi vjen e bëhet forca lëvizëse e tërë shoqërisë. ...
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WikiLeaks: Charles Taylor may have $400m

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"He noted that the Court could recover about $3 million, if Taylor's funds could be located. Some reports place his hidden funds at $400 million. ...
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Support for Assange

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He also argued that Mr. Assange could be questioned in London with Swedish investigators present. ...
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Benefit fraud: spies in the welfare war

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Benefits fraud investigations can be prompted by tip-offs from police, Jobcentre staff or anonymous members of the public. ...
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Battle for Tahrir Square, and more

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Those firebombs in bottles fell in a flaming arc into the midst of the anti-Mubarak camp, lighting small fires....
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Egypt Unrest: Questions and answers

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The protesters have generally been peaceful, chanting slogans and holding signs. Last week, police clashed violently with some demonstrators......
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FBI issues warrants over pro-WikiLeaks attacks

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Late last year, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, and other companies were hit by DDoS attacks triggered by activists in support of WikiLeaks after the companies cut off......
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More Guantánamo problems

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The executive is preparing parole boards, which will decide if each detainee still poses a threat or if any of them can be transferred to another country....
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Mbi konceptin e politikës

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Absurditeti nuk lexohet si pjesë e një pabarazie intelektuale apo etike nëpër librat e filozofëve, por atë shpeshherë ne mund ta ndiejmë dhe përjetojmë ekstremisht në politikat institucionale......
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Towards a better future

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Indonesia, until recently the world's “sleeping giant” or “most under-rated country,” has today become a “golden child” who can help arrest its economic slowdown....
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KE: Politikanët të angazhohen për zgjidhjen e situatës

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"Politikanët të bëjnë atë që duhet të bëjnë dhe të tregojnë përgjegjshmëri”. ...
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Capitalism: regulate, rework, transform

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Economies should combine the efficiency of capitalism with socialistic ideals of equity and justice. ...
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Funksionarë të policisë së shtetit po bejnë thirrje për qetësi dhe mospërdorimin e dhunës. ...
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Tiranë; Në demostratë kundër qeverisë!

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Vendgrumbullimet e demonstruesve do të jenë të shtrira në të gjithë Tiranën dhe do të nisin paralelisht për t'iu drejtuar bulevardit "Dëshmorët e Kombit"....
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Inequality: The rich and the rest

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Globally, the gap between the rich and the poor has actually been narrowing, as poorer countries are growing faster. Nor is there a monolithic trend within countries ......
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Facebook wants your address and mobile phone number

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Facebook -- perhaps obviously -- doesn't want to call you to chat, or stop by your house for tea. So what's its motive for asking for these personal details? ...
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Immune response to swine flu 'extraordinary'

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The study has also identified specific antibodies that could potentially be used to treat or prevent H1N1 strains of influenza. ...
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Korrupsioni kërkon ndëshkim

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Zyrtarët tjerë ballkanikë janë në zjarr. Të gjitha vendet ish-komuniste synojnë t'i bashkohen BE-së, e cila ka bërë thirrje për dhënien fund të kulturës së mosndëshkimit në Ballkan....
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Biseda Meta -Prifti!

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Meta - Absolutisht po, apeli është i formës së prerë, ti mund ta zbatosh, do ta çojnë më tej. Ata le ta çojnë, por prapë mbyllet, do të flas unë me Shpresën, i kam marrëdhëniet shumë mirë, i çova vajzën në ambasadë. ...
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WikiLeaks Founder Said to Fear ‘Illegal Rendition’ to U.S.

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“Indeed if Mr. Assange were rendered to the U.S.A. without assurances that the death penalty would not be carried out, there is a real risk that he could be made subject to the death penalty.”...
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Swiss banker who used WikiLeaks faces trial

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The case appears to be the first time a WikiLeaks informant will go on trial. It comes as the U.S. government also is trying to prosecute individuals linked to the website for publishing secret military and diplomatic files....
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The dark side of globalisation

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The rapid growth of global markets has not seen the parallel development of social and economic institutions to ensure balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth. ...
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Presidenti Obama dhe roli (i zvogëluar) amerikan në botë

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Kritikët e Zotit Obama thonë se ai i përket një rryme intelektualësh liberalë që sipas tyre, nuk kanë qenë kurrë në pajtim me një Amerikë që luan rolin kryesor në botë....
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Wikileaks, gazetaria revolucionare

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Gazetaria pas Wikileaks po shkon drejt një bote në ndryshim. Ajo që është e sigurt është se, për një moment, mund të shohim si një vizatim të madh botën e mbytur nga një det me informacione. ...
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Is the U.K. headed for Fox-style TV News?

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There is a growing view that the time may have come to open up television news so that channels can express partisan political opinion. ...
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WikiLeaks to face U.S. probe

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In justifying his committee's investigation into WikiLeaks, Mr. Issa reportedly said it wanted “to get that right so the diplomats can do their job with confidence and people can talk to our government with confidence”....
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Saudi Arabia to host world's largest gold factory

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The factory, located in city of Jeddah, will usher in between 500 to 800 jobs, he said, adding that the 22,000-sq.m plant is already under construction. ...
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Even as far back as October Mr. Assange had indicated that WikiLeaks was “sitting on five gigabytes from Bank of America, one of the executive's hard drives”, in an interview with Computer World magazine. ...
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U.N. examines claims to remote Rockall

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Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Iceland battle over an Atlantic outcrop sitting on lucrative oil and gasfields. ...
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Gauging the impact of the Gates grants

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Five years ago, Bill Gates made an extraordinary offer by inviting the world's scientists to submit various ideas. Now, a review of some of the results. ...
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The great land grab in Mali

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Foreign firms are snapping up all the best fertile land in this west African country. But what does this mean for local farmers? ...
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Assange to become MEAA member

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"We've drawn up a new union card for him and offer him the full support of his union and professional association." ...
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Assange threatens more releases

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“The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application. Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison,” he said. ...
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Assange wins back freedom

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His lawyer Mark Stephens said the security money, raised mostly by his supporters among whom are a number of high-profile figures, was “within the banking system”. ...
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Julian Assange granted bail at high court

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Stephens said before the proceedings that the bail money had been raised from Assange's supporters and "appears to be in the banking system". . ...
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10,000 Twitter passwords hacked into

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Watch out if you use the same password for Twitter and other sites! ...
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Shqiptarët drejt BE

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Shqiptarët, që sot do të kenë mundësi të lëvizin pa viza drejt vendeve të Bashkimit Europian. ...
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Anonymous starts fax attacks

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The loose collective of Internet freedom fighting activists has turned to the humble fax machine to harass companies who had refused to deal with WikiLeaks such as PayPal, MasterCard and Amazon. ...
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Julian Assange supporters plan protests world

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Protests will be held around the world today against the detention of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. ...
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Richard Gere duels dragon over Liu Xiaobo

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"It's clear that, in the end, brute force can never really stop that innate universal drive for happiness, for freedom, for expression, for community. And this Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo demonstrates that we are part of that community." ...
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Julian Assange put in segregation unit

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His lawyers say they fear the U.S. will attempt to extradite him to face charges over the release of hundreds of thousands of secret cables, although Washington has not so far launched any legal action against him. ...
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Disabled people 'twice as likely' to miss out on careers, courses and holidays

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First official survey since 1997 says many individuals with impairments are living socially isolated, cash-strapped lives ...
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U.K.'s famous rights lawyer to defend Assange

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Britain's most high-profile human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson on Wednesday volunteered to represent WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces charges relating to sexual offences. ...
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Përkujtohet 8 Dhjetori '90

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8 Dhjetori na kujton Lëvizjen e Dhjetorit të kryesuar nga studentët në vitin 1990....
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Depolitizimi i politikës siç e njohim ne

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Një lloj i ngjashëm i barrikadimit bëhet edhe me vlerat e luftës apo lëvizjes paqësore. ...
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Leaks expose U.S. cynicism, says Medvedev

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     Vladimir Radyuhin   MOSCOW: Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the U.S. foreign policy of “cynicism” as revealed by leaked diplomatic cables but made clear they ...
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WikiLeaks ...

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Whistleblowing website Wikileaks is back up and running after switching its operations to servers based in Switzerland. ...
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Nëntorët e Lavdisë

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Muaji Nëntor, vërtetë është muaji i shqiptarëve! ...
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Gëzuar Festat e Nëntorit!

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O flamur, flamur, shenj' e shtrenjtë tek ti betohemi këtu, për Shqipërin, atdheun e shtrenjtë......
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Gjykata e Strazburgut reagon për Almir Rapon

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Shtetasi Almir Rrapo u ekstradua ditën e djeshme nën fshehtësi të madhe dhe nën masa të rrepta sigurie për në SHBA. ...
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Gazetarët viktimë të elitës institucionale

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Modeli i fuqisë nuk ndërtohet vetëm nga fjalët dhe përmbajtja e informacionit. Ky model ndërtohet po ashtu edhe nga autoriteti dhe “rrezatimi”, pra nga karizma e udhëheqësve......
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Guxim për të vepruar!

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Rinia duhet të jetë ekzemplar më i ri e drithërues i ëndrrës shqiptare....
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Për një grusht dollarë

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Prandaj, gazetarë e analistë, profesorë e sportistë… sot janë shndërruar në “specie në zhdukje”. Kështu siç ka nisur, është e mundur që një ditë të mbetemi edhe pa priftërinj e hoxhallarë. ...
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“From today, there will be a visible police presence. I thought it should be explained to citizens,” Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere told a hastily called press conference in Berlin. ...
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FBI seeks wider wiretap law for web

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Mr. Mueller wants to expand a 1994 law, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, to impose regulations on Internet companies. ...
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Mesazhi i Presidentit Topi për heqjen e vizave

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Është një gëzim i shumëpritur që duhet ndarë si sukses i përbashkët, një sukses qytetar, i ëndërruar gjatë nga një prej popujve më të vjetër të kontinentit evropian. ...
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More Iraq lies exposed

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As for the military, under Fragmentary Order or Frago 242, torture was investigated only when coalition troops were directly involved....
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Bamirësi i Strugës, Z. Zulfi Bujari

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"Për mua ky është obligim që del nga shpirti, kur shoh diçka që është e prishur, duhet menjëherë ta riparoj. Për shembull, ura e drurit mbi Drinin e Zi. "...
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French resistance

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As happens when the French public are really angry, university students and older school pupils have joined in, thereby continuing a national tradition in political education....
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A "new deal" is needed for refugees

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Four-fifths of all refugees eke out a living in the developing world. The west must do more to carry its share of the burden. ...
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Maria Shriver, wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, presented the award to Ms. Aisha. ...
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I've been with God and devil

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Words of congratulation came in from Presidents Barack Obama of U.S., Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil....
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Hillary Clinton mbërrin në Sarajevë

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Synim i vizitës së saj është të ndihmojë vendet e rajonit që të kalojnë problemet e brendshme dhe që të arrijnë integrimin euro-atlantik. ...
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But not everyone in China criticised the award. On Twitter, thousands of young Chinese welcomed the news, promising their own unique tribute to Mr. Liu. ...
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Nobel për Paqe: Liu XiaoBo

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Çmimi Nobel për Paqen për vitin 2010 i jepet disidentit kinez, Lio Xiaobo. ...
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Falë autoritetit të tij, që një jetë të tërë pat punuar me mençuri, nder e atdhetari, teksa e caktuan zyrtarët që të punonte hamall në stacionin e trenit, u drithëruan jo më ata që e pritën, por dhe shinat e çelikta të hekurudhës....
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Turkey: the country of contrasts

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Most analyses of Turkey attempt to explain a complex socio-political transformation using caricaturised dichotomies. But the reality is different. ...
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Getting social

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Like revolutionary technologies before them, such as the telephone, radio, and television, social media can achieve their full potential only when everyone has easy access to them. ...
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Suu Kyi to be freed

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The Nobel Peace laureate, who has been under detention for most of the last twenty years since winning the country's last general election, will be freed when ......
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Power, privilege, corruption, hypocrisy

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Anecdotal evidence also suggests that power attracts the corruptible. This may be particularly true when systems are steeped in or breed corruption. ...
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Russia, China sign energy deal

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Mr. Medvedev held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, on Monday....
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Under cyber-attack, says Iran

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Systems at Bushehr nuclear plant infected by worm. ...
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Iran, U.S. held secret talks: report

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The report follows efforts to revive a dialogue between the global powers and Tehran to resolve the nuclear issue. ...
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Mark Zuckerberg

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Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg eclipses Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Forbes rich list....
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Iran's 'blogfather' faces death

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Iranian prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for a writer known as the "blogfather" who was put on secret trial earlier this year, according to his family. ...
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Millennium Development Goals: challenges and the way ahead

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The achievement of the goals is not optional, but an essential investment in a fairer, safer and more prosperous world. ...
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U.K. recommits its promises to the poor

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‘The new government will maintain its commitment to reducing poverty around the world.' ...
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Global spotlight on helping poor

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Millennium Development Goals summit begins. The clock is ticking, warns Ban. ...
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Ajka dhe hirra

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O mbret, përse nuk kthehe, t'i zhdëpësh këto partiçka në burgje?...
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This Piece of Philology will, I hope, convince you that I have made Sign posts my Study, and consequently qualified my self for the Employment which I sollicit at your Hands....
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For more humanity in medicine

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The art of clinical medicine demands the inclusion of humanities and social sciences in medical selection and education. ...
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Inhuman crackdown

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Ironically, the countries that imposed stringent conditions — in relation to crime, trafficking, and the observance of human rights — ahead of the EU... ...
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Terror plots revealed: report

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The U.S. believes that the detenu, a 36-year-old from Hamburg, is a “major source” of information on future attacks, the news magazine reported....
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Guantánamo horrors

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Since September 11, 2001, they have convicted more than 300 people on terrorism-related charges while military tribunals have convicted three, of whom two were later released. ...
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Nënë Tereza, kokulur dhe vepërngritur

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Nëna Terezë kishte një shpirt të madh, por mbi të gjitha ishte e thjeshtë dhe modeste. Këtë e tregoi me vepër në Kalkutë të Indisë....
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Our forces capable: Iraq

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U.S. President Barack Obama was to mark the symbolic end of combat operations in a speech after visiting a base in Texas where he was to meet returned Iraq veterans....
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Obama dismisses rumours on his faith

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Mr. Obama said: “I think my statement at the Iftar dinner in the White House was very clear... that if you can build a church... synagogue... or a Hindu temple on that site......
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A new wave of dissent in Japan

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The groups are openly anti-foreign and unafraid to win attention. ...
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Nuremberg law papers go to U.S. archives

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The original version has been transferred from a library to the National Archives in Washington....
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Mother Teresa: a remembrance

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This day marks the birth centenary of a simple nun who, through her work among the poorest of the poor, became the conscience-keeper of her century....
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Barack Obama and the mission

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After hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 4,400 U.S. military deaths and at least 100,000 Iraqi civilian deaths, was the Iraq war worth it? ...
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Gillard favours timeline for republic

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Ms. Gillard said: “I am someone who supports a republic for Australia. ...
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Why Hollywood ignores Hiroshima

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Is there an element of collective guilt because the U.S. is the only country ever to have used a nuclear weapon on a civilian population?...
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Megrahi: misinterpretation, says doctor

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The fact that a year later Megrahi is still alive has fuelled allegations that his release was prompted by commercial considerations as BP was lobbying for a massive oil drilling ......
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Life without antibiotics

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Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we are going to have to learn to live without them once again. ...
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Promising microbiocide

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The positive outcome caps nearly 20 years of research and trials of six microbiocides....
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Chavez joins the Twitter age

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The leftist leader ordered the establishment of a 200-strong team to process and respond to the avalanche of messages complaining about government services and requesting help....
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Of Ambition

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Of ambitions, it is less harmful, the ambition to prevail in great things, than that other, to appear in every thing; for that breeds confusion, and mars business....
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Misery

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The misery which has been for a brief space eased comes back again and tears his heart more cruelly than ever. ...
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Blood diamonds

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The diamonds, also known as "conflict diamonds," are usually uncut and acquired by violent means such as forced labor. The diamonds are sold at high cost or traded for arms to support rebels and conflict. ...
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Japonia në kërkim të personave mbi 100 vjeç

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Jetëgjatësia mesatare e japonezëve është ndër më të lartat e botës. Në Japoni mendohet se ka 40 mijë njerëz që janë 100 vjeç e lart....
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Sa është e sigurt posta elektronike?

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BA për Liritë Qytetare kërkon që interneti të mos shkelë privacinë e individëve. Kjo organizatë bën pjesë në Koalicion e të Drejtave Digjitale të Qytetarit dhe po përpiqet t’i përmirësojë ligjet e privacisë në internet....
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Multiple betrayals

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Mission to the United Nations, has said the Blair government “intentionally and substantially” exaggerated the Iraqi threat before the invasion....
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Për të mirën tonë - të ndryshojmë veten

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Papërgjegjësia, abuzimi, kapadaillëku, shkelja e çdolloj norme dhe kodeksi moral, profesional, njerëzor e shoqëror, mbretëron kudo në mjediset tona....
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A po e rikthen Rama, Nanon?

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Arsyetimi dhe gjykimi për gjendjen aktuale të PS-së të çon te kjo e fundit. Bile socialistët e ndershëm (duke përfshirë dhe ata të Mendimit Ndryshe) duhet të vënë alarmin: "Të shpëtojmë Partinë Socialiste!"...
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Equal Rights: A Matter of Pride

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The U.S. administration has put equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people on a stronger footing, including in its global human rights policy. ...
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“Israelis at interrogation”

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“I had nothing to do with Natanz and Fordo sites,” said Mr. Amiri, referring to Iran's two uranium enrichment sites....
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Blogging is not on the way out

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Reports of blogging's death have been greatly exaggerated — it's just that other social media have taken over some, not all, of its functions. ...
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Reprieve for Iranian woman

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The Islamic republic's London embassy issued a statement saying “according to information from the relevant judicial authorities in Iran [S.M. Ashtiani] will not be executed by stoning,”......
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US, Russia swap 14 spies in Vienna

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The 10 Russian agents arrested in the US had tried to blend into American suburbia but been under watch for up to a decade by the FBI. ...
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Pasuria nga varfëria

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Korrupsioni ka pasoja negative për ekonominë, ngase është shkak dhe pasojë e moszhvillimit ekonomik. ...
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Cool reception for hot news

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Long-dormant legal notion used in court case involving website. ...
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Presidenti Sejdiu kërkon "Mini-Schengen" rajonal

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Presidenti Sejdiu ka përsëritur edhe një herë idenë e krijimit të një "Mini-Schengeni" për lëvizje të lirë të qytetarëve të rajonit....
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Njëqind flamurë pa një

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- Po Stalini me drapër e çekan, ç’punë ka në bodrumin tënd të errët? Mos je gjë bolshevik? ...
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Himni i jetës

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Ështё mё vёshtirё tё luftojmё varfёrinё nё vendet e pasura se nё ato tё varfёrat. ...
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Intervistë me Sami Repishtin

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Zoti Repishti: Përshtypja ime është se nuk kemi një klasë politike serioze në Shqipëri. Në Shqipëri kemi dy grupe që luftojnë njër-tjetrin, dy grupe që ose nuk pranojnë diversitet......
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$1-trillion mineral wealth in Afghanistan

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President Karzai said in January that the deposits could help the war-ravaged nation become one of the richest in the world......
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WHO and conflicts of interest

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Conflicts of interest by experts advising WHO can have serious financial and healthcare implications, especially when the world body declares a pandemic....
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Korrupsioni shkon në pushim!

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Edhe korrupsioni shkon në pushime verore në Kremlin Palace, Dubai, Rodos, Dubrovnik, Ishujt Maldive, Kapri, Monako, Floridë dhe vendet tjera ekzotike! ...
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Russia warns against more sanctions

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Moscow also said the new sanctions would not stop it from fulfilling its contract with Iran for the supply of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems. ...
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Shqiptarët janë rrënjët e Maqedonisë

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Derisa shqiptarët nuk do të fitojnë liri dhe pavarësi në atdheun e vet, kurrë s’do të ketë siguri, paqe dhe stabilitet në Maqedoni. ...
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It's old, old politics all the way

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The abuse of expenses claims is a toxic issue in British politics. Many well-regarded MPs in the last parliament had their careers cruelly destroyed after being accused......
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Unmotivated attack: Russia

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At a news conference with E.U. leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev denounced the Israeli attack as “absolutely unmotivated” and bemoaned “irreparable” losses of human life....
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An Adventure

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Anyutka, first of all, burst out crying, and told her everything just as it was, and even told her about the money. The forester's wife was full of pity for her. ...
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Resolve the Korean crisis

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Seoul after talks in Beijing, has called on the rest of the world to respond....
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Raporti, AI:Në Shqipëri, problem dhuna në familje

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Më herët, organizata e të drejtave të njeriut, Amnesty International i ka bëri thirrje autoriteteve të Shqipërisë të marrin masa të mëtejshme për mbrojtjen e grave nga dhuna në familje....
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More U.S. troops in Afghanistan than Iraq

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There are now 94,000 troops in Afghanistan against 92,000 in Iraq, said the Pentagon....
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Thai film wins Palme d'Or

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Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" has won the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture at the Cannes film festival. ...
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I'm a Marxist, says Dalai Lama

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Marxism has “moral ethics, whereas capitalism is only how to make profits,” said the Dalai Lama (74) on Thursday....
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French Cabinet approves burqa ban law

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“In this matter the government is taking a path it knows to be difficult, but a path it knows to be just,” President Nicolas Sarkozy told the Ministers, according to his office. ...
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Rise in number of Billionaire Rows

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The most expensive street is in London's Kensington Palace Gardens, where the average property costs £18 million. ...
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Therapy for depression

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The treatment, known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) offers future hope of a non-drug treatment for depression sufferers......
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"Facebook users" details on sale!

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Detectives from the National Cyber Crime Centre are investigating whether the hacker Kirllos is using New Zealand as a base. ...
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Other People's Eyes

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"I wonder what new hangings would cost?" Mrs. Cartwright's manner grew suddenly more cheerful, as the suggestion of a cheaper way to improve the windows came into her thought. ...
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Besa - Besë

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Mjaft punove për të tjerë, o fatkeq! Kujto vendin tek ke lerë dhe tek heq. ...
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UK journalist denounces Western media role in Mideast

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Robert Fisk, a British writer and journalist, has scathingly denounced the Western journalists and their work in the Middle East on Tuesday....
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The source of Europe's consternation

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Like the volcano that erupted last week, Iceland seems to have awoken from centuries of quietude with a determination to spread its fallout all over Europe....
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Lëvizje e lirë, jo azil dhe punë

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Liberalizimi i vizave nuk mundëson punësim apo qëndrim të gjatë në vendet e BE. ...
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Power of plants harnessed to fight hemophilia

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The standard treatment for the disease is infusion with an expensively produced protein that helps the blood to clot....
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BRIC to promote food security

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The BRIC nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — have agreed to extend their cooperation to agriculture to promote global food security....
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Life term for Nazi hit man

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“And I knew that if I didn't carry out my orders I would be breaking my oath and would be shot myself.”...
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FBI uses Facebook

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FBI agents have created fake personalities — in apparent contravention of some of the sites' rules — to befriend suspects and lure them into revealing clues or confessing, access private information and map social networks....
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UN disappointed with Nepal's peace process

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"Nepal's opportunity for a durable and transformative peace could slip away unless actions are taken urgently to restore the momentum..." ...
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Populizmi dhe morali i eroduar politik

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Morali politik vjen në krye të radhës së faktorëve të cilët do të ndihmojnë në çrrënjosjen e përdorimit të populizmit si mjet për të përfituar trupin votues. ...
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Invest in potential of women: H. Clinton

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Underscores the path to improving women's welfare....
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Apatia qytetare dhe shoqëria civile

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Aktualisht, 2 vjet pas shpalljes së pavarësisë, duket se shoqëria civile në Kosovë ka filluar të normalizohet dhe të ushtrojë rolin për të cilin edhe është e thirrur. ...
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Alarmi mediatik nxjerr gjumin e qeverisë

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Më së fundi Gruevski guxoi dhe i quajti mashtrime të gjithë ata që premtonin se të ikurit jashtë vendit do të përfitonin azil në Belgjikë....
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Ku shkojnë shqiptarët ?

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Liberalizimi i vizave ishte një hap shumë i rëndësishëm për disa vende të Ballkanit, dhe diskriminim i disa shteteve tjera, që nuk ndodhi rastësisht. ...
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UK politicians fall victim to Twitter scam

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The micro-blogging website has seen hit by a wave of so-called "phishing scams,'' which lure users to a bogus website where they're enticed to part with their passwords. ...
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Qeverisja dhe politika

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Në mesjetë aristokratët kanë qenë në qeverisje, tregtarët kanë qenë në qeverisje, sot nuk dallon shume, në mesjetë janë ndërtuar kupolla, dyer antike......
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Rushdie attacks Amnesty's “moral bankruptcy”

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“It looks very much as if Amnesty's leadership is suffering from a kind of moral bankruptcy and has lost the capacity to distinguish right from the wrong,'' he said....
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NATO faces stiff resistance

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Taliban men are squeezed, says official. Assault enters its second week. ...
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The Age For Love

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But it might at the same time conciliate my delicate scruples, my "amour-propre" as an ambitious chronicler, and the interests of my pocket-book....
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WHO recommends A (H1N1) virus as seasonal flu vaccine

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WHO recommends A (H1N1) virus as seasonal flu vaccine ......
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Eshtrat midis diktaturës dhe demokracisë

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Por ama eshtrat qëndrojnë dhe do të vazhdojnë të qëndrojnë edhe sot e kësaj dite... midis diktaturës dhe demokracisë....
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The truth about Mumbai matters

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There are many reasons why we must have answers to these questions. Justice for the victims, of course, is the first reason. ...
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France moves closer to banning full Muslim veil

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Silmi was refused French citizenship for what authorities said was her failure to assimilate into French culture....
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Iran nuclear scientist killed in bomb blast

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"The judiciary has launched an investigation ... no suspects have yet been arrested," he said. ...
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Israel to fence Egypt border

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Israeli police say 100 to 200 Africans enter illegally through Egypt each week. ...
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MJ was murdered: Death certificate

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The cause of Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled as homicide in the star’s death certificate, according to reports....
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Bagram, the other Guantanamo

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In the absence of judicial oversight, the detentions in Bagram have been marked by torture and other ill-treatment. Like Guantanamo, Bagram should be closed....
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Radicalisation of U.K. Campuses

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Abdulmutallab’s London connection has strengthened the Right wing’s call for a crackdown on campus radicalism. ...
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Exercise ‘has anti-ageing effect’

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A new study has shown that exercise can fight ageing at the cellular level. ...
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Addressing the vulnerability

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Many European airports already have this facility, but the check has not been made compulsory as yet. ...
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Russia to push asteroid away

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Mankind is just waking up to this problem....
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Facebook policy upsets millions

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Millions of Netizens suddenly face the prospect of having key personal information and posts made accessible to everyone, unless they consciously monitor their privacy settings. ...
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China executes Briton

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Akmal Shaikh was executed in Urumqi after approval from China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC). ...
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New Zealanders donate billions of dollars

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New Zealanders have given $1.8 billion to charity in the past year and have donated more than 1.3 million hours of work per week. ...
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World’s fastest rail link in China

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The average speed of the high-speed railways is 243 kmph in Japan, 232 kmph in Germany and 277 kmph in France, he said. ...
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How life has changed in ten years

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Here’s a look at how life changed for us in the 2000s. ...
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BA cabin crew to strike over Christmas

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British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said Monday......
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China indicts high-profile dissident

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Liu Xiabo, a former lawyer and university professor, was detained in December after he co-authored a controversial call for political reforms known as Charter 08......
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"Facebook captures true personality"

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People use online social networks such as Facebook to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, says a new research. ...
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Bulgaria to host NATO simulation exercise

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The goal of this exercise is to train civil and military organisations from different countries to have a coordinated emergency response to a suite of disaster events....
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Konferenca e Kopenhagës

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Vendet nga e gjithë bota do të mblidhen në Kopenhagë nesër për 12 ditë bisedime mbi luftën kundër ngrohjes globale....
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Lëvizje e lirë, jo të drejtë pune Ballkanasit

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Ky vendim që do të hyjë në fuqi më 19 Dhjetor 2009....
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Fingerprint checks at UK airports

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The fingerprints will then be checked against those the passenger gave when they applied. ...
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Dhe “UFOT”...rrinë e vështrojnë!!!

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Retorika....ajo është prezente në Parlamentet e botës dhe në Europë....te ne është shumë....shumë...!?...
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Strategjia e BE dhe Traktati i Lisbonës

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Hyrja në fuqi e Traktatit të Lisbonës i jep mundësi më të mundësime zgjerimit të Bashkimit Europian....
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EU’s political incoherence

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The secrecy, as one British newspaper notes, makes the Vatican look transparent....
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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu

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A strain of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu has spread between patients in a hospital. ...
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World needs China-U.S. cooperation

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Compared to the past, the current China-U.S. relations have shown new characteristics. ...
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"Rural women often deprived of human rights"

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“They have limited access to life-saving resources...” ...
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New York remembers 9/11

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New York City started commemorating the eighth anniversary on the attacks on the World Trade Center Friday morning....
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Syringe attackers may face death penalty

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It said the attacks constituted “the crime of deploying dangerous substances to harm others as described in China’s penal code, ...
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Stalin “returns” to Moscow

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Josef Stalin is back in Russia!...
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Forest fires rage near Athens

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Local media reported that there is a military base near Marathon, where rockets and other weapons are stored....
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Swine flu vaccine access biased in "favor of affluence:" WHO Chief

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Poverty will stop some countries gain access to Swine Flu vaccines, said the Head of World Health Organization....
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The law on phone hacking

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Specifically, there is no public interest defence for anybody caught breaking RIPA....
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World on alert after pigs found infected with H1N1 virus

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Governments around the world are on alert on Sunday after some 200 sickened pigs were found infected with the H1N1 flu virus in Canada. ...
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EU slashes mobile phone charges

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European regulators have agreed a plan to reduce the cost of using mobile phones and laptops abroad....
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Google Street View's looking at you...

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Google's new Street View function is great fun, but could it mean the end of privacy... ...
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Tibet is "paradise on earth"

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Yestarday, thousands of Tibetan Buddhists celebrated their traditional ghee lamp festival wishing for good luck and happiness in Tibet....
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Bombay investigators found key clues in cyberspace

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Hacked Internet servers were used to set up fake e-mail addresses.Money was electronically transferred and GPS guided perpetrators to their targets. ...
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Raporti i DASH per Shqiperine

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Korrupsioni, probleme me pronat, ndërhyrje në gjyqësor dhe kushtet në burgje janë vetëm disa nga shqetësimet që ngre raporti i fundit i Departamentit Amerikan të Shtetit në kapitullin për Shqipërinë. ...
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Baby P: Ms Shoesmith loses appeal

The inspectors identified a string of "serious concerns" about the local authority's child protection services, which they described as "inadequate". ...
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Filozofia dhe Morali

Sjellja morale dhe morali në përgjithësi kanë qenë shoqërues të predikimeve fetare dhe shkollave filozofike idealiste gjatë gjithë historisë së njerëzimit...
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