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‘Pool of Blood’: US Drone Strike Hits Syria Family
AFP | France24 - TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Dec 2021

8 Dec 2021 – Ahmad Qassum was driving home with his family when a US drone targeting an Al-Qaeda-linked militant in Syria struck.

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Britain Bans Puppy and Kitten Sales by Pet Shops
France24 | AFP – TRANSCEND Media Service, 31 Dec 2018

25 Dec 2018 – Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse.

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Riots in Saudi Arabia: ‘The Kingdom Expels the Same People It Exploited’
Mansi Hassoun – France24, 25 Nov 2013

Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia are considered clandestine when they lack either a residency permit allowing them to work or a ‘sponsor’ [like other countries in the region, Saudi Arabia uses the ‘kafala’ system, according to which each worker must be taken charge of by a ‘kafil’, or a sponsor].

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Goldman Sachs and Europe’s “Inside Job”
france24english, Media Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 28 Nov 2011

Goldman Sachs has infiltrated senior positions of power across Europe, says Le Monde’s London correspondent, Marc Roche. The Prime Ministers of Greece and Italy as well as the new head of the European Central Bank all have close ties to the bank.

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US ‘Campaigns to Avoid’ Palestinian Statehood Vote
France24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Sep 2011

The United States has launched a last ditch diplomatic drive to persuade Palestinians to scrap their plan to seek UN recognition as a state, The New York Times said. But the move may be too late, the newspaper said, citing unnamed senior US officials and foreign diplomats.

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(French) Un Portugais Ancien de Goldman Sachs à la Tête du Département Europe du FMI
France24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Nov 2010

Le Fonds monétaire international a annoncé mardi [16 Nov 2010] dans un communiqué la nomination à la tête de son département Europe d’un économiste portugais et ancien dirigeant de la banque Goldman Sachs, Antonio Borges.

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WORLD HAS BETRAYED GAZA CIVILIANS: RIGHTS GROUPS
AFP – France24, 23 Dec 2009

The world has "betrayed" civilians in the Gaza Strip by failing to end a blockade of the Hamas-run enclave, 16 rights groups, including Amnesty International and Oxfam, said Tuesday [Dec 23 2009]."The international community has betrayed the people of Gaza by failing to back their words with effective action to secure the ending of the […]

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