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Another Blonde Girl Removed From Roma Family
Second girl found in Roma camps this month to raise suspicion
The G-8 Clamps Down on Tax Evasion, but Critics Say Plan Falls Short
Leaders of the G-8 nations have agreed on a series of measures designed to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance. A communiqué released from the summit of eight of the world’s largest economies sets out 10 points aimed at …
Do National Smoking Bans Actually Work?
Russia just enacted one. Here’s how they’ve fared in other developed countries
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NGOs say cost-cutting by Western fashion retailers led to the factory disaster in Bangladesh, Russia uses child adoption as a bargaining tool with Ireland’s parliament, and the president of Serbia has apologized for the …
Irish Prime Minister Apologizes for Forced Labor in Magdalene Laundries
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has issued an official apology on behalf of the Irish state for its involvement in the Magdalene Laundries from 1922 to 1996
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Chinese workers may be heading to Greenland to tap mineral deposits, the IMF gives Argentina a deadline to comply with its rules on reporting inflation statistics or else face repercussions and Scotland will have to renegotiate …
The Magdalene Laundries: Irish Report Exposes a National Shame
They were the forgotten women of Ireland, kept under lock and key, forced to clean and sew, and to wash away the sins of their previous life while never being paid a penny. Some stayed months, others years. Some never left. They …
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New Delhi’s air pollution was worse than Beijing’s on Thursday, China’s surplus labor will disappear by 2025 and Argentina refuses to hold talks over Falkland Islands
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David Cameron speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Moroccan government changes a law which allowed rapists to marry their victims, and plans are underway to build giant wind turbines across the Irish countryside
Behind the Story: TIME’s Catherine Mayer Discusses Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny
TIME’s Europe editor, Catherine Mayer, talks about how she reported and wrote her magazine story on how Ireland’s Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, is trying to fix his country’s battered economy
The Queen’s Meeting With Ex-IRA Commander Martin McGuinness Stirs Emotions
Queen Elizabeth II’s meeting and handshake with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness marks a historic milestone in Anglo-Irish relations — but not without public opposition
Must-Reads From Around the World: June 1, 2012
Blame, Banks, and Bailouts – As it emerges that Spain’s foundering banks may soon need a bailout, the New York Times argues that the cost of this rescue would leave “little behind should investors turn on Italy next” and …