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Allies push Israel for Gaza probe

Israel has come under pressure from its allies to investigate UN allegations of possible war crimes by its army during its Gaza offensive last winter. Britain's UN envoy urged Israel to hold "full, credible and impartial" investigations, echoing similar calls from his US and French counterparts. A report by a UN mission led by Richard Goldstone accused both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes. The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss the report again later today. The findings were originally presented by Mr Goldstone, a veteran South African judge and war crimes prosecutor, to the Council two weeks ago, but it decided to defer its...


Caribbean News

Venezuela`s Petrocaribe Program by admin

By David Jessop CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Tues. Mar. 9, 2010: No one should be in any doubt about the critical importance of Venezuela`s PetroCaribe programme. If it were not for the energy lifeline that it has provided to every Caribbean nation other than Trinidad and Barbados, much of the region would by now be in economic free fall. Under the arrangement, Cariforum nations have received in total, oil on preferential terms at the rate of between 120,000 and 140,000 barrels per day over the past three years. The largest share of this has been allocated to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic while Cuba, separately, has received around 100,000 barrels per day under a more complex arrangement. The... Read more »



Business

Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade … – Washington Post


Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade ...
Washington Post
So, what was it like inside one of the biggest business booms in history--and the bust that followed? We talk with 10 local tech players and observers who ...

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Sports

‘T20 is a TV property masquerading as cricket’ – CricInfo.com


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'T20 is a TV property masquerading as cricket'
CricInfo.com
We are certainly going to find out over the next few months exactly how resilient a form Twenty20 cricket is. We have got 60 matches between the 12th of ...
As IPL season kicks off, a reality TV show brings cricket and music togetherIndian Express
Business Standard/Aabhas Sharma and Akshay Manwani New DelhiRediff
IPL's over-the-top dollarsEconomic Times
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Entertainment

Steelband & Cultural Benefit Concert for Ailing Pan Personality – When Steel Talks


Steelband & Cultural Benefit Concert for Ailing Pan Personality
When Steel Talks
... drummer par excellence, entertainer and has also graced the background vocal track of many a Trinidad & Tobago soca star, including Machel Montano. ...


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