On April 23, Chris Carlson wrote at :
*** Opposition leader Henrique Capriles claimed yesterday that the presidential elections were βstolenβ, and demanded further audit measures that the Venezuelan government has said are βimpossibleβ.
Capriles made the statements during a press conference on Wednesday in which he gave the government an ultimatum regarding the audit.
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Environment activists, academics, politicians, trade unionists and resident groups will gather in Parramatta Town Hall on May 11. They will discuss and plan actions around some of the many environmental and social issues facing the population of western Sydney.
Climate change and the fossil fuel industry will be a big focus of the conference, after the Climate Commission report, The Critical Decade, found that climate change is already much worse in Sydney's western suburbs than anywhere else in New South Wales.
Most of the news on Venezuela in the week since the April 14 presidential election focused on the efforts of losing candidate Henrique Capriles to challenge the results. But another campaign, based in Washington, was quite revealing β and the two were most definitely related.
Without Washington's strong support β the first time it had refused to recognise a Venezuelan election result β it is unlikely that Capriles would have joined the hardcore elements of his camp in pretending the election was stolen.
The horrific bombing of runners and onlookers at the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts was a criminal act, which nothing can justify. The murderous attack must be condemned.
Children, adults and elderly were murdered and terribly injured. Limbs were torn off in the blasts. There were more amputations in the hospital. Of the over 280 injured, many were riddled with shrapnel.
The victims were from many nationalities, since the historic race attracts people from all over the world.
This live blog recorded some of the activities that took place as part of the at Yongah Hill Detention Centre, April 26-28.
members who visit refugees in the Yongah Hill Detention Centre every week have been denied the right to visit during the weekend of the .
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