Third day of London protests
More than 200 protesters awoke in the heart
of London’s financial district on Monday for a third day of
demonstrations against corporate greed and state spending cutbacks.
After a second night camped on the pavement near St Paul’s
Cathedral, they huddled with cups of tea in the cold autumn sunshine
as bankers, lawyers and business people flooded into the area for
the start of the working week.
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Hollande wins French left’s presidential primary
Sarkozy certain to run for re-election from the
right-wing:
French Socialist lawmaker Francois Hollande was
crowned favourite for next year’s presidential election on Sunday,
winning the left’s primary to choose a challenger for Nicolas
Sarkozy.
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Food prices, land grabbing in focus at UN talks in Rome
Global food price volatility will be the focus
of World Food Day celebrations in Rome on Monday which will also
address the issue of massive farmland purchases by rich countries in
the developing world.
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