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Scapegoats of the Anglican communion
The Guardian
At Lambeth, those who chose not to attend were pandered to more than those who came, not least on issues of sexuality The 2008 Lambeth conference, the once-a-decade gathering of bishops from around the Anglican communion, can best be described in two...
French filmfest pays tribute to Spike Lee
Turkish Press
Filmmaker Spike Lee attends the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado in late August 2008. US stars are set to descend on the posh French resort of Deauville for the Festival of American Cinema which this year pays tribute to maverick...
Hanna rolls toward US coast, as hurricane looms
Turkish Press
Satellite image shows Tropical Depression Gustav (left) and Tropical Storm Hanna (right) near the Caribbean islands and US coastline. Hanna closed in on the southeastern US coast after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as a powerful hurricane swept across...
Where have all the top girls gone?
The Guardian
No wonder women don't get top jobs: Britain's overwork culture makes demands that destroy family life unless they opt out There has been a fall in the number of women getting top jobs. Why didn't that surprise me much? I've been waiting for the point...
Maverick McCain
The Guardian
There's something strange going on: stare into the eyes of John McCain and Tom Cruise stares back Tom Cruise is John McCain. No, he is, and not in a in a Fox-is-rushing-out-a-biopic-before-November kind of a way. It is my conjecture that day in, day...
Bringing dads back home
The Guardian
The answer to the gender gap is to provide paternity leave, meaning that both sexes take time out. It'd be good for our kids to The number of women working in top jobs has gone down this year. According to a new report by the Equality and Human...
A new mayor for Jerusalem
The Guardian
The city's forthcoming election hints at what might happen in Israeli elections if the peace v security debate wasn't dominant Jerusalem is shaping up for one of the most significant events in its contemporary history. On November 11, the Israeli...
Chronicle of a death foretold
The Guardian
Few in China doubt the guilt of convicted cop-killer Yang Jia, but many are questioning the criminal justice system itself Yang Jia, aged 28, was sentenced to death on September 1 for murdering six policemen and injuring another four. His case has...
'Ethnic cleansing by stealth'
The Guardian
With every cruel and unusual punishment meted out against West Bank villagers, Israel is fomenting more and more hate against its own people A young girl in the West Bank holds a spent missile. Photograph: Seth Freedman...
Editorial: The end of Russia's era of energy affluence is already in sight
The Guardian
This article appeared in the Guardian on Friday September 05 2008 on p36 of the Editorials & reply section. It was last updated at 00:04 on September 05 2008. Close Close Recipient's...
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