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UPDATE 2-Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
Reuters* Move comes as dozens of new protests planned * Other fare reductions have failed to stop protests * Protests surround Confederations Cup game (Recasts with fare hike reversal, adds quotes, background) By Asher Levine and Tatiana Ramil SAO PAULO/...Tags: Media Industry, Demonstration, Dilma Rousseff, Politics, FIFA World Cup
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L.A. Film Festival: 'Venus Vs.' filmmaker on tennis star-activist
This post has been updated. See bottom for details. Most people know Venus Williams for her ferocious backhand and overall power on the tennis court, but the 33-year-old athlete has also been an effective activist, specifically when it comes to the...
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Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
ReutersSAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and...Tags: Media Industry, Demonstration, Dilma Rousseff, Politics, FIFA World Cup
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Telling Our Stories: Why I Became an Activist
BoystownIn the next part of the Telling Our Stories series (which reminds us all of the power that we can have to change hearts and minds by highlighting online messages of equality), I was asked to share my own personal story about how I got involved in LGBT... -
Starving Malaysian cats spark call for animal-cruelty crackdown
L.A. UnleashedAnimal welfare advocates in Malaysia are calling for harsher penalties on animal abusers after nearly 300 cats were found starving at a care center.... -
Analysis: Brazil's protests: Not quite a 'Tropical Spring'
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established...Tags: Media Industry, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Politics, Arab Spring
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Artists say Egypt's culture minister trying to quash free expression
CAIRO — Artists and writers protesting in downtown Cairo are calling for the resignation of Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz amid accusations that the Islamist-led government is attempting to impose restrictions on the country’s art scene....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Islam, Artists, Government
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Protesters march on G8 venue in Northern Ireland
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, (Reuters) - Around 1,000 activists marched towards the venue of a Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland on Monday to demand world leaders end global hunger, boost gay rights and ban fracking. Environmentalists,...Tags: Summits, Minority Groups, Republic of Ireland, Politics, G8
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Protesters briefly breach security perimeter at G8
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Several dozen protesters briefly breached the metal security barrier surrounding the G8 summit venue in Northern Ireland on Monday, but withdrew when police threatened to arrest them. The protesters broke away...Tags: Summits, Republic of Ireland, Politics, G8, Barack Obama
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Peru protesters push to stop $5 billion Newmont mine project
ReutersBy Mitra Taj PEROL LAKE, Peru, June 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru's most...Tags: Newmont Mining Corporation, Politics, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Ollanta Humala
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Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China-deal adds to activist image
ReutersBy Nadia Damouni and Olivia Oran NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in...Tags: Tim Armstrong, Board of Directors, Elections, OfficeMax Inc., Extreme Networks Incorporated
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ROP-Israeli general says Palestinians quietly aiding US peace drive
Reuters* General says Abbas cut off funds to anti-Israel activists * West Bank violence could spiral if Kerry mission fails By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - The Palestinian administration in the West Bank has tried to help the latest U.S....Tags: Judaism, John Kerry, Religion and Belief, Israel, Politics
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