Iran leaders call to prosecute opposition chiefs
President Ahmadinejad urged prosecution of Iran's top opposition leaders as hard-liners push for a tougher post election crackdown. The crisis widens with Mir Hossein Mousavi Mahdi Karroubi and Mohammad Khatami seen as untouchables for now while Khamenei cautions against targeting them.
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Japanese opposition promotes monthly child payments plan
In Tokyo the Democratic Party of Japan touts 26000 yen per child monthly until junior high to ease parenting costs and boost births, funded by cutting waste and public works. The plan signals a shift from Japan Inc toward a people centered economy as debt looms and aging worsens.
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Sophia University
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France Faces Toxic Beach Crisis After Horse Sinks in Sludge
On a Brittany beach Vincent Petit and his horse sank into foul black sludge released from rotting ulva algae. Hydrogen sulfide levels reached 1000 parts per million, with deadly gas dangers tied to farm nitrates and algae blooms. Authorities warned of global spread as algae foul shores from the U S to China.
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Brittany
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China
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