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News Bolivia lowers child labor age restriction
Bolivia lowers child labor age restriction
William Helbling
July 6, 2014 06:43:20 pm

The Bolivian National Congress on Wednesday passed legislation permitting children as young as 10 to join the workforce as long as it does not interfere with one's education and is done independently in an effort...

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News Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in prison
Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in prison
William Helbling
July 6, 2014 05:44:34 pm

An Egpytian high court sentenced Mohamed Badie , a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday to life in prison for inciting violence and protests near the al-Istiqamah Mosque in the Giza. Presiding Judge Hassan Farid referred...

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Germany summons US Amabassdor in surveillance investigation
William Helbling
July 5, 2014 10:39:30 am

The German government summoned the US ambassador John B. Emerson on Friday after the arrest of a man who is claimed to be a US spy working surveillance throughout the country. The German foreign ministry ...

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News UN agency urges to end refugee detention
UN agency urges to end refugee detention
William Helbling
July 5, 2014 10:10:20 am

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday issued a new global strategy to help countries stop detaining asylum seekers, refugees and stateless people worldwide. The UN agency is concerned for the lasting physical and psychological...

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News Thailand court approves graphic warnings on cigarette packages
Thailand court approves graphic warnings on cigarette packages
William Helbling
June 28, 2014 11:14:51 am

The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand on Thursday approved a new regulation requiring packs of cigarettes sold in the Southeast Asian country to be 85 percent covered with graphic health warnings. The new graphic health warnings have...

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Ukraine president signs EU trade and economic pact
William Helbling
June 28, 2014 11:14:20 am

New Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday signed a trade and economic pact with the European Union (EU) in an attempt to move from past Russian ties towards European influence. Ukraine, along with...

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News Federal appeals court strikes down Los Angeles ban on living in motor vehicles
Federal appeals court strikes down Los Angeles ban on living in motor vehicles
William Helbling
June 21, 2014 11:15:29 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a 31-year-old Los Angeles law which prohibits people from living out of their vehicles. Prior to the decision from the federal appeals...

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News EU court rules pregnant worker entitled to income support
EU court rules pregnant worker entitled to income support
William Helbling
June 21, 2014 10:25:16 am

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on Thursday ruled that a pregnant Frenchwoman was entitled to income support after she stopped working in Britain. The woman, Jessie Saint Prix, entered...

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Federal judge places hold on Wisconsin same-sex marriages
William Helbling
June 14, 2014 10:17:28 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Friday put a hold on same-sex marriages within the state. Many same-sex couples rushed to get married after last week's ruling ...

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UN rights experts urge Thailand to address violations
William Helbling
June 14, 2014 09:26:00 am

A group of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Thai authorities to reverse all measures affecting basic human rights and to restore democratic rule in the country. Human rights issues in Thailand have become an...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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