With a blow of the whistles at 7:30am on July 1, 1916, tens of thousands of British troops went over the top and advanced on German lines in positions abutting the River Somme in France.
Category: Surrealpolitik
Who’s who in UK post-Brexit party battles
The race is on in the UK to find David Cameron’s successor as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has seen his own MPs pass a motion of no confidence in his leadership.
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Governor says live firing on PNG marchers ‘unwarranted’
The Governor of Papua New Guinea’s capital said the use of live ammunition on students was “unwarranted” and has challenged Government claims that police were provoked with stone throwing, kicking off a violent confrontation.
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Why PNG’s students are protesting against the O’Neill administration
The groundswell of discontent with Papua New Guinea’s Government, and more specifically the administration of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, provided the tinder for today’s violence around the nation’s main university campus.
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PNG court orders Parliament carvings replaced
A Papua New Guinea court has ordered the Parliament’s Speaker, Theodore Zurenuoc, to replace, repair or return totems and 19 traditional carvings that he had removed from Parliament three years ago.
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NRL ranks urged to adopt domestic violence initiative
Domestic violence is at the forefront of public debate, with staggering figures showing it affects a third of all women in Australia.
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Fiji schoolgirl sprints into Rio contention
A Fiji high school sprinter has set herself up for a surprise wildcard entry to the Rio Olympics.
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Lights out for Earth Hour 2016 around the world
Earth Hour has seen the lights go out again in many of the world’s largest cities, each with its own local focus on energy concerns.
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No regrets over Sandline affair: Sir Julius
Papua New Guinea’s former prime minister Sir Julius Chan says that if he had been allowed to continue with the infamous Sandline operation to put down the Bougainville civil war in 1997, he would have been able to bring the island under control.
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Cyclone Pam one year on
On March 13 last year, the most powerful cyclone to ever hit the Pacific smashed into the islands of Vanuatu, leaving 75,000 people homeless. At least 15 people were killed in the storm. One year on, the nation still faces many challenges.
