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US farm lobby wants strict definition of 'meat'

AmajorUSagriculturelobbyinggrouponTuesdaythrewitsweightbehindanefforttokeepthe"meat"labeloffoflab-createdproducts,includingonesthatemployanimalcells.TheNational

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Philippine gov't asks Supreme Court to expel chief justice

ThePhilippinegovernment'slegalcounselaskedtheSupremeCourtonMondaytoexpelthechiefjusticeforallegedlynotdeclaringherassets,inanewattempttoremovethenation'sjudicia

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600,000 angry Snapchat users sign petition to change new redesign

Morethan600,000peoplehavesignedanonlinepetitioncallingonSnapchattorevertitsupdatebacktotheoriginaldesign.Theapp’slatestredesign,whichwasreleasedlastweek,focused

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Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards call for ban on Franco foundation

Morethan200,000SpaniardshavesignedapetitionfiledinparliamentonThursdayaskingthegovernmenttobantheNationalFranciscoFrancoFoundation(FNFF),whichglorifiesSpain’sfo

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US rapper to 'go harder' with gay anthem at Australia rugby match

USrapperMacklemorevowedThursdayto"goharder"whenheplayshishitgayanthematAustralia'srugbyleaguegrandfinal,despiteprotestsfrom"angryoldwhitedudes"duringanationalvo

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Petition declaring George Soros a 'terrorist' garners 100k signatures

ApetitiondemandingbillionaireinvestorGeorgeSorosbedeclareda“domesticterrorist”hasobtainedover100,000signatures–enoughtoforcetheTrumpadministrationtoissueaformal

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July23(APD)-Anonlinepetitiontostopaxingof1713treesinNewDelhihasbeenlaunchedbyGreenactivists.Thetreesaretobefelledfortheconstru

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Brazilian lawmakers ask human rights group for help in Rousseff's impeachment

Brazilian lawmakers from the Workers' Party have filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for help in the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff.

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Petition calls for reduced working hours for parents with babies in Portugal

A petition by Portugal's Medical Association calling for working hours to be reduced for parents with children under the age of three garnered over 15,000 signatures on Tuesday.

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Israel allows nationalistic Jewish parade to march through J'elm's Arab neighborhood

​Israel's Supreme Court rejected Monday a petition to reroute an annual ultra-nationalistic Jewish parade that marches through a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, with dozens of marchers shouting anti-Arab calls.

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Rule of law essential for faith in petition system

The rule of law should be highlighted in advancing China's ongoing reform of its petition system, an important channel for the public to vent their grievances but one many regard as riddled with factors endangering social stability.

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India's assassins of former PM Rajiv Gandhi not to be executed

India's Supreme Court Tuesday reiterated that three assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi would not be hanged, dismissing a review plea by the central government.

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Cambodian protesters march towards foreign embassies as protest enters 2nd day

Thousands of supporters of the opposition in Cambodia on Thursday morning continued their protest against the disputed July's election by marching to the embassies of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France in order to submit petition.

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HK women group petitions for statutory paternity leave

A local women group submitted a petition to Hong Kong government officials on Thursday, calling for accelerating the legal process of granting paternity leave to male employees.