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Animal Liberation group campaign outside Dublin Fur Shop

Animal rights campaigners staged a protest outside the Barnardo fur clothes shop in Dublin city centre. Aliberation's campaign involved a...

by Brendan Donnelly in Ireland on 04/02/2012

Business

TsUm (Central Department Store) closes for reconstruction - Kiev

TsUm, the Central Department Store in Kiev, closes for reconstruction. In the last hours, items were discounted from 10 % to 70%, and employees...

by James S. Southers in Ukraine on 31/01/2012

Politics

Shop owner protests against Occupy Dame Street

A shop owner who owns several shops near the Occupy Dame Street Camp has put up some poster in his shop windows calling for the camp to disband...

by Michael Debets in Ireland on 28/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

04/02/2012 - Animal Liberation group campaign outside Dublin Fur Shop - Ireland - Animal rights campaigners staged a...
31/01/2012 - TsUm (Central Department Store) closes for reconstruction - Kiev - Ukraine - TsUm, the Central Department Store in...
28/01/2012 - Shop owner protests against Occupy Dame Street - Ireland - A shop owner who owns several shops...
03/01/2012 - Dhaka International Trade Fair 2012 begins - Bangladesh - Dhaka International Trade Fair 2012 has...
23/12/2011 - Protest at Regent Street Lacoste over withdrawal of Swiss art prize - United Kingdom - Protest outside the Lacoste store on...
07/12/2011 - Bridport Christmas Festival - United Kingdom - The Bridport Christmas Festival is an...
01/12/2011 - Ebay open a 'pop-up' store in Soho's Dean Street - London - United Kingdom - Ebay has opened its first 'pop-up...
27/11/2011 - 1st death anniversary of Mohammad Ali Jiaja - Pakistan - Pasban held a gathering on the day of...
22/11/2011 - Bangkok flood causes workers and factories to relocate - Thailand - Threats of flooding in Bangkok cause a...
12/11/2011 - Spices seller in Agadir's souk - Morocco - Spices seller in the Berber shop in the...

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Animal Liberation group campaign outside Dublin Fur Shop
Animal rights campaigners staged a protest outside the Barnardo fur clothes shop in Dublin city centre. Aliberation's campaign involved a request for the public to sign a petition ...
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Shopping in Akihabara, Tokyo
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Old Porte de France reopens to vendors and consumers - Tunis
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TsUm (Central Department Store) closes for reconstruction - Kiev
TsUm, the Central Department Store in Kiev, closes for reconstruction. In the last hours, items were discounted from 10 % to 70%, and employees dismantled the various shops and began pa...
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People demonstration against police brutality
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Shop owner protests against Occupy Dame Street
A shop owner who owns several shops near the Occupy Dame Street Camp has put up some poster in his shop windows calling for the camp to disband because he claims it is costing jobs. Dub...
Nationalist parties' strike call causes economic slowdown - Hyderabad
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