Daily Archives: 30 November 2012

Good News Friday

Posted on 30 November 2012 by

Despite all the bad news and not-so-good news of the past weeks, I’ve decided there’s no point in letting the news get me down, so it’s time to get back into the swing of Good News Friday.  This week’s items … Continue reading →

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UN vote on granting observer status to fictitious Palestinian state passes 138:9, 41 abstentions

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As expected, the vote in the UN’s General Assembly on granting observer status to the Palestinian Authority as “a non-member state” has passed by 138 votes to 9, with 41 abstentions. The abstentions are more than I expected, but they … Continue reading →

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