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| Russia's Defence ministry spokesman press-conference | |
| The full press-conference of defence spokesman Anatoly Nogovitsyn. | |
| Date: 10 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 731 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 4.8 | |
| Withdrawal of Georgian troops confirmed | |
| Russia's Defence Ministry has confirmed that Georgian troops have withdrawn from South Ossetia. Spokesman Anatoly Nogovitsyn said peacekeeping forces are once again in control of most of Tskhinvali. | |
| Date: 10 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 742 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 | |
| Did mercenaries help Georgia? | |
| The president of South Ossetia claims mercenaries took part in Georgia's offensive against the breakaway republic, according to Russia's RIA news agency. Eduard Kokoity says Ukrainians, people from the Baltics as well as nationals from other countries were involved. | |
| Date: 10 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 768 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 3.67 | |
| On the road near the South Ossetian border - 10 Aug 08 | |
| Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from the town of Gori heading near Georgian-South Ossetian border. | |
| Date: 10 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 775 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Exploiting Poverty | PBS | |
| http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the "poverty business" is booming. Bill Moyers Journal and Exposé: America's Investigative Reports follow a team of BusinessWeek reporters as they track new corporate practices among auto dealers, banks, and even nonprofit hospitals that some say exploit the working poor. Airs Friday, August 8, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers | |
| Date: 10 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Inside USA America's real black gold Pt 2 | |
| This week, Inside USA travels to the coal mines of Illinois to look at America's dependence on coal, and the politics behind the fossil fuel. Just below the surface of this election campaign runs a deep seam of coal. Half of America's electricity is generated by coal, producing 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gases. Leading climate scientists have called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, saying that addressing global warming means addressing America's dependence on coal. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 802 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 | |
| Inside USA-America's real black gold Pt 1 | |
| This week, Inside USA travels to the coal mines of Illinois to look at America's dependence on coal, and the politics behind the fossil fuel. Just below the surface of this election campaign runs a deep seam of coal. Half of America's electricity is generated by coal, producing 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gases. Leading climate scientists have called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, saying that addressing global warming means addressing America's dependence on coal. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 777 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Casualties and damage in the S Ossetian conflict - 09 Aug 08 | |
| Georgian troops have poured into South Ossetia and the Georgian president has appealed to the international community for assistance. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 794 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4 | |
| South Ossetian capital completely destroyed | |
| The Chief of Russian ground forces, Igor Konashenkov, claims Georgian military action in Tskhinvali has destroyed all hospitals, killing many children. He also says the South Ossetian capital is almost ruined and left without water or electricity. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 759 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 2.5 | |
| Death toll in South Ossetia reaches 2000 | |
| The death toll in the unrecognised republic has now reached at least 2000, according to Russia's Ambassador to Georgia Vyacheslav Kovalenko. The Chief of Russian ground forces Igor Konashenkov claims Georgia's military action in Tskhinvali has resulted in the destruction of all hospitals, and many children have been killed. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 790 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4.67 | |