Arun Partridge's Blog

This is my civics blog for the 2009 spring term at St. Andrew's College. I will be reporting on current events occurring around the world in the coming months.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Thousands Free Australia Storm

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The Toronto Star May 22, 2009 Home evacuation occurred today in Sydney for thousands of citizens as torrential rains and stormy winds viciou...

Friday, May 15, 2009

Tamil Tigers nearly completely encircled

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The Toronto Star May 15, 2009 Sri Lankan forces battled recently in an attempt to take complete control of the country's coastline. The...

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Doctors flee hospital as shelling continues in Sri Lanka

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The Toronto Star May 14, 2009 The only hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone was abandoned by doctors and aides amid unrelenting shell attack...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Pakistan

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The Toronto Star May 12, 2009 Pakistan's worsening humanitarian crisis has drawn comparisons to the tragic states of Darfur and Congo. T...

Friday, May 8, 2009

Sniper Rescues Ship from Pirates

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The Toronto Star May 4, 2009 On Monday morning, pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter were chased away by South Korean helicopter sniper...

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Monday, May 4, 2009

3 cleared of charges in 2005 London bombing

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The Toronto Star April 28, 2009 Three Brits were cleared today of all charges of helping to plot the London suicide bombings in 2005. These ...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Somali gunmen release 2 aid workers

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The Toronto Star April 22, 2009 Two European aid workers were released by gunmen who held them captive for nearly 10 days in southwestern So...

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