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Ex-Blur bassist Alex James to sort out Libya

Former Blur bass player, Alex James, has confirmed that the UN has asked him to take a lead role in searching for a ‘just, peaceful and ultimately cool’ solution to the crisis engulfing Libya.

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Posted: Mar 20th, 2011
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Guinea, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau no longer sure which is which

Residents and tourists in the three small African states bearing the word ‘Guinea’ in their name report being increasingly confused about whether or not they are in the correct country.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 2011
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Car parking issues at UN building cause of most international disputes

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today announced radical plans to tackle global conflict by building a new improved car-park at the UN Headquarters in New York.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 2011
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Tense UN climate talks reach agreement on next venue

talks went on until long after the bar had opened‘We were aware that we had a grave responsibility to act now and protect future generations of UN delegates from catastrophic summit venues.’

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Posted: Dec 12th, 2010
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‘Two-weeks-in-the-sun’ clause discovered in Declaration of Human Rights

fundamental human flightA major rethink of the nation’s finances is underway today after UN lawyers discovered a forgotten clause in the Declaration of Human Rights, enshrining forever the entitlement of all to have a two-week holiday abroad irrespective of economic crises threatening their standard of living.

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Posted: Oct 28th, 2010
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