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Palestinian death toll passes 500 as Israeli army moves on Gaza City
Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battled at dawn in Gaza, as the death toll from the offensive passed 510. Gaza's hospitals are overwhelmed and running on emergency power, with most of Gaza City without electricity or water. [more]
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Iraq unions call for international labor conference in Irbil
The General Federation of Workers' Councils and Unions in Iraq (GFWCUI) has called for an international conference in February to build solidarity with Iraq's labor struggles. [more]

Iraq: Shi'ite pilgrims massacred as Muharram holy days open
A suicide bomber killed at least 35 Shi'ite pilgrims at the Kadhimiyah shrine in northern Baghdad. [more]

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