History of the Dutch TT
Assen is the only venue that has hosted a motorcycle grand prix every year since the World Championship started in 1949. Below is a selection of highlights and milestones from the 61 Dutch TT events that have taken place, since it became part of the world championship series. The 2010 race (the 80th Dutch TT counting pre-world championship events) takes place on Saturday: 1949 Held on the …

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Greece, in the detention center for migrants who crossed the border from Tukey to Greece. More then 800 migrants are locked into this prison in inhuman conditions. Thanks to the demonstrations organized by the No Border Camp in Lesvos a delegetion with doctors, lawyers, translators, media activists were allowed to visit the detention center. A small group of women and children were released. The following day more then 150 migrants were released. They got papers to travel in Greece for approx. 30 days.

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This is our second video from Pagani Detention Centre in Lesvos, Greece. It shows that even youngest kids are imprisoned. You also see detained women demanding freedom, and some young men show that their room is so overcrowded that they not only sleep on the ground, but also beneath the other beds. The situation of refugees in Greece in particular and the conditions at the european external border in general will be the focus of the camp. There will be further actions during the week. Follow us at lesvos09.antira.info or on our twitter-feed at http

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-21 13:43 New Italy water law dries up bank financing-Dexia
MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) – Project financing of Italy’s water development projects has ground to a halt since the introduction of new liberalisation legislation that created uncertainty over concessions and regulation, Dexia Crediop said. The Ronchi decree approved in November calls on local authorities to tender water service concessions starting 2011 with a view to breaking ties with in-house …

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