Aug
31
2009

Arms Unclear & Profiteer Premiers

Diplomats said that the United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean-manufactured munitions, detonators, explosives and rocket-propelled grenades bound for Iran in violation of United Nations sanctions.

The UK government will publish all correspondence with Scottish ministers on the Lockerbie bomber.

A new study shows that nearly 60% of black and African people [...]

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Aug
30
2009

Disliked Couch Potatoes Get A Discount

Newsweek explains why Americans hate fat people.

Twelve members of an indigenous tribe have been massacred by armed men in a Colombian area notorious for its cocaine trade, state authorities say.

Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case against US Gov. Bill Richardson or other New Mexico officials in a “pay-to-play” inquiry involving high-profile [...]

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Aug
29
2009

Retrofitted Missiles and Congress Mishaps

The US has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying US-made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India, according to senior administration and congressional officials.

After many protests, Libyan leader Colonel Muhammar Gaddafi will remain in New York City instead of staying at a Libyan-owned estate in New Jersey, during his [...]

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Aug
28
2009

Tech Talks: Teens Dont Tweet

A new study has found that the growth of Twitter is not fueled by teens. In fact, a mere 10% of twitter users are teens.

Survey has found that hackers prefer Opera and Firefox to other browsers.

Nokia has unveiled a 3G Windows operated netbook - the first for the mobile communications giant.

World’s biggest oil company ExxonMobil [...]

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Aug
27
2009

A Dying Man’s Wish

Ten things the late Senator Ted Kennedy did for Latinos.

Days after México decriminalized small amounts of drugs for personal use, Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit the personal use of marijuana: “Each adult is free to make lifestyle decisions without the intervention of the state.”

The recession continues to slow remittances [...]

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Aug
26
2009

The Solar Dominators

The deaths in Afghanistan bring the number of foreign forces killed in Afghanistan in 2009 to 295, the deadliest year since the US-led invasion to overthrow the Taliban.

With cheap loans, labor and electricity, Chinese companies are pulling ahead fast in the solar product industry than the USA.

Orders for U.S. durable goods, meant to last several [...]

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Aug
25
2009

Mayday Mayday, Same Day For The New Days

The file-sharing website The Pirate Bay is offline after a court ordered its internet service provider Black Internet to pull the plug.

UGordon Brown is set to comment for the first time on the release of the only man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

US President Barack Obama will announce the nomination of Ben [...]

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