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AL JAZEERA News, Nov 16, 2011


Report: Syrian army defectors attack military compound
USA Today
"This is probably not the first attack on [a] security headquarters," said Al-Jazeera'sRula Amin, reporting from Lebanon. "But what is significant about this attack is that it is in Damascus, the capital. This shows how much trouble there is for the ...
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World's oceans in peril
Aljazeera.com
This bleak statement about the current status of the world's oceans comes from Dr Wallace Nichols, a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. Al Jazeera asked Dr Nichols, along with several other ocean experts, how they see the effects ...
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Soyuz spacecraft docks successfully
Al Jazeera
A string of technical failures had raised big questions about Russia's space programme. It is the first flight to the ISS since NASA retired its space shuttles earlier this year. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports.
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The Free Syrian Army
Al Jazeera
... for the Free Syrian Army; they once served in the national military, but say their conscience guided them to defect. One by one, they broke ranks with the Syrian government ordered its troops to attack civilians. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
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Somali farmers fear returning home
Al Jazeera
... with the armed group al-Shabab now controlling many of the areas from where they had fled. Without a harvest, the Somali people will continue to rely on outside help for years to come. Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Mogadishu.
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Obama paves way for Australia-US base
Al Jazeera
The US leader is expected to sign a deal on military co-operation and announce closer military ties, including the details of an expanded US military presence in Australia. Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Sydney.
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Mosaic News - 11/15/11: Over 70 Killed on Syria's Bloodiest Day Yet
linktv
Today's headlines in full: Assad bleeds Syria dry on the country's bloodiest day yet Future TV, Lebanon Yemen's Saleh vows to step down after 90 days, again Al Jazeera, Qatar Bahrain escalates legal crackdowns, as opposition denies links to alleged ...
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Italian economic crisis hits the lost generation
Al Jazeera
... eight per cent but youth unemployment is more than 3 times higher. as most twenty and thirty year olds go from short term contract to short term contract without any real expectations of starting a career. Al Jazeera's Barbara Serra reports from Rome.
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Arroyo barred from Philippines exit
Al Jazeera
Arroyo is facing corruption charges, but judges have ruled that she may seek medical treatment abroad. The government, however, has imposed a travel ban on the former president. Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Manila, in the Philippines.
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Concern as Indian airlines post record losses
Aljazeera.com
Some of India's largest airline carriers have reported record losses and are facing an uncertain future. The world's airline industry has been seriously effected by the global economic crisis and the rising cost of oil. Recent financial losses posted ...
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Olympus investigated for cover-up
Al Jazeera
... involving the police, prosecutors, and the securities watchdog. The repercussions are likely to be felt beyond the company, with questions now being asked over why accounting firms failed to spot the irregularities. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports.
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UK unemployed youths reprise Jarrow march
Al Jazeera
... has marched 500km, down from the northeast of England to London, as a deliberate and direct echo of the famous Jarrow march of 1936, when 200 unemployed men marched to plead for work during the depression. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reportsfrom London.
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Blatter downplays racism in football
TSN
In the interview with Al-Jazeera, Blatter sought to defuse suggestions that racism and discrimination were problems in world football. "During a match you may make a movement towards somebody or you may say something to somebody who is not exactly ...
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Paying for the World We Want
The Mark
Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business and Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera ...
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Central & South Asia Karzai lays out conditions for US partnership
Aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith, reporting from Kabul, said: "Afghan security have gone to extra lengths to ensure the jirga will go ahead, as a lot of effort has taken place to ensure there are no attacks." The jirga is the latest meeting to discuss the ...
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Obama boosts US military links with Australia
Al Jazeera
... first visit to the country since his election in 2008. The president is on the second day of a nine-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region and will head to Indonesia on Thursday for the East Asia Summit. Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Canberra.
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Lessons from #Mozfest: How the Knight and Mozilla Foundations are thinking ...
Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
One challenge called on a broad range of hackers — from “data wranglers” to user interface specialists — to work with Al Jazeera and the Guardian on the problems of “flow media” and interactives in real-time reporting: “The workflow for keeping up ...
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US Budget Talks Could Threaten F-35 Project
The Mark
Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business and Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera ...
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The Top Top Gossip
Football365.com
"I do not know if Bale interests us," Rosell told Al Jazeera. "If I did, I would not say, because his price would go up. They would not ask for €40 million [£33.2m], but €50m [£42.8m]. "In any case, even if we wanted him, we would never pay €40m for ...
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The almanac
UPI.com
In 2004, Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped Iraqi CARE director, was believed to have been killed after al-Jazeera television received a video of a woman's slaying. In 2005, a secret US government document is said to confirm reports that oil company ...
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Al Jazeera Launches On Mongolia's DDish TV
Media Research Asia.com (subscription)
Al Jazeera is pleased to announce today that it has launched on DDish TV in Mongolia, the only satellite TV operator in the country. Al Jazeera English delivers a fresh perspective on world news to over 250 million households worldwide in more than 130 ...
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Anger over Peugeot's French jobs cuts
Aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Paris, said the planned layoffs come at a time when the French are anxious about the impact of widespread austerity measures. "People in France can see the very serious problems in Greece and Italy, ...
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Hostage Taking in Yemen: What Are The Rules of Engagement?
MidEastPosts
Three French hostages kidnapped by al-Qaida fighters in Yemen more than five months ago have arrived in the Omani capital Muscat after being freed. Al Jazeera is reporting a recent release of three French aid workers who had been kidnapped last July in ...
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MidEastPosts
How Social Media Distorts the Occupy Movement
PC Magazine
I checked all the networks and there was not even a crawler along the bottom of any news network reporting that this was going on. Yet, these folks can cover Egypt and Moscow. Odd. Finally, Al Jazeera comes on with live reports. Geez. ...
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After the Zuccotti Park Raid
Consortium News
... Danny Schechter covers OWS daily in his Newsdissector.com blog. He also reports for AlJazeera and other websites. He made the film Plunder on Wall Street's financial crimes. (plunderthecrimeofourtime.com) Comments to dissector@mediachannel.org.
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Consortium News
Barcelona won't pay €40million for Bale
FansFC.com
However, president Sandro Rosell has played down reports that a bid is in the offering for Bale, especially not if Tottenham Hotspur were to ask for €40million. "I do not know if Bale interests us," he told Al Jazeera. "If I did, I would not say, ...
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Gloria Cain: 'He would have to have a split personality…'
The Moderate Voice
She has reported from the White House, been profiled in the Washington Post, The New Republic, and has been seen on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic, as well as on radio across the dial and on satellite, ...
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Water Closer to Europa's Surface Than Previously Thought
The Mark
Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business and Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera ...
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Gaza lives on
International Solidarity Movement
This episode of Al Jazeera World can be seen from Tuesday, November 15, at the following times GMT: Tuesday: 2000; Wednesday: 1200; Thursday: 0100; Friday: 0600; Saturday: 2000; Sunday: 1200; Monday: 0100; Tuesday: 0600.
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Wind power project raises development hopes in N. Kenya
Reuters AlertNet
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) plans to erect more than 350 towering wind turbines on the desert expanses near the shores of the world's biggest permanent desert lake. The project aims to produce 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity per year, ...
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CBS Tricks Newt, Mitt into Defending Obama
Canada Free Press
“Awlaki's death is a major loss to al-Qaeda, as there are few figures in the organization who are able to appeal to an international audience.” James Phillips of Heritage added, “Terrorism experts believe that Awlaki will be difficult to replace due to ...
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Serbian regulator denies news fixed operator licensed
Telecompaper (subscription)
The reaction came after a report by the Al Jazeera Balkans channel claiming that Serbia would get another fixed telephony operator by the end of the year. The broadcaster also said that the new venture is backed by Slovenian businessmen and, ...
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Doubt cast over glowing Afghan survey
RAWA News
Positive reponse to the performance of provincial governments is reported even higher, at 80 per cent. Parliamentarians, officials and analysts told Al Jazeera that the generally positive findings do not reflect realities on the ground. ...
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Syrian opposition: Homs a 'disaster area' - Middle East - Al Jazeera ...
Syrian National Council calls for international action to "stop the massacre" in Homs... Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports on the situation in the central city of Homs .... TopNews Accordion. Top News. Second major earthquake hits eastern Turkey ...
english.aljazeera.net/news/.../11/2011117112020901783.html
Iran hits back over nuclear report
Iran will not retreat "an iota" from its nuclear programme and the world is ... AlJazeera's Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Tehran, said that Iranian officials did ... and cooperation," Hong Lei, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said at a news briefing. ...
www.aljazeera.com/news/.../11/2011119104046138731.html
Iran hits back over nuclear report - Middle East - Al Jazeera ... - News
Iran will not retreat "an iota" from its nuclear programme and the world is being ... Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Tehran, said that Iranian officials did ...
aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/.../2011119104046138731.htm...
Nabila Ramdani - BBC World TV - World News Today - Charlie...
Nabila Ramdani - BBC World TV - World News Today - Charlie Hebdo Cartoons ... Nabila ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA5qZYD7k64
Syria: pressure mounts on Assad - Tuesday 15 October | World ...
Seven people have been killed in Syria today, including two children, according ...5.22pm: This report, in Gulf News, is likely to raise eyebrows considering the .... a decision from the country's supreme administrative court, al-Jazeera reports. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-pressure-mounts-on-assad-live-u...
Mosaic: World News From The Middle East | Link TV
Iranians say the International Atomic Energy Agency's report is nothing new ...Abdul Qadir Faiz, al-Jazeera, Tehran. .... Arab League today before Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi's meeting with a Syrian opposition delegation. ...
www.linktv.org/.../mosaic-news-11-09-11-world-news-from-t
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