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Sep 2, 2011

LATEST World News, Sep 02, 2011


Global marks news anniversary
Montreal Gazette
Tonight kicks off the party, as Global National brings viewers a segment on their top international stories of the past decade. Anchor Dawna Friesen and correspondent Mike Armstrong delve into the biggest stories Global covered beyond our border - from ...
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Amb. Marc Ginsberg
Huffington Post
Substantiating portions of Amnesty's detailed allegations, Adnan al-Bakkour, the Attorney General of the city of Hama, defiantly resigned in a video statement over the killing of over 70 detainees in his city in recent days. Amnesty's report is just ...
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Athletics: Dai Greene bursts onto the world stage
WalesOnline
“Come November the serious business will start again as he prepares for the Olympics. But he has Malcolm Arnold in his corner who is very experienced and that will help him.” Help us make the news - contact us with your stories, pictures and videos ...
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The paperless cockpit is here
Salon
Last but not least we've got a CNN story, which quoted somebody named David Kaminiski-Morrow, an editor at Flight Global magazine. Says Kamininski-Morrow: "Modern-day planes are capable of flying themselves most of the time, which means pilots have to ...
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Salon
New Zealand determined to end 24 years of Rugby World Cup hurt
The Guardian (blog)
Recent decades have seen another dramatic change in New Zealand rugby, and theglobal game: professionalism. The hastily arranged 1987 tournament was contested between 16 amateur sides. "I think there was still quite a lot of doubt, or conjecture, ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Pinoy gang of 3: Writing China's story
Philippine Information Agency
Romana and Ericson “Eric” Baculinao, former Filipino student activists who labored in the Chinese countryside before making their mark as top notch international journalists covering China. Jimi is the current Bureau Chief of CNN, Chito has recently ...
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Interactive TV News Round-Up (III): Concurrent, Entone, Anevia, Nordija
InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
2) Transmux--Transmux dynamically repackages a single-source asset on-the-fly, so it can play on TV's, PC's, and mobile devices, eliminating the need to transcode, package and host video in multiple file formats. Concurrent has signed its first global ...
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Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation
PopMatters
But the transient alliances that hip hoppers imagined across boundaries of class, race, and nation gave them the resources and the platform they needed to tell their storiesand provided the grounds for their locally based political actions. Global hip ...
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PopMatters
Hulu Launches Streaming Service in Japan
PC Magazine
By Leslie Horn Hulu is going global. The company announced on Thursday that it has launched a subscription service in Japan, marking the first time Hulu has expanded outside of the US “Since launching Hulu in 2008 in the US, we have been working hard ...
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Global con?
UPI.com
In a piece Escobar wrote for The Maldon Institute, a private investigative organization that publishes "information on matters ignored or misrepresented by the media," he says "the story of how an al-Qaida asset turned out to be the top Libyan military ...
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Few Simple Steps to Boost Entrepreneurship in India
Siliconindia.com
Also, BITS alumni association has done a superb job of implementing BITS Embryo program which has talks every month on technology to business management to entrepreneurship and held via Skype video from experts from all over the world. ...
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Tintin and the hunt for box-office treasure
Screen International
It will be a huge global event. A big part of this story is Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg working together for the first time. For film fans around the world, that says this is big and special.” Paramount is taking English-language and Asian ...
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9/11 Stories: No One There Got Out Alive
Patch.com
11, 2001 Witlow was working in the Client Executive Practice for Marsh & McLennan, one of the largest US-based global insurance brokerage firms located on 6th Avenue and 46th Street. She arrived at her desk early that morning and suddenly realized she ...
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Rentrak Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending August 28, 2011
Sacramento Bee
Clients can access current, weekly, and historical title sales data to competitively benchmark industry performance. Home Video Essentials is Rentrak's exclusive rental point-of-sale (POS) tracking system, which calculates title-level performance via ...
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Kimberly-Clark Health Care Announces Selling Price Increase
Sacramento Bee
... Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, KCHC. "We are unwilling to compromise on product quality, which means maintaining top-quality raw materials." Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a wide portfolio of solutions ...
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See a 15% Return on your Investment Every Year with Diamond Global Sales
Sacramento Bee
With no new mines on the horizon, increases of at least 25% can be seen on top quality diamonds, and you can expect 3-4 times that on exceptionally rare stones," says James Grey, DiamondGlobal Sales Marketing Director. Visit our website www. ...
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Celebrated Princeton Philosopher Appiah Addresses President's Convocation
Illinois Wesleyan University
Named by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the top 100 global thinkers in 2010, Appiah is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. His speech highlighted the...
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Illinois Wesleyan University
Column One: Cliché-based foreign policy
Jerusalem Post
In contrast, they point to the current Security Council-sanctioned military operation in Libya and the 1991 Security Council-sanctioned Persian Gulf War as success stories. And they attribute those missions' successes to their conduct under the UN ...
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Where does gold go from here - $1500 or $2000?
Mineweb
We hear the media pointing to housing figures, employment figures as well as many other developedworld stories as being responsible for movements in the gold price. This is puzzling because the largest percentage rises in the gold and silver prices ...
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Ramapo College Will "Push Boundaries" This Year
Patch.com
The Africana Studies Major prepares students to become informed and positive participants in an increasingly complex world by developing a global perspective on Africa and its Diaspora. Building on Ramapo College's heritage of interdisciplinary inquiry ...
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Bloomberg 13:30 Budget for U.S. Newspapers, Sept. 1
San Francisco Chronicle
Also see GLOBAL-MARKETS-WRAP, US-OILMARKET. Bonds beat stocks and commodities in August after Standard & Poor's decision to strip the US government of its AAA credit rating roiledglobal markets and made Treasuries the world's best-performing assets. ...
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Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): Espial, Vodafone Iceland, Flickme, Google ...
InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
"Flickme allows users to instantly rent or buy top Hollywood movies, including the newer and more popular titles often missing from subscription services," the company states in its press materials. "But it's what happens before and after the movie ...
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Tellabs Presentations at Citi and Kaufman to be Webcast Live
Sacramento Bee
That's why 43 of the top 50 global communications service providers choose our mobile, optical, business and services solutions. We help them get ahead by adding revenue, reducing expenses and optimizing networks. Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB) is part of the ...
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September's top business books
StartupSmart
Phillips doesn't try to distill too many grand principles out of the stories in Fit to Bust. He just tells you what happened in each particular case. There are cheeky comments and the odd theme, but the main one seems to be “stuff happens”. ...
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Passport film series to be shown at Ragtag Cinema
UM Maneater
Narrowing down the year's top foreign language films is not an easy task. Passport VI organizer Chris Boeckmann says he's been working on picking the films throughout the past year. “I keep an eye on the New York releases, and I also pay attention to a ...
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Why would a Hawaiian coffee shop import bananas?
Mother Nature Network (blog)
I sometimes think this is the crux of the sustainability equation: How to translate the logic of sustainable production and consumption to the global consumer system, to the world's seven billion strong inextricably wedded to it. ...
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Mother Nature Network (blog)
A greater sense of self: StanChart emerges unscathed from recession
Economic Times
At that time, it was a mid-sized corporation which was a constant take-over target with no sense of clarity within the top team as to what its priorities were. Circa 2011 and the story is completely different. The reason behind the transformation, ...
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Ticketmaster and Walmart Bring Tickets to Seventy-Seven Chicagoland Stores
Sacramento Bee
Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20000 shows annually for more than 2000 artists globally. ...
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Written by Niam Suggitt
The Outhouse
There's some top-notch comics on offer this week, including the latest chapter of Spider-Island, more Thor Vs. Silver Surfer, Warren Ellis' first issue of Secret Avengers and Invincible taking a new approach to fighting crime. ...
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IE9 Battles for Windows 7 Dominance
PC Magazine
The company also highlighted recent Chrome achievements, including the launch of its Chromebooks. For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius. For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at @PCMag.
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Apple Stonewalls San Francisco Police on Alleged Lost iPhone 5 Prototype
PC Magazine
Last month prosecutors charged Brian Hogan and Robert Wallower with misdemeanor theft and possession of stolen property. For more from Peter, follow him on Twitter @petepachal. For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at @PCMag.
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Telluride 2011: Lineup Includes Descendants, Albert Nobbs, Dangerous Method ...
Indie Wire (blog)
Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium, 2011) LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (d. Martin Scorsese, US, 2011) THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (d. Mark Cousins, UK, 2011) WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (d. Lynne Ramsey, UK, 2011) BLACK GOD, WHITE DEVIL (d. ...
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Indie Wire (blog)
On jobs, time to be bold
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Perhaps because Franklin Delano Roosevelt totally messes up the story line. FDR was re-elected in 1936 when unemployment was roughly 17 percent. Voters understood they were living through aglobal economic crisis that wouldn't be solved overnight. ...
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Mazda Publishes Sustainability Report 2011 and Annual Report 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
Mazda's three main areas of CSR activities (Environmental Conservation, Respect for People, and Social Contributions) are explained and specific initiatives are introduced in the form of stories by Mazda employees. - Mazda's mid-term environmental plan ...
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REBEL Entertainment Group and FHM Celebrity Photographer Laurens Antoine ...
PR Web (press release)
FHM's Sexiest Women of the World list is considered the most sought after list by A-List celebrities vying each year for a top spot. In 2011, Rosie Huntington-Whitley was named the Global Winner as the Sexiest Woman in the World following Marisa Miller ...
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HTC Radar and Titan: Hands On, Benchmarked
PC Magazine
These won't be the last Mango phones from HTC. The company said to expect more announcements through the rest of the year, although it wouldn't give specific details. For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at @PCMag.
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Shorewood, AGI World To Combine Consumer Packaging Units
Paper and packaging company International Paper Co. and Atlas Holdings LLC ... On GlobalEconomic Woes, Vivendi profit climbs on video games, Brazil strength ... to buy back shares, JoyGlobal Lifts outlook as Q3 Profit Tops view; To sell unit ... RTTNews menu News. RTTNews menuLatest Headlines RTTNews menu ...
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Sept 2
Reuters
Sept 2 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Friday. Reutershas not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * US regulators have pushed Bank of America Corp to show what measures it could ...
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John Madden gets down-and-dirty talking Madden NFL
Reuters
By John Gaudiosi RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Professional football fans knew that even if the National Football League and its players' union had not resolved their labor dispute, they could rely on John Madden's football videogame to deliver a ...
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Reuters
Google bought Motorola to guard Android: Sony Ericsson
Reuters
By Tarmo Virki BERLIN (Reuters) - Smartphone vendor Sony Ericsson said it saw Google's acquisition of rival Motorola Mobility as a move to protect Google's Android software from legal attacks by rivals. All the latest Sony Ericsson smartphone models...
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Reuters
World Economic Forum Names Appirio a 2012 Technology Pioneer
MarketWatch (press release)
Appirio has worked with more than 250 enterprise customers including organizations like City of Los Angeles, Facebook, Flextronics, Home Depot, International Hotels Group, Japan Post Network, Ltd., L'Oreal, NetApp, NYU, Starbucks, Thomson Reuters and ...
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Libya forces extend Sirte surrender deadline
BBC News
Another NTC spokesman Mohammad Zawawi told Reuters news agency that the deadline had been extended because there had been progress in the negotiations. The BBC's Paul Wood, near Ras Lanuf, says the message has also been broadcast on local radio, ...
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BBC News
Chilly, Hostile Iran Test for RI
Jakarta Globe
(Reuters Photo) Having advanced one step closer toward the World Cup than last time around, Indonesia is about to experience the business end of qualifying. After a month of preparation, the Merah Putih begins the third round of Asian qualifying today ...
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Jakarta Globe
Photos of the Day 09/01/11 - The lighter side of the news
Tulsa World (blog)
He worked for many national and international publications, but in 2006 -- after fighting homesickness for more than 5 years – he was able to return to Oklahoma and the Tulsa World. His passion is storytelling, and new advances in video cameras and...
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Tulsa World (blog)
High Tide: From Hazare's Homecoming To Flying Libyan Dinars
Wall Street Journal (blog)
(AFP, Times of India, Hindustan Times, BBC, Global Post, Reuters) The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation is unhappy with Hazare's proposals. (Economic Times) The World Bank should refocus its anti-corruption regime helping borrower countries build ...
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Hama raids ... '473 Ramadan killings' GADDAFI VOWS FIGHT ... 'SOUGHT ALGERIA ...
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
All three fugitives are wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. Abdel Majid Mlegta, coordinator of the Tripoli military operations room, told Reuters“someone we trust” had said Gaddafi had fled to Bani Walid, ...
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CHINA DAILY/REUTERS
Toronto Star
Long jumpers at world champ... Long jumpers take flying leaps at the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium o... Big picture month A 31-day celebration of eye-popping photographs reflecting our local and global communities. ...
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Grim Reader, Sept. 2, 2011: Esther Gordy Edwards, Eugene Nida and Jeanette ...
Obit-Mag.com
(After they met on the set of a Jackson video, Martin Scorcese cast DiLeo in Goodfellas.) DiLeo was supposedly working on a memoir that would have included details about Jackson's estate. Oddly, the Reuters obit skips all the color and just focuses on ...
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Obit-Mag.com
Business, Finance, Real Estate, Investments and More at Best China Networking ...
SBWire (press release)
October 7, New York • High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 DVD Video Package, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World". • High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop DVD Video Package, ...
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Dissidents beware: Wikileaks is in the public domain
Radio Netherlands
An example from a cable on the highly sensitive situation in Syria, in which the name has been replaced with asterisks by RNW: Syria-based Reuters correspondent *** (STRICTLY PROTECT) informed us that Maleh's detention, along with the ongoing ...
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Report: Facebook To Roll Out New Music Features
Etidbits.com
They added, “many of the most popular music services around the world are integrated with Facebook and we're constantly talking to our partners about ways to improve these integrations.” A report by Reuters notes that the features will enable users who ...
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Putin says state should not control Internet
Arab News
By REUTERS MOSCOW: Modern states should not restrict Internet freedoms, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, apparently trying to dispel concerns the government might crack down on dissent ahead of elections. Putin, a longtime Soviet ...
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Danaher to Webcast Investor and Analyst Meeting
MarketWatch (press release)
Washington, USA, Sep 01, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON, DC, September 1, 2011 - Danaher Corporation /quotes/zigman/224162/quotes/nls/dhr DHR -2.62% will host a live video webcast of its Investor and Analyst Meeting on the topic of ...
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Ericsson presents TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2011
TMC Net
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 02, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- - Internet-based on-demand viewing continues to grow - Social media usage is impacting the way people watch TV - High willingness to pay for fresh content Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ...
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The Knowledge Effect | Reuters Fact Sheet
By thomsonreuters
2900 journalists, 200 news bureaus and 20 languages are only the beginning Reuters is the world'slargest international news agency, so perhaps we sh.
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Hollywood films take on serious edge for fall (Reuters) | Pop Culture ...
By amin
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After a summer filled with superheroes, apes running amok and trash-talking comedians, Hollywood's upcoming fall movies focus less on effects-filled blockbusters and more on performance-driven films. With kids back at school, summer's youth-oriented comic book flicks give way to more serious dramas as some of the world's top filmmakers jockey for position in the annual awards season that culminates with February's Oscars. “Fall is the time where ...
Pop Culture News
Zynga's new game is less FarmVille, more Indiana Jones ... - Reuters
By Liana B. Baker
In the most complex game Zynga has released so far on Facebook, players in Adventure World need to unlock clues and puzzles to find the last city of gold, El Dorado. Reuters spoke with Nabeel Hyatt, the general manager of Zynga Boston ...
MediaFile
World powers free up billions to rebuild Libya | Libya TV
By Libya TV.
-State News Agency. 17:55 Reuters: Pentagon expects U.S. surveillance missions over Libya to continue over coming days. 17:54 ReutersWorld bank says has no staff in Libya, has monitored country's economic situation in coordination with UN. 16:57 Reuters: Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi captured by FF's -al .... Here is the video courtesy of Al Jazeera, accompanied by an english voiceover translation: 10:00 AlJazeera: Revolutionaries fighting for control of Tripoli have killed 31 of ...
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Gaddafi defiant as world frees Libya funds (Reuters) | Sports, News ...
By Blog495
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya's new rulers rebuild a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war. … Continue reading →
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NewsDaily: Gaddafi defiant as world frees Libya funds
By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas
2, 2011 (Reuters) — Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya's new rulers rebuild a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war. A still image of Muammar Gaddafi is displayed to accompany his audio message broadcast by Arabic news channels Al-Arouba and Arrai September 1, 2011.REUTERS/Al-Arouba and .... the latest news stories, plus related articles, videos, blog posts, and podcasts. ...
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Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders | Reuters
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders on Thursday to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule. ... Related Video. Video .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest internationalmultimedia news agency, providing ...
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At Play in Libya | Video | Reuters.com
Video: Video Gallery ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia newsagency, providing investing news, world news, business news, ...
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Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders - Yahoo! News
Read 'Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders' on Yahoo! News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as ...
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12:22 CET (Reuters) Landslide in Uganda kills
15:36 CET (Reuters) South Sudan denies backing South Kordofan rebels · 15:13 CET ... world news France reacts to latest twist in DSK case 23/08 14:05 CET ...
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