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05 Nov 2010 23:08

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World: Hurricane Tomas latest disaster to ruin Haiti’s year

Dear higher power…. can you find another group of people to royally screw over multiple times? Even a modest disaster like Tomas totally sucks for them. Thanks, rest of world. source
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04 Nov 2010 20:03

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World: NASA all high-fives today after comet makes close encounter

That sound you hear is NASA collectively melting into puddles of joy after successfully getting within 500 miles of Comet Hartley 2. Look, you can see its nucleus. source
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04 Nov 2010 10:37

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World: Airbus A380 engines aren’t supposed to look like this, we don’t think

If you’re Airbus and you see your golden goose’s engine dramatically do this, you’re freaking out. If you’re Qantas, you’re just chalking up another bad incident this year. source
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04 Nov 2010 10:09

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Tech, World: Turkey proves that no, they don’t really understand YouTube

  • dumb Turkey, concerned about clips offensive to founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, bans YouTube from the country.
  • smart Now that the clips are offline, Turkey unbanned YouTube. Hello, Keyboard Cat! Hello, Numa Numa Guy!
  • dumb Turkey found ANOTHER clip that offended them, and now YouTube could get blocked for another 30 months. source
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04 Nov 2010 09:45

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World: French official: Yemeni cargo bomb stopped just in time last week

  • 17 minutes later, the printer bomb would’ve gone ka-boom source
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03 Nov 2010 21:10

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World: Greece stops overseas air mail ’cause THEY KEEP MAILING BOMBS

  • 48 hours until they consider mailing another package overseas
  • bad Two Greek dudes were arrested earlier this week for trying to send a parcel bomb to French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Yikes.
  • worse A package addressed to Italian president Silvio Berlusconi blew up at an Italian airport. Yeah, you guessed it –the package came from Greece.
  • worst Another mail bomb showed up AT THE OFFICE of German chancellor Angela Merkel. Also from Greece. Crap. source
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03 Nov 2010 11:02

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World: Baghdad violence: Car bombs rip through Shiite neighborhoods

  • 14 car bombs exploded in Baghdad at various points Tuesday night
  • 50+ people were killed in the blasts, largely in Shiite neighborhoods
  • 300+ people were injured just days after another hugely violent incident source
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02 Nov 2010 10:53

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World: Britain is screwed: They entered a security agreement WITH FRANCE.

  • Today we open a new chapter in a long history of co-operation on defence and security between Britain and France. The result will make our citizens safer, more secure and better protected in the global age of uncertainty in which we now live.
  • British Prime Minister David Cameron • Announcing a new security deal between his country and France. The deal includes cooperation on certain military resources, including aircraft carriers, submarines, nuclear technology and ground forces. You may think this is a good idea now, David, but you’ll be eating your hat the second that France surrenders. Just you wait, Davey boy. source
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02 Nov 2010 10:17

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World: Russia, Japan having hissy fit over group of tiny islands

  • cause Russian president Dmitry Medvedev visited a group of tiny islands in the massive country’s far east whose ownership is also claimed by Japan.
  • reaction Japan totally freaks out, calling back their ambassador to Russia, saying Medvedev’s visit was “regrettable” because it happened even after warnings. source
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01 Nov 2010 11:17

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World: Dilma Rousseff makes winning Brazil’s presidency look easy

In Brazil, yes, you can move beyond a past as a guerrilla leftist to become president of the country. Dilma Rousseff’s victory proves it. source
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