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20 Jun 2009 14:05

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World: In Pakistan, the fight against the Taliban is heating up

  • 44+ have died in conflicts between military and Taliban forces source
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17 Jun 2009 10:51

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World: Blame the media? That’s what Iran is doing right now.

Feeling that the Western media’s influence has turned the public against them, Iran is looking to slow the flow of information. source
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29 May 2009 20:38

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Culture, Tech: Scientologists looking to game Wikipedia can no longer do so

  • Wikipedia banned the group after a hard-fought war of edits. Yesterday, the tribal council – a.k.a. the site’s arbitration council – decided to ban the religion and many members associated with it, due to a high number of self-serving edits. The money-laden religion, which claims that humans are reincarnations who lived on other planets, often gets criticized for supposedly bilking its members of their lifesavings. We personally think Tom Cruise should be making movies instead of editing his Wikipedia entry, personally. source
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20 May 2009 08:50

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Sports: Schedule conflict showdown: The Denver Nuggets vs. The WWE

  • The fans in Denver had a lot more faith in making the playoffs than the owner.
  • WWE Chairman Vince McMahon • On the upcoming schedule conflict between an episode of Monday Night Raw shooting in Denver and Monday’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, which takes place in Denver. Neither wants to budge. The owners are more likely to budge McMahon, by the way. And you know what? Dude’s absolutely right. Why would you book this event at this time of year, owners of the Pepsi Center in Denver? • source
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11 May 2009 08:40

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World: People are fleeing Taliban-stricken NW Pakistan en masse

  • 350,000 civilians have left the war zone in the last 12 days alone, 900,000 overall source
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03 May 2009 20:28

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Politics, World: Dear Egyptian officials: You’re overreacting on swine flu

First, Egypt’s like, kill every pig. Now they’re like, forcibly take the pigs away, despite the fact that they won’t get people sick. WTF? source
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29 Apr 2009 10:48

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World: European countries: Cease-fire? Sri Lanka: *shakes head* NO!

  • They will not give up the fight with Tamil rebels. U.K. and French ministers tried to convince the Sri Lankan military to change its tune, but it continues to not want to budge, for fear of giving the Tamil Tigers time to regroup. The ministers also tried convincing the Tamil Tigers to let civilians leave what’s now described as a two-square-mile area holding up to 50,000 people. Someone has to budge here. source
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24 Apr 2009 10:47

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World: Sri Lanka and the UN can’t agree on who’s in danger

  • A document from the UN claims 6,432 civilians have been killed and 13,946 wounded. Sri Lanka says these numbers are inflated. source
  • The UN says at least 108,000 have left the Tamil warzone since Monday; Sri Lanka says 196,000 have escaped since the beginning of the year. source
  • The UN estimates that 50,000 people are still trapped in the warzone; Sri Lanka says the number is much closer to 10,000 to 20,000. (It’s a lot.) source
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13 Apr 2009 09:24

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World: A lot of people have been injured in the Thai protests

  • 70+ have been injured, mostly from tear gas source
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12 Apr 2009 09:39

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World: Sri Lanka calls a temporary halt on its Tamil Tiger conflict

  • The halt will allow civilians to leave the warzone. Sri Lanka, who has been in conflict with the Tamil Tigers longer than M.I.A. has been alive, has been facing increased international scrutiny (and heavy protests from Tamils abroad) for its military push to force the Tigers into defeat, because it’s come at the cost of large civilian casualties. The cease-fire would allow civilians just enough time to escape so they aren’t in the crossfire. source
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