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21 Nov 2009 10:46

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World: Sri Lanka’s ready to let go of thousands of displaced Tamils

  • 130,000 Tamils could be released source
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21 Nov 2009 10:44

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World: A gas explosion kills dozens of Chinese mine workers

  • 528 people were working in the mine at 2:30 a.m. China time
  • 400 were able to get out safely without injury
  • 42+ were killed, and another 66 are still trapped in the mine source
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20 Nov 2009 23:08

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World: Sick: Peruvian gang kills people for their fat for some reason

  • “We are not making this up. They have confessed to this. That’s what’s coming out now.” In case you’re Peruvian and were wondering where your fat friend went recently, it’s possible that he’s one of 60 people who may have been killed for his fat. Four gang members were arrested in the incredibly bizarre scheme, which reportedly netted them $15,000 per liter of fat from European labs. We smell a plot to a horror movie. source
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21 Oct 2009 22:00

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World: The world’s running out of food, experts say

  • 50% more food is needed in 20 years to feed more people source
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08 Oct 2009 09:53

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World: Daily poll: Is peace between Israel and Palestine worth fighting for?

  • Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s foreign minister, added complication to the U.S.’ latest attempt to forge peace between both sides by suggesting that the conflict won’t be able to be solved. “I am going to say very clearly – there are conflicts that have not been completely solved and people have learned to live with it, like Cyprus,” he said. Do you agree? Vote above. source
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23 Sep 2009 21:28

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World: Also at the UN, Iran’s Ahmadinejad spoke to a room of empty chairs

Which chairs do you think Ahmadinejad was speaking to most passionately about Holocaust denial and hatred of Israel? We say the pastel blue ones. source
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15 Sep 2009 10:34

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Biz: The world isn’t as wealthy as it used to be, guys

  • -11.7% decline in the world’s wealth in 2008; it’ll take a while to recover
  • -17.8% decline in the number of millionaires; Regis Philbin, get on this – stat! source
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14 Sep 2009 09:40

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Biz, World: Most people (worldwide) support economic recovery via stimulus

  • 60% of people favored more (not less) government spending source
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12 Aug 2009 10:45

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World: The world’s population is bursting at the seams

  • 7 billion the world’s expected population in 2011, according to the 2009 World Population Data Sheet; that’s really fast
  • 97% of the population growth over the next 40 years will happen in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean source
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09 Jul 2009 08:21

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World: Post-U.S. occupation, Iraq’s dealing with the same problems

That’s right, another bombing in Iraq, but this time, the U.S. is largely out of dodge. 41+ died in two attacks – this one and one in Baghdad. source
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