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GAME and Activision UK team up for Modern Warfare 2 charity event next weekend
Xbox 360 Fanboy (subscribe) | 16 hours ago | Video Games
War Child International is a coalition of organizations that seeks to aid children affected by war. Activision UK and GAME have decided to pitch in and are joining up to host an online event next weekend in Modern Warfare 2 , asking that UK citizens play a bit of the game on Xbox Live. The more people enlist for action online, the more Activision UK will donate to the charity. If you're looking for... -
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Plaids Afghanistan Amendment
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | Politics
With the Iraq war enquiry starting as a result of the work done by Plaid in Westminster in the past it is good to note that once again the party is bringing the government to task over Afghanistan . Joined by the SNP and some of Labour MPs who still have a conscience. Adam Price, who is once again the most vocal critic of New Labour, is right to highlight that of all the forces in Afghanistan the UK... -
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Meet Inbrics Android MID
jkkmobile (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Known specs: Android ARM Cortex - A8 800MHz processor QWERTY Keypad AMOLED touch screen GPS, digital compass WLAN Inbrics will have it at CES 2010 so we should get our hands on it then.. Inbrics press release [ translated ] -
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HRW charge against the UK
normblog (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | International
Human Rights Watch has just released a report - Cruel Brittania [pdf] - that charges the UK with complicity in torture in Pakistan. It is a shame that this report should begin with the sentence, 'A key lesson from the... -
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LinkedIn hits 3 million members in the UK, eyes IPO in not so near future
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
[UK] Business social network LinkedIn has hit a milestone in the UK, surpassing 3 million registered users in these parts. Kevin Eyres , Managing Director Europe at LinkedIn, announced the feat at a London event last night and on the company's blog this morning. LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman attended the event as well, and told Reuters afterwards that the company plans to pursue an IPO... -
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President Obama to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks
Obama HQ (subscribe) | yesterday | World
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in order to work with the international community to drive progress toward a comprehensive and operational Copenhagen accord. The White House also announced that President Obama is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in...
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This is CNN?
Political Animal (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | General
THIS IS CNN'.... Trevor Francis, the communications director at the Republican National Committee, was forced out yesterday. A couple of hours later, the party announced that Alex Castellanos, a notorious Republican media consultant and CNN contributor, will take over as... -
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Florence the Lap Cat of Patriarchy.
Dante and the Lobster (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | General
There's no shortage of shit to roll your eyes over when it comes to pop music. For women hit-makers, all too often the themes revolve around being done wrong by a man; how they are the hottest women in the club or sexier than the competition; or how many luxury goods they have as a stand in for how valuable they themselves are. You find all the above compressed in the recent videos by Ms. Lopez, where... -
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British Defense Secretary Blasts Obama For Dithering on Afghanistan
Gateway Pundit (subscribe) | yesterday | International
More Hope and Change… The Brits aren’t happy about Barack Obama’s dithering and waffling on Afghanistan either. The British Defense Secretary even blasted Obama this week in the press: The Brits blamed Obama for the decline in public support for the War in Afghanistan. The Telegraph reported: Bob Ainsworth, the defence secretary, has blamed Barack Obama and the [...] -
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Just drop it ...
COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | Politics
I know I've said it before - and I do believe it - that the Nationalists best route out of the obvious 'referendum-conundrum' they've got themselves into, would simply be to 'park' their demand for outright Independence ... ... the First Minister, instead of launching a White Paper on a referendum vote next week, should stand up and say that the National Conversation (and very recent polls maybe?)... -
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International front page changes
BBC Blog - The Editors (subscribe) | 24/11/2009 | General
Users of the international edition of the BBC News website will notice some changes to the front page today. We have increased the number of headlines under each of the section headings in the bottom half of the page, made the popular Business and Technology sections more prominent by adding pictures, and we have increased the number of featured items in the video area. Internationally, advertisements... -
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One piece of advice for people joining Lib Dem Act
Anders Hanson (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The Liberal Democrats today launched Act, their new network for members and supporters website where you can interact with other members and get involved in groups set up within the party. It has the potential to transform how the party operates online, although we will have to see if it really takes off as these [...] - see all discussions
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Alberta Journalist Kidnapped In Somalia Freed After 15 Months In Captivity
CityNews: Top Stories (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | International
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Irish church 'covered up abuse'
The Observer (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
Inquiry into child abuse at Irish Catholic institutions condemns systemic 'perversion of power and trust' The Roman Catholic church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests because bishops wanted to protect the church's reputation at the expense of victims, an expert commission reported today after a three-year inquiry into previously secret church records. Abuse victims said... -
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National Express to lose rail route
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | UK
Struggling transport group National Express is to be stripped of its East Anglia rail franchise three years early, the Government has said. -
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Ferguson: Game will benefit youngsters
Mirror.co.uk (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Sport
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes his youngsters will learn from experience after their 23-match unbeaten home record in the Champions League proper came to an unexpected end with a 1-0 defeat to Besiktas. -
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Rebels' support network 'spans 25 countries'
Belfast Telegraph (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | International
One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in United States and Europe, a United Nations report said. -
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National Express loses East Anglia franchise three years early
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | Economy
National Express, which surrendered the east coast mainline franchise, is to lose the right to run services in East Anglia, three years earlier than had previously been planned.
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Tory backbenchers disappointment at PC Christmas cards
Christian Today (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | UK Politics
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Canadian generals deny prisoner torture claims
Belfast Telegraph (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | International
Two of Canada's former military chiefs denied they ignored evidence that prisoners handed over to Afghanistan's intelligence service were tortured. -
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Warning that bank charges fight may not be finished yet
icWales (subscribe) | 17 hours ago | UK Politics
MILLIONS of consumers’ hopes of reclaiming unauthorised overdraft charges were dashed yesterday when the banks won a surprise victory in the Supreme Court. -
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Longest toilet stop in history
IOL (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | International
Cathay airlines have been forced to apologised to the 278 passengers for the delay they caused after all ten toilets broke onboard one of their flight. -
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Uefa name clubs in suspect fixtures
The Irish Times (subscribe) | 16 hours ago | Sport
UEFA HAVE vowed to take stiff action against anyone found guilty of match-fixing after naming five clubs involved in suspect fixtures yesterday. -
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BMI shakeup puts 600 jobs at risk
The Observer (subscribe) | yesterday | International
• Airline to suspend loss-making routes • Further cuts have not been ruled out by BMI Airline BMI today announced a restructuring involving a reduction in planes and routes and the possible loss of at least 600 jobs. The carrier, formerly British Midland Airways, said job reductions would come from all areas of its business. BMI said: "The number of full-time equivalent jobs at risk of redundancy... - see all breaking news
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