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EU suspends ACTA ratification, refers treaty to court:
The EU has suspended the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and referred the text to the European Court of Justice to investigate possible rights breaches.
The European Commission decided on Wednesday to ask ...
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Kennedy Space Centre boldly goes where Nasa has never gone before: on a ‘to let’ list .
Fifty years after John Glenn ushered in an era of American supremacy in space by orbiting the Earth, Nasa is fishing for tenants to rent disused facilities at its Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
The ...
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Man drowned in shallow lake after firefighters ‘not allowed’ to rescue him:
A man who fell into a lake drowned after firefighters called to the scene said they could not enter the water if it was higher than ankle deep for health and safety reasons, an ...
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom granted bail:
The founder of file-sharing site Megaupload has been granted bail by a New Zealand court.
Kim Dotcom, 38, has been in prison since 20 January at the request of the US authorities.
He faces charges in ...
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“Brits” pic graphically shows poverty caused by pirate downloads.
Stars line up in their ragged clothes clearly showing the widespread poverty caused by illegal downloads.
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Nipples are rude but crushed limbs are OK –
Facebook's nudity and violence guidelines are laid bare, a document leak has revealed the social network's attitudes to sex and violence.
Facebook bans images of breastfeeding if nipples are exposed – but allows "graphic images" ...
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Strauss-Kahn ‘a suspect’ in prostitution ring inquiry:
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, a prosecutor says.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, once a front-runner for the French presidency, is being held in ...
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An eyewitness report from Tibet says monks planning hunger strike:
Phayul[Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:17]
DHARAMSHALA, February 21: “Tibetans are disappearing,” “Tibetan living areas have been enclosed with walls and barbed wires,” “Military drill songs can be heard throughout the day,” “Armored vehicles have machine ...
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Britain’s ‘Mickey Mouse’ border controls let 500,000 into the country without any checks
Report shows thousands of Eurostar passengers were let in unchecked
Millions wasted on schemes that didn't work
Reveals immigration minister Damian Green did downgrade border checks
Wiltshire Police chief to take charge of one part of new ...
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Groupon Is Selling ‘VIP’ Memberships for $29.99:
It’s hard to escape the flood of daily deal offers in pop-up ads and your e-mail in-box. You can’t swing a mouse without hitting a daily deal from Groupon, LivingSocial, or one of hundreds ...
