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World Opinion Fri, 18 May 2012
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Facebook   Internet   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Facebook  
Facebook: is it really worth $100bn?
Facebook has 70 per cent of the world’s internet users signed up, but can it justify such a high flotation? | Because he’s worth it: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in New York, where he wooed Wa... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
The Daily Telegraph
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
| Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him and others. | When he returned s... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Huffington Post
Afghanistan: A bridge too far Afghanistan: A bridge too far
| WASHINGTON — Realism is the idea of throwing a U.S. security blanket over Afghanistan for another 10 years after the last U.S. and NATO units leave at the end of 2014. It is a reflection of realit... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Afghanistan   Photos   Security   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party, CDU, and Christian Democrats Secretary General Ronald Pofalla, right, are seen after the German general elections in Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Germany's Merkel faces test in key state election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are facing a tough task to avoid defeat in a key state election on Sunday. | Opinion polls in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia sugge... (photo: AP / Jens Meyer) BBC News
Election   Germany   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
General Opinion
Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Strawberry Festival, Mark Gold Seafood Demo, EggFest, Chocolate Lecture, Beer and Brunch Bike Ride, Hudson Block Party + Smog City Beer Dinner Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Strawberry Festival, Mark Gold Seafood Demo, EggFest, Chocolate Lecture, Beer and Brunch Bike Ride, Hudson Block Party + Smog City Beer Dinner
| California Strawberry Festival | California Strawberry Festival | Strawberry shortcake? Boring. How about strawberry pizza, nachos or kabobs, along with strawberry beer... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) LA Weekly
Festival   Food   Photos   Strawberry   Weekend   Wikipedia: Garden strawberry  
Tottenham Hotspur's Emmanuel Adebayor takes the ball past Liverpool's goalkeeper Pepe Reina, bottom, to score a goal during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane stadium, London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. I'm not going to get on my knees and beg anyone, but I want to ...
| Emmanuel Adebayor admits his future is out of his hands but has re-iterated his desire to stay with Tottenham. | The striker has spearheaded Harry Redknapp's attack thi... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi) The Daily Mail
Football   Photos   Soccer   Tottenham Hotspur   Wikipedia: Emmanuel Adebayor  
Street food Street food: a bit of a performance
| Successful street traders have always understood that a little theatre brings in the punters, and the new generation is no exception What The Dickens street food stall.... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Guardian
Food   Fruit   Photos   Restaurant   Wikipedia: Street food  
A rajasthani kachori in the plate - food Families waste £680 of food a year
Households are dumping £680 worth of food every year. | Families throw away nearly £700 worth of food a year Photo: PA tag --> | 8:48AM BST 16 May 2012 | Comm... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Daily Telegraph
Children   Family   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Food  
Cigarette Smoking - Nicotine Public smoking takes away others' clean air rights
| I just have to respond to Mary Ann Graf's letter ("Losing Pleasures," May 7). I couldn't care less if anyone eats all the sugar or all the fatty foods they wa... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Health   People   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Smoking  
North America Europe
Like it or not, NATO Summit set to kick off in Chicago
Protesters: Where did cops take our pals?
Adam Kaufman Trial: Detectives Handling Case Had Affair
Rivals ready to let slip the dogs of war
This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service on Monday Dec. 28, 2009 shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. Abdulmutallab, 23, has been charged in federal court with trying to detonate an explosive device on a Dec. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
Robert Fisk: Must we stand idly by while world leaders spout this codswallop?
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Joel Betts jailed for 11 years over the attempted murder of
Germany, the Crisis and the G-8
John Lichfield: The young Muslim woman at the heart of Franc
Leading article: Britain needs more like Ellesmere Port
The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010.
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
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Asia Middle East
HP CEO Whitman: We are proud to be a hardware company
China drops a hint about a Pacific cold war
HP conducts 7 Days Without Printer experiment in Bangalore
Jesus Loves China, Too
Picture must be drawn up for V-shaped business recovery
Picture must be drawn up for V-shaped business recovery
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Nakba Day events geared at vengeance, not reconciliation
The Palestinian day of vengeance and retribution
Anatomy of a Massacre
Video - Nakba Day: Return to Palestine
Israeli border police scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest calling for the release of prisoners jailed in Israel outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday May 1, 2012.
Israel: Profile of a Police State
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South America Africa
Oil Wars on the Horizon
Global plan for sustainable development
Lots of Exciting News This Week in Venezuela!
Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.
Oil Wars on the Horizon
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Shortage of Fuel in Juba
New Look for Liqui-Fruit
When You Are Said to Be a Liar While You Are Not You Cannot
Branding for the Brain
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.
Oil Wars on the Horizon
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Australia Caribbean
Rejected refugees get back on boats for another go
Call BHP's bluff over threat to shift overseas
Wife, mother ... security threat
Wife, mother ... security threat
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How to reach achieve real political reform in Cuba
Negotiate exchange with Cuba
Dale Sveum defends bunting with Starlin Castro in key spot
Foreign Policy: Preparing for Life after Castro
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