Monthly Archives: December 2010

Hong Kong celebrates 2011

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - BBC News

New year celebrations take place in Hong Kong to mark 2011.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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0000GMT: Fireworks as UK marks 2011

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - BBC News

New year celebrations take place in London and Edinburgh to mark the start of 2011.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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‘Spore’ sequel goes dark (omg!)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Entertainment News

omg! – “Darkspore,” the follow-up to Will Wright’s 2008 “Spore,” ups the battling and adventure but keeps those powerful creature creators. AP’s weekly Video Game Video offers a preview. (Dec. 31) Continue reading →

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Singapore economy grows record 14.7% in 2010: PM (AFP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - World News

AFP – Singapore’s economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year’s recession. Continue reading →

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S.Africa murder bride’s friends plead with husband (AFP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - World News

AFP – Friends of Anni Dewani, murdered during her honeymoon in South Africa, have written an open letter to her husband urging him to answer accusations that he plotted her death. Continue reading →

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UK changes policy to boost organ donor numbers (AP)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Political News

AP – Drivers applying for new licenses in Britain will have to choose whether or not to become organ donors under a program announced Friday aimed at increasing the number of people registered. Continue reading →

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Pakistan on blasphemy law strike

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - BBC World News

The strike is the latest in a series of protests against planned changes to the blasphemy law Related stories A strike is taking place across Pakistan to protest against possible changes to the blasphemy laws. No public transport was reported in Kara… Continue reading →

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Head shot

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - BBC World News

“It still hurts,” says Wafaa Bilal. And that is perhaps not surprising. The Iraqi artist has a camera attached to three titanium plates, bolted into the back of his skull. The camera is taking one photo every minute for the next year, and is feedin… Continue reading →

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Putting Hunger in Perspective (SF Gate)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Top News Stories

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TheWeek.com’s 5 most popular stories of the year (The Week)

Written on December 31, 2010 by Editor - Political News

The Week – From Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to big weddings and sleep science, these articles resonated most with our readers in 2010 Continue reading →

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