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US Senator Joe Lieberman is proposing a bill that will give the White House and the US president absolute power to shut down the internet if there is a cyber-security emergency.
Officially called as the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PCNAA), the bill will compel broadband providers, search engines, …

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The oil spill from the exploded Deepwater Horizon drilling rig has finally hit the land, particularly the Louisiana coast.
The incident, if failed to be prevented as soon as possible, is expected to cause a serious environmental disaster, posing threat to Louisiana’s shoreline, its fishing industry and habitats of various bird …

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A car bomb was found yesterday in New York City’s Times Square, causing scare to the people and halting some businesses in the area.
The bomb, which was composed of gunpowder, consumer-grade fireworks, 2 five-gallon cans of gasoline, 3 propane tanks, electrical wiring, and 2 clocks, were found by an NYPD …

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In Sichuan, China, a chef passed away after his friends played a prank on him and inserted an eel in his ass.
The eel is said to be an Asian swamp eel and was half a meter long. It was inserted when the 59-year old man passed out drunk.
Medics who responded …

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Dubbed as the world’s largest fair and the most expensive Expo in history, Expo 2010 (officially Expo 2010 Shanghai China) opened yesterday at the banks of Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. The fair’s theme is “Better City—Better Life”.
Expo 2010 Shanghai China logo
More than 190 countries and over 50 international organizations …

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Crown Publishing Group announced Monday that Former U.S. President George W. Bush will be releasing a memoir called “Decision Points”.
George W. Bush' "Decision Points"
The said publication focuses on fourteen decisions Bush had made during his eight years as president of the United States of America. These include “his flaws and …

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Newly imposed alcohol rules inside Carlsberg’s workplaces triggered 800 workers to strike and 250 to walk off their jobs.
The new rules enforce workers to drink beer only during lunch at the canteen. They used to be able to drink throughout the day in their work areas; provided that they could …

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A Tupolev Tu-154 carrying Polish President Lech Kaczyński crashed in Smolensk-North airport near Smolensk, Russia. Officials said nobody has survived in the incident. Aside from the president, the first lady of Poland Maria Kaczyńska was also aboard.
Kaczyński was supposed to visit Smolensk to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn …

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Mexico might take legal actions to Starbucks after it released a line of coffee mugs bearing images of the Aztec calendar stone and the Pyramid of the Moon from the ruins of Teotihuacan.
The country has intellectual property rights over those pre-Hispanic images.
The archaeological agency of Mexico said they would decide …

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Job search website CareerCast.com stated that being an actuary is actually the best job for 2010. An actuary deals with calculating statistics to determine risk and uncertainty.
Second in line is software engineer, followed by computer systems analyst, biologist and historian.
The worst job on the other hand is roustabout, followed by …

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Dubai officials unexpectedly renamed Burj Dubai on its opening Monday. The world’s tallest building which rises 828 feet from the ground would be known as Burj Khalifa, in honor Abu Dhabi emir and UAE president Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Khalifa is regarded as the savior of troubled Dubai. He …

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A strong 7.2 and 6.5-magnitude earthquakes hit the Solomon Islands on Monday. The tremors were followed by a tsunami. Initial reports said a number of homes and properties were destroyed but no one was badly hurt.
The quakes’ epicenter was located underneath the ocean floor near the town of Gizo, which …

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Eleven African countries have vowed to help fund an environmental project dubbed as the “Great Green Wall”. This would be a wall of trees to be made to prevent Sahara from spreading southward.
The project is considered a solution to the destruction of farmlands caused by desertification.
The Africa-wide “wall” would stretch …

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Despite debt woes, the emirate of Dubai plans to open the world’s tallest building Burj Dubai on Monday.
The over 800-meter skyscraper consists of 160 floors, 49 of these are office spaces. It has 1,044 residential units and 54 lifts.

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On January 1, the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) agreement came into effect. It is the largest free trade area in terms of population and third largest in terms of volume.
ACFTA reduced tariffs on over 90% of imported goods, or approximately 7,000 product categories, to 0. It first took effect …