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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 22 2008 | international, china, news
    Zimbabwe Arms Delivery May Turn Back - New York Times

    This is very cool. The dock workers started it, and the High Court followed suit...

    Quoted: South Africa’s dock workers also said through their union they would refuse to unload the shipment, a call backed up by the country’s powerful coalition ...

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 28 2007 | health, international, news

    This guy is growing trees out of his hands. And his country's health minister is worried about keeping control of "their viruses", which "could become lucrative commodities" !!

    Quoted: Developing nations such as Indonesia risk exploitation unless they maintain control over their virus strains, Mrs Supari said.

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 18 2007 | iraq, news, international

    Hey, isn't that like half the military?

    Quoted: The review comes a day after the Iraqi authorities ordered the US-based firm, Blackwater USA, to suspend all operations and leave Iraq immediately.

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 29 2007 | bbc, international, news
    BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mammal rise 'not linked' to dinos

    Whaaaaat?

    Quoted: The extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago had little effect on the evolution of mammals, according to a study in the journal Nature.

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 03 2007 | international, news
    BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Potter star signs for final films

    Thank goodness.

    Quoted: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe signs up to play the boy wizard in the final two films in the hit series.

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 29 2007 | news, international
    BBC NEWS | Americas | Duck comes back from dead, again

    This is why the Brits love Americans.

    Quoted: A duck that survived being shot and spending two days in a refrigerator has now overcome major surgery - despite briefly dying on the operating ...

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    0 starsemilyml | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 29 2007 | international, news
    BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel 'broke US arms deal terms'

    Please, give us all a break. If the weapon needs "restrictions", don't sell it to them. Or anyone.

    Quoted: US-made weapons are sold to the Israeli military with restriction on their use.

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