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It’s Official: Susan Boyle Now As Big As The Beatles (Time.com)

Time.com - When told about the achievement, Steve Jobs proudly stated that SuBo’s music has been available on iTunes from day one

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Treasury sanctions two North Korean entities (Reuters)

Reuters - The Treasury Department said on Thursday it would sanction two North Korean firms linked to Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party, a North Korean entity that Washington…

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Swedish court orders WikiLeaks founder Assange detained (Reuters)

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, which has made public about 500,000 classified U.S. files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, holds a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, November 4, 2010, the day before the United Nation's Human Rights Council examines the U.S. human rights record in its universal periodic review programme. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - A Swedish court on Thursday ordered the detention of Julian Assange, the founder of whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, on suspicion of rape and other sexual crimes, allegations he…

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Six nations decline invitation to Liu Nobel gala (Reuters)

Reuters - Six countries declined invitations to the December 10 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo after an unprecedented campaign by China to sabotage attendance, the…

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Gitmo Inmates Settlement: Why Britain Decided to Pay (Time.com)

Time.com - By agreeing to pay millions of dollars in compensation to GuantÁnamo detainees, the British government hopes to have secured the secrecy of its intelligence — and eased a…

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Iran says tests own model of Russian S-300 missile (Reuters)

An anti aircraft missile is fired during a war game near the city of Semnan, about 228 km (141 miles) east of Tehran, in this picture released by Iran's Army November 18, 2010. REUTERS/Iran's ArmyReuters - Iran has successfully tested its own version of a missile system that Russia declined to supply amid concerns Tehran might be seeking nuclear weapons, a military official was…

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Fishing nations force EU retreat on bluefin tuna (AP)

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2010 file photo shows a bluefin tuna caught in the Indian Ocean at the Rungis wholesale market, south of Paris. It's succulent and sought-after, a pricey fish prized for sushi. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is also a victim of overfishing, and environmentalists say the world has a chance to save it by cutting fishing quotas dramatically at a conference in Paris that started Wednesday Nov.17, 2010. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat Thursday from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna.


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Deadly Shanghai Fire Underscores Shortcuts in China’s Building Boom (Time.com)

Time.com - A devastating fire in a Shanghai apartment tower this week has raised concernsabout the safety risks of China’s ongoing building boom

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Sweden seeks detention of WikiLeaks founder (Reuters)

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, which has made public about 500,000 classified U.S. files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, holds a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, November 4, 2010, the day before the United Nation's Human Rights Council examines the U.S. human rights record in its universal periodic review programme. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday requested that Julian Assange, the founder of whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, be detained over rape allegations, a charge he strongly denies.


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Qaeda-linked group threatens Israelis, in Hebrew (Reuters)

Reuters - An al Qaeda-linked group issued a Hebrew threat on Thursday to avenge Israel’s killing of two Gaza militants, in what an expert said was the first use of…

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