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Mubarak is on Life Support

Yesterday the former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was declared clinically dead. Recent reports indicated that Mubarak is in a coma but on life support after being thought close to death. Close to his third week in the Torah Prison, the 84-year-old leader suffered a stroke...
Posted On 20 Jun 2012
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Mubarak is Pronounced Clinically Dead

The ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was in prison for more than two weeks, was victim of a stroke. According to a report made by the state news agency MENA, Mubarak was pronounced clinically dead by his doctors. Previously Egypt’s state news agency informed that the...
Posted On 19 Jun 2012
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Iconic Images of Paul McCartney on his 70th Birthday

In honor of Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday on June 18, LightBox ceded the rights of various photographic archives in order to feature 70 iconic images of this Beatle— one for each year of his life. Every photograph appears with a text from the new book published by TIME...
Posted On 18 Jun 2012
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South Korea Warns of Tough Military Response to the North

According to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), North Korea has sent dozen of Sukhoi and MiG north Korean air fighters close to the border of South Korea. The initial report came from an unnamed officer from South Korea, who states that North Korea might be sending...
Posted On 12 Jun 2012
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Assange Requests the UK to Reopen his Case

The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange asked the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to reopen his case in an attempt to avoid his extradition to Sweden due to some sex charges against him. A spokesman of the court in London confirmed to EFE that several documents were...
Posted On 12 Jun 2012
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‘Number Two’ of Al Qaeda Killed in Pakistan

Abu Yahya al-Libi, considered the number two of Al Qaeda died on Monday in a missile strike by a United States in the tribal area of Waziristan. Libi became the number two and chief strategist after the death of Bin Laden whereas the Egyptian doctor, Ayman al-Zawahri, became the...
Posted On 05 Jun 2012
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Inmates might be Employed to Rebuild Areas Affected by Earthquakes in Italy

In Italy, Minister of Justice, Paola Severino, analyzes the possibility of using inmates for the reconstruction of areas affected by the earthquakes that occurred in recent weeks in the northeast. “In the situation we find ourselves and requiring rapid action (…) the...
Posted On 04 Jun 2012
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Music Stars Prepare for Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Concert

Sir Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Sir Paul McCartney are among the stars getting ready to perform for Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. The musicians will play on a specially-constructed stage built around the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham...
Posted On 04 Jun 2012
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Children Under 13 May Have Access to Facebook

Facebook, the company created by Mark Zuckerberg, has started to develop technology that would allow the access to the social network minors from 13 years under parental supervision, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Children under 13 may have access to the games and...
Posted On 04 Jun 2012
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Elizabeth II will Celebrate her Diamond Jubilee this Weekend

London has put on their characteristic white, blue and red colors due to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II who will celebrate her 60 years of accession to the throne. The celebration has taken over store fronts, streets, transportation, among others, but perhaps the most...
Posted On 01 Jun 2012
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