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• Dr Conrad Murray Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter

  

  Tributes to Michael Jackson. Photo credit: Buridan, http://flic.kr/p/6B4P6K Dr Conrad Murray has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael... Read more

  The 08 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Students to Face Baton Guns and Mobile Phone Surveillance

  

  Over the last 12 months or so the students have had their fair share of publicity. Some of their actions were, undoubtedly, justified and some not so much. The... Read more

  The 08 November 2011 by   Minimumcover
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• Markets Roil on Rumours of Berlusconi’s Leaving – and Rebound on Hopes That He...

  

  Rumours that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would be resigning cheered markets slightly, but it looks like he won't be going down without a fight. Read more

  The 07 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Thousands of Supporters Send Money to Pay Chinese Artist’s Tax Bill

  

  Ai Weiwei, exhibition poster. Photo credit: sanfanmedia.com, http://flic.kr/p/7nNE4vThousands of people are donating money to pay Chinese artist and political... Read more

  The 07 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Lindsay Lohan is Jailed (Again)- Timeline of Her Misdemeanors

  

  Lindsay Lohan in court. Photo credit: the fixer http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixersphotos/6307733041/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Troubled 25-year-old starlet Lindsa... Read more

  The 04 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Legal Differences Based on Gender Limit Women’s Economic Participation

  

  Women represent 49.6% of the population worldwide, but only 40.8% of the formal economy. A recent World Bank study, Women, Business and the Law 2012: Removing... Read more

  The 04 November 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Greek Tragedy: PM Papandreou Scraps Referendum in Bid to Avert Party Split,...

  

  Greek PM George Papandreou faces a confidence vote today that may not only determine his future, but that of the eurozone and Greece's place in it as well. Read more

  The 04 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Corporate Governance: Russia Vs. the World

  

  Corporate governance is a subject still grabbing the headlines, especially as the global economy continues to struggle in the wake of the financial crisis. In... Read more

  The 03 November 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• After G20 in Cannes, Greece Faces an Ultimatum: Stay in the Euro Or Go It Alone

  

  Euro leaders cut off Greek aid package until the deeply in debt nation decides whether it wants to be part of the eurozone or not. Read more

  The 03 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Chinese Unmanned Spaceship Docking Successful

  

  There's a new guy in town - spacetown, that is, as China flexes its galactic muscles and prepares to join the big guns. It's completed a difficult space... Read more

  The 03 November 2011 by   Periscope
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