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• Man Wins Dumpling Eating Contest, Then Dies

  

  image credit A Ukraine dumpling-eating contest - in the town of Tokmak - to find the person who could eat 10 of the dough balls most quickly went horribly wron... Read more

  The 23 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• What Do Libya, Norway and El Dorado Have in Common?

  

  (photo: NewsWarped.com) Husni Bey, a Libyan entrepreneur, employed the language of legend to express confidence in his country’s ability to rebuild itself... Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Second Trailer Drops

  

  Could David Fincher's Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake turn out to be even better than the original Swedish film? Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Troy Davis is Dead but the Death Penalty Debate is Alive and Kicking

  

  Troy Davis has been executed despite multiple questions marks being raised about his trial. Can the death penalty live on? Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Are Users Happy with New Facebook?

  

  Mark Zuckerberg's social network, Facebook, is changing as it faces growing pressure from other websites such as Google+. But why must it change so often? And... Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• R.E.M Splits Up

  

  Michael Stipe of REM Photocredit turtlemom4bacon http://www.flickr.com/photos/turtlemom_nancy/595870795/sizes/m/in/photostream/ The rock band REM, known for... Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Forest Boy: Hero Or Hapless?

  

  Do we know anything about Forest boy, the seventeen-year old English speaker who turned up in Berlin two weeks ago? And why does his story have such a hold on... Read more

  The 21 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Clash of the Titans: Google+ v. Facebook

  

  Google+ = the future? The gauntlet is thrown down, the gloves are off; the two mighty leviathans of the internet are facing up to each other in a battle that’s... Read more

  The 21 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Palestine’s Bid for Statehood: Is a Crisis Coming?

  

  As Palestine prepares its bid for statehood, the US threatens to veto it. Will there be a diplomatic crisis, or worse, as Israel threatens harsh consequences? Read more

  The 21 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Naked Scarlett Johansson Picturegate Gets the Taiwanese Animation Treatment

  

  Pictures allegedly showing a naked Scarlett Johansson are all over the internet. There's now even a Taiwanese animation mulling the leak. Read more

  The 20 September 2011 by   Periscope
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