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• Sun to Rain Death from Above in Solar Storms

  

  The next Armageddon: Solar storms to knock out electrical systems, telecommunications, satellites, so stock up on tins of tuna and baked beans now! Read more

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• US Credit Rating Downgrade Rocks European Markets, European Central Bank Responds

  

  Standard & Poor's credit rating downgrade of the US has begun to bite the European markets. To try and ease the pressure, the European Central Bank has... Read more

  The 08 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• S&P; Downgrades US Credit Rating: Whose Fault Was It?

  

  John Boehner and Barack Obama. Well, it happened: Just like it warned, credit ratings agency Standard Poor’s downgraded US government debt from AAA to AA+, th... Read more

  The 08 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• As Somalia Famine Continues, Liz Jones Moans

  

  As thousands die in south Somalia, there is outrage as The Daily Mail dispatches controversial columnist Liz Jones to cover the famine. Read more

  The 05 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• The Debt Ceiling Crisis Has Irrevocably Changed American Politics – and Not in...

  

  The protracted debate over America’s debt ceiling, resolved only with a deal that nobody likes, has observers wondering: Just how broken is Congress? Read more

  The 05 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Violent Protests in Chile; Anniversary of the Rescue of Chilean Miners

  

  Violent protests have hit Chile one year after the dramatic rescue of the 33 trapped miners. Read more

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• Britain Debates Debating the Death Penalty After E-petition Scheme Launched

  

  The biggest issue coming out of the Government's new e-petition scheme is whether Parliament should debate bringing back the death penalty. But is the e-petitio... Read more

  The 05 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Worldwide Shares Tumble; Ratings Agencies Raided

  

  Amid more worries about the global economic crisis, news has arrived that Italy has seen fit to raid the offices of the ratings agencies Moody's and Standard... Read more

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• Google Accuses Apple and Microsoft of ‘hostile, Organized Campaign Against...

  

  Google cries foul in Apple-Microsoft patents purchase - does the search engine giant have a point, or is it just paranoid sour grapes? Read more

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• Swedish Police Arrest Man for Trying to Split Atoms in His Kitchen

  

  Man discovers that trying to build a nuclear in his kitchen is, in fact, illegal. Read more

  The 04 August 2011 by   Periscope
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