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• MTV at 30: Once So Hip, Now So Lame

  

  MTV, which has just turned 30, helped shape a generation. Now it seems to have lost its way. Read more

  The 02 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• The Logic of Corruption

  

  After a pleasant evening at a popular restaurant in Accra’s East Legon section, a bunch of international volunteers, including myself, piled into a taxi to... Read more

  The 02 August 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Tipgate: ‘Tightwad’ David Cameron Refuses to Tip Italian Waitress

  

  David Cameron chose not to tip an Italian waitress. Was he being miserly or is his action in line with Britons tipping habits? Read more

  The 02 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Google Chrome is Second Most Popular UK Browser

  

  Google Chrome has become the UK's second most popular browser, but Internet Explorer clings on to the top spot. Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Marathon Xbox Halo Sessions May Have Killed Avid Gamer

  

  Can marathon video gaming sessions damage gamer's health? Or even kill? Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Will Ramadan Bring a Break in Libya Hostilities?

  

  Ramadan flags in Damascus. Photo credit: upyernoz, http://flic.kr/p/4BV7Fy Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, began today, and as Muslims aroun... Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• President Assad Sends Troops to Hama, William Hague Rules out Military...

  

  The Syrian crackdown has claimed at least 142 lives after President Assad's troops attacked protest city Hama on the eve of Ramadan. Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Home Finally Found for Kitler, the Abandoned Cat Who Looks (a Bit ) Like Hitler

  

  A kitten which resembles Adolf Hitler, who had been repeatedly passed over by prospective owners to an English animal shelter, has now been re-homed. Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• US Debt Ceiling Deal Finally Reached, Did Obama ‘surrender?’

  

  A deal has finally been reached to raise the US debt ceiling. But fears persist that credit ratings agencies could downgrade US Treasuries from their vaunted... Read more

  The 01 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Oh I Do Like to Be Beside…the Southbank: The Case for Creative Civic Philanthropy

  

  The Seine was turned into a pleasure beach for Parisians enjoying a "staycation" - why can't London do the same? Read more

  The 31 July 2011 by   Periscope
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