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• Demand for ‘designer Vaginas’ Sky-rocketing, Say Researchers

  

  Demand for so-called 'designer vaginas' is surging. Is pornographic imagery to blame? Again. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Lady Gaga and Katy Perry Banned From China

  

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  Posted on 25 August 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Lady Gaga and Katy Perry Banned by Chinese Culture Ministry

  

  Lady Gaga. Photo credit: Stephen Carlile via FlickrLady Gaga and Katy Perry are among the western artists featured on a blacklist of 100 songs compiled by the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Visits Siberia (by Bullet-proof Train) for...

  

  The leader of the Hermit Kingdom is on a rare trip out of North Korea. What's he up to? Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conan the Barbarian

  

  A remake of Conan the Barbarian is released this week. But can the swords-and-sorcery epic follow in such well-tooled-up footsteps as its 1982 predecessor, or... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Conan the Barbarian Re-make Doesn’t Slay the Critics

  

  A remake of Conan the Barbarian is released this week. But can the swords-and-sorcery epic follow in such well-tooled-up footsteps as its 1982 predecessor, or... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Just Who is New Apple CEO Tim Cook?

  

  As Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, resigns, the eyes of the world turn to his successor, Tim Cook. Who is the man stepping into such gigantic shoes? Or has he been... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 BUSINESS, COMPUTING, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry Oppose Calls to Block Social Media During...

  

  Riots on the streets of Tottenham. Photo credit: Nico Hogg, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicohogg/6018692165/In the wake of the riots, which saw widespread... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rise of the Taxman: Osborne Hits Swiss Bank Accounts

  

  Swiss francs: on their way to Britain? Photocredit: thegrid.ch http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegrid-ch/5087085391/sizes/m/in/photostream/Has the world woken up... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• Apple Supremo Steve Jobs Resigns: Will the Company Bear Fruit?

  

  Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, has resigned. Without the man who brought the world such gizmos as the iPad and the iMac, will there be any bites left in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Are Wenger’s Arsenal Still a Big Club?

  

  Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. Photo credit: Ryu VoelkelArsene Wenger’s future as manager of Arsenal could be in serious jeopardy if his team fails to... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Facebook’s Unveils New Privacy Controls, Possibly Spurred on by Success of...

  

  Facebook has beefed up it privacy settings. Was the roundly popular move partly sponsored by the early success of rival Google+? Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• West Wading into a post-Gaddafi Libya Would Be Foolhardy

  

  Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya, arriving at Addis Ababa's Bole Airport ahead of the start of the Heads of State Summit at the African Union. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Community Payback to Be More Stringent, Says Blunt

  

  Ministry of Justice. Photocredit: ahabeland http://www.flickr.com/photos/habeland/3195634891/sizes/m/in/photostream/The Community Payback Scheme allows courts t... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Fall of Gadaffi: A Boost For The World Economy?

  

  Muammar Gaddafi speaks to his supporters in Tripoli Photocredit: | شبكة برق B.R.Q... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Now Pardoned, Will Strauss-Kahn Run For President?

  

  IMF chief Dominque Strauss-Kahn, . Photo Credit: International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Benefits of Cyberloafing: Lunch-break Web-surfing Refreshes Workers, Boosts...

  

  Web-surfing at work is not such a bad thing. Photo credit: DeclanTM on flickrGood news for web surfing junkies. And their bosses. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CURRENT, TECH

• World’s First Space Hotel Scheduled to Open in 2016

  

  Bored of a rainy week's holiday in Cornwall? Start saving up for a week at the world's first space hotel. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CURRENT, DESTINATIONS, SCIENCE, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Coulson Received News International Payments While Working for Cameron, Claims...

  

  The longer the phone hacking scandal rumbles on the worse it is for David Cameron's re-election chances. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does Libyan Endgame Mark New Beginning for Arab Spring?

  

  Views clash on Gaddafi's ouster and the future of Arab Spring Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY