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• Pillpocalypse? Pharmaceutical Giant Pfitzer Recalls 1 Million Contraceptive Pills

  

  Contraceptive pill mix up. Photocredit: http://www.inquisitr.com/189317/pfizer-birth-control-pill-recall-2012/ Pfizer Inc, the pharmaceutical giant,has... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Facebook’s IPO Plans Revealed in Full – No Mention of Privacy

  

  After rabid speculation yesterday, Facebook, the world’s most ginormous social networking site, has announced it’s going to float on the stock market. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Kristen Bell Loves Sloths – Really, Really Loves Sloths

  

  Sloth, not unlike the one that prompted Kristen Bell's meltdown. Phot credit: Carol Schaffer, http://www.flickr.com/photos/praziquantel/30950009/ In a clip... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CELEB, CURRENT

• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – How Did It Get That Oscar Nomination?

  

  Manipulative Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? The 9/11 drama by British director Stephen Daldry earned a shock Oscar nomination for Best Picture — shock... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Snooki Pregnant? The Jersey Shore Just Got Interesting Again

  

  Rumour has it that Snooki is with child. Mazel tov! Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• iPhone’s Siri Baffled by Scottish Accents – Amongst Other Things

  

  The iPhone4s - offending Scots all over. Photo credit: Brett Jordan http://flic.kr/p/awByzb Siri, the voice activated personal assistant in Apple’s latest... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Tensions High as US Intelligence Chief Says Iran Could Attack US, Points to Saud...

  

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2010. Photo: UN photo, Richard Drew Iran is prepared to carry... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tel Aviv, a Town Where Partying is an Art

  

  Israel’s biggest city is the perfect place for mixing culture and leisure, without suffering a hangover afterwards. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, DESTINATIONS, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Premier League January Transfer Window: What You Need to Know

  

  Carlos Tevez waits to make his Manchester City debut. Will he ever play for the club again? Photo credit: Alfonso Jimenez The January football transfer window... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, FOOTBALL, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Snowmageddon! Prepare Yourselves for a Big Chill

  

  Severe weather is predicted this week for Britain - are you prepared? Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER

• In Praise of a United Europe: Why We Should Work to Preserve the Union

  

  Though economic woes seem to presage the end of that grand experiment, the European Union, Thomas Gommes shows why it's worth preserving. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Facebook to Make Its First IPO: Financial World Excited

  

  Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO. Photocredit: Robert Scoble http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/5179395448/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Facebook, the social... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Mitt Romney Victorious in Republican Florida Primary

  

  As Mitt Romney takes a landslide victory in the Sunshine State, is it all over for Newt Gingrich? Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fred Goodwin Stripped of Knighthood; Everyone is up in Arms

  

  Fred Goodwin: Where's my knighthood? Photocredit: PA Fred Goodwin, the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland, has been denuded of his knighthood. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• Britons Denied Entry to US After Homeland Security Doesn’t Find ‘destroy America...

  

  Department of Homeland Security new to this whole "tweeter" thing. As if more evidence was necessary that the US Department of Homeland Security has no sense... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Eurozone: Greece Back in the Spotlight After Most EU Countries Agree to New...

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. Photo credit: World Economic Forum, Moritz Hager Britain again played the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Footballer Gary Speed’s Death Could Be an ‘accident’, Says Inquest

  

  An inquest into the death of footballer Gary Speed says it could have been an accident. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Shirley MacLaine to Join Downton Abbey Cast: British Eyebrows to Rise

  

  The cast of Downton Abbey: Soon to be ruffled. Publicity still. The Americans are coming! To Downton Abbey, at any rate, as news breaks that 77-year-old... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Florida GOP Primary: Romney in the Lead, but Can Gingrich Bounce Back?

  

  As the GOP Presidential candidate race reaches Florida, who's in the lead? Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eight-year-girl Guitar Playing Schoolgirl Absolutely Smashes Stratovarius’s...

  

  Zoe Thomson. Photo credit: YouTube screengrab A YouTube video showing musical prodigy Zoe Thomson practicing the Finnish symphonic metal band Stratovarius’s... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 CURRENT, MUSIC, VIRAL