December 7 2010
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Denied Bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail by a London court Tuesday afternoon and will remain in custody until a second court session on December 14. Assange was arrested by UK police at approximately 9:30 GMT this morning on warrant from Sweden, which has accused Assange of various sex-related crimes allegedly committed in August 2010, including one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape.
PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy se déclare prêt, dans une interview au Journal du Dimanche, à participer à deux débats et non à un seul comme c'est la tradition, entre les deux tours de l'élection présidentielle. Les sondages placent le chef de l'Etat, qui brigue un second mandat, et son adversaire socialiste, François …
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News - World - WikiLeaks boss Assange denied bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail in a British court on Tuesday and will remain behind bars after saying he plans to fight extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex charges. In handing down his decision in the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Judge Howard Riddle said he had "substantial grounds" to believe Assange would not appear for his next hearing, slated for Dec. 14. Julian Assange surrendered in the U.K. and is being held until his next court appearance Dec. 14. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters) The 39-year-old Australian was arrested Tuesday morning after he voluntarily appeared for an appointment at a London police station. In his afternoon appearance at the court, where a group of supporters had gathered, Assange was asked whether he understood that he could consent to be extradited to Sweden.A Noah's Ark theme park is coming to Kentucky, whose governor says that the park will generate jobs and revenue for the state. (Courtesy of Ark Encounter) Kentucky developers are planning on developing a theme park revolving around a full-scale replica of Noah's Ark, according to ABC News. The theme park, which will be called Ark Encounter, is slated to cost around $150 million, and the state of Kentucky plans on giving tax breaks to investors. “The people of Kentucky didn’t elect me governor to debate religion,” he said, according to the Times.
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Environment Minister John Baird said he wants an international climate change agreement that will be binding for all emitters, including developing countries. (Canadian Press) Environment Minister John Baird is heading to international climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, bringing Canada's demands with him to the table. World political leaders at the United Nations conference are trying to hammer out a new deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. Baird says he wants a new, international binding agreement that will see emissions stabilize and then decline, but he wants it to apply to all emitters, even developing nations.
