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Seems the Internet made a pretty brutal example of GoDaddy’s support of SOPA. Now three of the top video game companies are also following GoDaddy’s lead and jumping the SOPA ship.
Major Video Gaming Companies Abandon SOPA
S&P Downgrade
It was a gloomy Friday the 13th in Europe. Standard and Poor’s downgraded nine countries’ credit ratings, saying European policymakers have not done enough to address the region’s debt crisis -- which could, in turn, get worse after the ratings cut. euronews has the summary . “France and Austria have been stripped of their top-grade ‘AAA’ status. … Portugal, Italy, Spain and Cyprus have all gone down by two notches.”
'We never in our dreams imagined it would grow so big so fast'
Protesters' stories: Camila Vallejo and Chile | World news | The Guardian
UK must rethink its unfailing support for Canada's fossil fuels | Kelly Rigg | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The Canadian government's desperate responses to tar sands opposition should be a cue for Britain to stop doing its bidding in EuropeBy Lefteris Papadimas and Steve Slater
Greek creditors bridle at demands, default fears grow | Top News | Reuters
Canada faces legal challenge over Kyoto withdrawal | Canada | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Point Carbon) - The Canadian government's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol is illegal, alleges a suit to be filed in federal court by a law professor and former Canadian MP on Friday.
Iraq: what next for a corrupt and divided country? | World news | The Guardian
The democratic nation state that was supposed to rise from the ruins of tyranny appears to be disintegrating
Sopa plans set to be shelved as Obama comes out against piracy legislation | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Congress ready to drop Sopa vote after White House says it would not support legislation that threatens openness of internet Congressional leaders are preparing to shelve controversial legislation aimed at tackling online piracy after president Barack Obama said he would not support it. California congressman Darrell Issa, an opponent of Sopa, the Stop Online Piracy Act, said he had been told by House majority leader Eric Cantor that there would be no vote "unless there is consensus on the bill."
The goal of holding global warming to 2C will be missed if the world's largest economies insist on delaying negotiations
UN climate talks see 'delayer countries' throw away the 2C goal | Michael Jacobs | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Defence minister demands apology from Washington for invading Iranian airspace and says plane is now its property