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(Image Source: Flickr/PopGeekCulture.com ) Seems the Internet made a pretty brutal example of GoDaddy’s support of SOPA.
Major Video Gaming Companies Abandon SOPA
S&P Downgrade
(Image Source: Flickr/Adam Baker ) 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 .
Camila Vallejo: 'We still have the legacy of the military dictatorship in Chile.'
Protesters' stories: Camila Vallejo and Chile | World news
UK must rethink its unfailing support for Canada's fossil fuels | Kelly Rigg | Environment
Mining trucks carry loads of oil-laden sand in Alberta, Canada.
Canada faces legal challenge over Kyoto withdrawal | Canada
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
Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has accused the Sunni vice-president, Tariq al-Hashemi, of directing hit squads.
Sopa plans set to be shelved as Obama comes out against piracy legislation | Technology
Sopa and e-Parasite aim to tackle online piracy by preventing Google and Yahoo from directing users to sites distributing stolen material. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Congressional leaders are preparing to shelve controversial legislation aimed at tackling online piracy after president Barack Obama said he would not support it.
Israeli Top Court Upholds Law Barring Palestinian Residents
(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons )Cop17 has a bloc of the largest world economies committed to delaying climate change negotiations.
UN climate talks see 'delayer countries' throw away the 2C goal | Michael Jacobs | Environment
US president Barack Obama says his government has requested that Tehran return a RQ-170 Sentinel surveillance drone captured by Iran's military Link to video: Obama requests Iran return US spy drone