International
Amateur, astronauts, astronomers and the rare Jupiter collision
July 27, 2009NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the sharpest visible-light picture yet of atmospheric debris from an object that collided with Jupiter on July 19. NASA scientists decided to interrupt the recently refurbished observatory's checkout and calibration...
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Western public calls for troops to get out
July 26, 2009Original source: Majorities in the US, Britain, Germany and Canada want their governments to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, according to polls. As US President Barack Obama sends 9,000 more troops into the country to join...
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15 major trends for social networking sites
July 25, 2009According to foreign media reports, none of the Internet marketing firms or traditional media are as popular as Social Networking Sites (SNS). It is predicted that the market scale of corporate SNS product will reach $2...
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Workers strike to support occupation
July 25, 2009Original source: South Korean trade unions have kicked off a general strike in support of striking workers who have occupied a Pyeongtaek car factory for over two months. The 700,000-strong Korean Confederation of Trade Unions reported...
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Peace U.S.A. and the Obama election
July 24, 2009Judith LeBlanc is the national organizing co-ordinator of United for Peace and Justice, the largest US national peace coalition, and a national vice-president of the Communist Party, USA. She is in Australia at the invitation of...
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