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Daily News Roundup – 17 October 2012

  Europe Radovan Karadzic denies Bosnian war crimes Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, beginning his defence against charges of war crimes in the Hague yesterday, has said he should be rewarded for “reducing su...
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Daily News Roundup – 1 October 2012

   Europe Eurozone unemployment reaches new heights Unemployment in the eurozone hit a fresh high of 18.2 million in August, according to the EU statistics agency.  The number of people out of work rose by 49,000, but re...
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Daily News Roundup – 27 November 2012

  Africa Mass rally against Mursi in Cairo Tens of thousands of people are holding a protest in Cairo against Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, who last week granted himself extensive new powers.  Flag-waving demonstrators a...
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Daily News Roundup – 14 August

  Europe Breivik could have been stopped sooner, inquiry concludes An independent inquiry into Anders Behring Breivik’s attacks on a Christian youth camp in July 2011, which left 77 people dead and more than 240 wounded,...
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WATCH: Putting Water Back in Public Hands

Defenders of privatisation argue that by opening a market to multiple suppliers who then compete to attract customers, you can reduce prices and improve product quality. But as any business student knows, markets don’t always...
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The significance of Jon Stewart

Earlier this month, Jon Stewart announced that he was leaving Comedy Central’s The Daily Show after 16 years as host.  For much of that time, The Daily Show set (and continues to) the gold standard for television satire in t...
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Option 6: Eat Fewer Hamburgers

If you’re looking for a snapshot of where we’re at on climate change, take a look at this helpful and entertaining flowchart by ClimateDesk. Catering for presidents, mad scientists and individuals alike, it presents three s...
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Daily News Roundup – 24 December 2012

  Africa Egypt set to declare result of constitution referendum Egypt is due to announce the official results of a referendum on a controversial draft constitution.  Early unofficial results suggest more than 60% of voters sa...
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Daily News Roundup – 6 September 2012

  Europe Mario Draghi to unveil bond-buying plan for the eurozone Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, is expected to unveil details of a new bond-buying plan later today.  The ECB is expected to help cut...
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