Topic: BLOGLIFE - on April 12, 2003 at 12:14:07 PM CEST
The Great Blogging Ethics Debate
The war in Iraq put blogs in the public spotlight, but it also has given the blogosphere its first real scandal -- a scandal that is provoking a new debate among bloggers about what ethics, if any, apply to their medium.
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Topic: War and Peace - on April 12, 2003 at 12:01:00 PM CEST
Looting is a sign of freedom, allies insist
BRITAIN and America stood aside last night as murder and looting plunged Baghdad and other main cities into new levels of anarchy.
Gunmen and thieves ransacked hospitals, hijacked cars and engaged in bloodletting, often in full view of coalition troops. The northern city of Mosul witnessed scenes of mayhem as Saddam’s troops melted away and the population had an orgy of looting.
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Topic: W A R - on April 12, 2003 at 11:48:23 AM CEST
Baghdad in chaos
· Vigilantes tackle looters · Suicide vests found in school · Kurdish troops remain in Kirkut
US troops today took the last known stronghold of Saddam Hussein's loyalists in Baghdad while looters continued to run riot in the city.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 12, 2003 at 11:35:50 AM CEST
China, Iran and U.S. Top Executioners, Amnesty Says
At least 1,526 people were executed worldwide last year, with 80 percent of all known executions carried out in China, Iran and the United States, Amnesty International said on Friday.
The London-based human rights group also expressed concern that U.S. military tribunals which will prosecute "terrorist" suspects will have the power to impose death sentences which cannot be appealed.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 12, 2003 at 11:25:19 AM CEST
Trap-happy pot growers targeted
The Canadian government says it is stiffening penalties for marijuana growers who set traps designed to injure or kill law enforcement officials and emergency workers.
Justice Minister Martin Cauchon also said on Friday Ottawa was still looking at ways of decriminalising marijuana -- an idea that causes deep concern in the United States -- and hoped to make its intentions clear by the end of June.
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Topic: LOST - on April 12, 2003 at 11:19:54 AM CEST
$100 beer? XXXX that
AUSTRALIA'S most expensive beer will hit the pubs on Monday, at $100 a carton.
Carlton and United announced yesterday their Cascade First Harvest batch would retail for around $18 a four pack or $100 a carton.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 12, 2003 at 11:09:56 AM CEST
Yoshi's Latest Boxx
It's time to bust out those drool buckets again. Yoshi's latest project, the Y-Boxx, is here. If you thought the original Yoshi's Boxx was awesome, you'll simply fall in love with the Y-Boxx.
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Topic: W A R - on April 12, 2003 at 11:01:23 AM CEST
Radio 'raps' Saddam Hussein
A radio station thought to be backed by the CIA has been broadcasting a gangsta rap-style parody of Saddam Hussein to Iraq.
The radio has a Saddam impersonator in its comic slot rapping out a message in English and Arabic to the tune of Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 12, 2003 at 10:55:09 AM CEST
Penguin stomach storage system
Male king penguins can store swallowed food for weeks by destroying their stomach bacteria, a study shows.
The birds' talent for storing undigested food in their stomachs for up to three weeks is unique among higher vertebrates. This ensures a constant supply of fresh food for their chicks - but how the penguins do it has been a mystery.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 12, 2003 at 10:42:11 AM CEST
Haiti Accepts Voodoo As Recognized Religion
Haiti has officially recognized voodoo as a religion, allowing voodoo practitioners to perform ceremonies from baptisms to marriages with legal authority.
Many who practice voodoo praise the move but say much remains to be done to make up for centuries of ridicule and persecution.
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Topic: SEX - on April 12, 2003 at 10:34:09 AM CEST
Court Orders Brothel to Refund Sex Bill
A German court has ordered a brothel to reimburse a man charged for sex he could not remember having, after the establishment failed to provide an itemized receipt for services rendered.
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Topic: MUSIK - on April 12, 2003 at 10:27:51 AM CEST
Radio Fans Vote ‘77 as Best Year for Music
“The Clash against the Stone Roses, Donna Summer versus Frankie Knuckles – 1977 is definitely the winner.”
Fans have declared 1977 – when the King died and the Queen was infamously criticised in song as punk went mainstream – as the greatest year in music.
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