Sunday, 13. June 2010
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 13, 2010 at 10:31:00 AM CEST
Italy's corruption police tape the Pope's phone calls
Pope Benedict XVI has become the first Pope to be recorded during a corruption investigation by Italian police, it emerged yesterday.
The leader of the world's two billion Roman Catholics was unwittingly recorded by officers who were listening in on a suspect's mobile phone conversations.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 13, 2010 at 10:29:00 AM CEST
Genmais-Skandal - Bauern stellen Strafanzeige
"Schlamperei", "Vertuschung": Niedersachsens Landwirtschaftsministerium gerät ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik. Es hatte zu spät über den Fund von gentechnisch verändertem Saatgut informiert und damit die Aussaat nicht genehmigter Maispflanzen ermöglicht. Mehrere Bauern haben nun Strafanzeige gestellt.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 13, 2010 at 10:27:00 AM CEST
Illegaler Genmais in fünf Bundesländern
Greenpeace spricht vom "größten Gentechnik-Saatgut-Skandal in Deutschland": Nach Recherchen der Umweltschützer soll illegaler Genmais in insgesamt fünf Bundesländern angebaut worden sein. Das niedersächsische Landwirtschaftsministerium habe von der Verunreinigung gewusst, aber zu spät reagiert.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 13, 2010 at 10:26:00 AM CEST
Turkish President Uses Twitter To Complain About His Own Gov't's Censorship Of Google
We've noted that Turkey has repeatedly banned YouTube, and more recently a bunch of other Google properties. The YouTube ban came from the courts. It's still not clear what resulted in the wider Google blocks. A bunch of reporters have protested the censorship, noting how bad it makes Turkey look.
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Topic: FUN - on June 13, 2010 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Alienskin Rug
Ever made love on the back of a dead alien before? I have. Ripley never had it so good. And now you too can spice up your love life with an alienskin rug from Ukranian leather-fethisher Bob Basset (best known for his bitchin' dragon backpack). Did I mention it glows in the dark?
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