guardian.co.uk Society:
After Rom Houben was found to be conscious for 23 years, Helen Pidd looks at similar cases around the worldIn 1988 Jan Grzebski, a Polish railway worker, fell in front of a train and was diagnosed as being in a coma. In 2007, (Read More)
The Guardian:
BBC Worldwide must avoid activity 'not in keeping with brand', but can keep Lonely Planet, BBC Trust rulesThe BBC Trust has dismissed calls for BBC Worldwide to offload the Lonely Planet travel guides business – but has ruled (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Di Resta has previously tested twice for McLaren• Hildebrand is Indy Lights series championScottish driver Paul di Resta, the cousin of IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, will test for Force India in Spain next week along w (Read More)
The Age World Headlines:
Two men were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said. (Read More)
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Examiner.comFeds announce charges in sham marriage immigration schemeExaminer.comA Chicago immigration attorney and five current or former Cook County Traffic Court employees are among ten people charged with arranging sham m (Read More)
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A movie download is a snap once you've found your service and your song. All it is, is a transferance of a movie file to your computer or player from a service. For many Windows users, the Windows Media Player holds the files (Read More)
Mashable!:
With such strong competition from Mozilla and Microsoft, the only thing Opera can do to stay competitive is to innovate. And one has to hand it to them: although it doesn’t have a huge user base in the desktop web browser spa (Read More)
CNN:
The Philippine government declared a state of emergency in southern parts of the country Tuesday after gunmen kidnapped and killed at least 37 people, according to state-run media.
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In an effort to recognize the changes in the social media space, I’ve started this post series (see archives) to both track and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congr (Read More)
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Nokia have outed two new budget sliders with a strong emphasis on media sharing, the Nokia 6700 Slide and the Nokia 7230. The 6700 Slide packs a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, together with onboard editing softwa (Read More)
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During the second session of our #FollowFridays sessions, we discussed how consumers have changed a lot compared to years ago. We live in a world that is hyper-connected in many ways: we are all multi-tasking – watching TV wh (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Sir John Chilcot says panel will not shy away from criticism after judges accuse it of legal incompetenceThe head of the official inquiry into the Iraq invasion today insisted it would not "shy away" from criticism.Inquiry ch (Read More)
The Guardian:
PA's investment in video finally pays off, but news agency still forced to get rid of some reporters as well as it hopes to attract public money for regional reportingThe Press Association news agency will provide news, sport (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It may seem odd to get a rare bee inked into my skin, but as things are, my tattoo may be more permanent than the beeIn the week that Channel 4 airs its series Embarrassing Old Bodies, I have a statement to make: I'll be 60 n (Read More)
The Guardian:
Radio 2's Sarah Kennedy thought she might do something thoughtful for the flood-stricken populace of Cumbria. Rather bizarrely she decided to dedicate Susan Boyle's version of Cry Me A River to them. "We thought for everyone (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Helene Mulholland:Boris Johnson will today come under fire over his decision to use taxpayers' money to underwrite losses for a key London event despite financial pressures at his economic agency.The mayor's director of marke (Read More)
GreenBiz.com Green Business News:
Today is the second annual celebration of Tweetsgiving. The initiative raised money to build a classroom in Tanzania last year. The effort is expanding this year, but will again benefit the same school in Tanzania, among othe (Read More)
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Ich kenne tatsächlich noch jede Menge Menschen, für die das Internet noch ein grosses Rätsel ist. Meist sind es auch genau diese, die mir dann die Mutter aller Fragen stellen. Was bringt es dir eigentlich zu bloggen?Die Frage (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
New Zealand 276-6Mohammad Asif marked his return to Test cricket with three wickets as Pakistan restricted New Zealand to 276 for six on day one of the first Test in Dunedin. The fast bowler, back after a two-year absence thr (Read More)