Monthly Archives: February 2013

North Korea stages nuclear test in defiance of bans

Posted on February 12, 2013 by shuyingshirley

Regime confirms it set off its third nuclear bomb, signalled by an earthquake detected by South Korea, Japan and the US Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 February 2013 09.06 GMT [VIDEO] North Korea … Continue reading →

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Horsemeat scandal: France summons meat industry chiefs

Posted on February 11, 2013 by cakepirate

Horsemeat scandal: France summons meat industry chiefs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21406778  Hugh Schofield reports on the latest developments in Europe in the horsemeat scandal French ministers are to hold talks with key players in the meat industry as the horsemeat scandal widens to … Continue reading →

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Govt to study lessons from White Paper debate, says PM

Posted on February 11, 2013 by jerizxa

Wei Ger 2SB1 ~ http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130210-401365.html   By Toh Yong Chuan Singapolitics Sunday, Feb 10, 2013   SINGAPORE – The government will study the lessons learnt from the White Paper debate to see how it can do better next time, said … Continue reading →

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Outlawed ‘Argo’ DVDs Are Selling By The Thousands In Iran

Posted on February 2, 2013 by GirlGoesFairyFar

http://www.businessinsider.com/outlawed-argo-dvds-are-selling-by-the-thousands-in-iran-2013-2 It’s not only the Academy that snubbed director Ben Affleck for “Argo,” but Iran, too, doesn’t want anything to do with Affleck or his film. In response to the liberal Hollywood interpretation of the real-life 444-day siege by Iranian students of the … Continue reading →

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