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Following Hosni Mubarak’s announcement that he will step down in September, Abdel Halim Kandil, the leader of the Kifaya opposition movement, gives his reaction on Tuesday evening in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
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Young men pledge allegiance to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak hours after the leader announced that he does not intend to run for president in upcoming elections
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With revolt on the streets some of Egypt’s ports have been closed, hitting companies importing Egyptian products. But some analysts believe the downturn will prove temporary. Nadim Baba has more.
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Join Aleks Krotoski , Jemima Kiss and Charles Arthur as they tackle this week’s technology news. This week’s podcast is dominated by the effects of the web on global democracy. Charles explains how the Egyptian government is able to cut off 80% of the country’s internet, and how satellite phones and Google’s Speak2Tweet phone service are being used to get around the blockade. We welcome James Blessing from the UK Internet Services Providers Association to talk about how the technology that the web is based on is about to become obsolete. He leads the team through the real-world implications of the shift from IPv4 to IPv6, a change that will affect websites, domestic routers and, ultimately, access to the web. And Aleks finds out more about India’s social media from Rajesh Llalwani of Blogworks and the India Social Summit, and Karthik Nagarajan , from Nielsen Online India. Don’t forget to … • Comment below • Mail us at tech@guardian.co.uk • Get our Twitter feed for programme updates or follow our Twitter list • Like our Facebook page • See our pics on Flickr /Post your tech pics Aleks Krotoski Jemima Kiss Charles Arthur Scott Cawley
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Bill and Melinda Gates talk about their struggle to eliminate the paralysing disease.
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Sudan is another country that is now feeling the effect of the protests in Egypt. Students have been rallying for regime change since Sunday. They say that they will not be cowed by arrests and beatings. But as Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports, there is a striking difference between Sudan and its neighbour.
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The recent protests in Tunisia may have toppled the government, but it has also exacted a heavy toll on the people. The UN says that at least 219 people were killed during the month-long unrest. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra spoke to one family in Tunis, who is seeking justice for a loved one.
Continue reading …Bill O’Reilly Blows Up At Alan Colmes, Challenges Sam Donaldson to Come on Fox and Defend Thanking Al Jazeera
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As NewsBusters previously reported , Sam Donaldson on Sunday's “This Week” actually thanked the anti-American television network Al Jazeera for what they do in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Fox News's Bill O'Reilly invited Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley on his program to discuss the matter, and by the end of the segment, O'Reilly was practically screaming at Sean Hannity's former partner (video follows with commentary): It really is amazing how these guys at Fox put up with Colmes who just seems like nothing but a liberal antagonist. As for Donaldson, he's never struck me as a man that wouldn't stand up to a challenge. Although I couldn't identify via LexisNexis Sam ever being on O'Reilly's program, he has commented about the “Factor” host with O'Reilly responding on December 19, 2005: BILL O'REILLY, HOST: Continuing now with FOX News analyst Newt Gingrich, who's been following the Christmas controversy with some interest. Our pal Sam Donaldson weighed in over the weekend on that. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SAM DONALDSON, THIS WEEK: We're accusing this media of ours of trying to get ratings. Well, Bill O'Reilly wants ratings. He wants to stroke the yahoos, where is Mencken when we need him, in his audience by saying there's a war on Christmas. You can say `Merry Christmas'. You can say `Happy Holidays.' `Happy Hanukah.' Say whatever you want. The fact that he's simply trying to get ratings on this should not engage us to think that there's a war on Christmas. (END VIDEO CLIP) O'REILLY: Yahoos? So — what do you think's going on here? I mean, it's reached hysteria with The New York Times column yesterday, you know, Donaldson and all these people. It has reached hysteria. NEWT GINGRICH: Well let me say, first of all, Bill, I don't think I've ever heard a more perfect illustration of the mainstream media's elitism than what Sam Donaldson just said. It appears there's no love lost between these two making it somewhat unlikely Donaldson would accept the challenge. Keep your fingers crossed for this would be quite an event.
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Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president has announced that he will not run for a new term in office but for the moment he has refused to stand down. After running the country for three decades he is one of the region’s longest ruling leaders. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports on Mubarak’s political career.
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