Late last year, a Tunisian man, Mohamed Bouazizi, set him self alight in an act of protest against his government. That act sparked the protest movements that have since swept across the Middle East, causing regime change in both Tunisia and Egypt. The protests have now spread to Libya. Bouazizi’s family has issued a statement of support for the Libyan people, and his mother has recorded a message for Al Jazeera.
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As Libyan state TV shows cheering crowds apparently reacting to Gaddafi’s speech, a webcam streaming from Benghazi shows a very different view. Al Jazeera brings you both scenes, side by side.
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Did you know that 750 million photos were uploaded to Facebook … over New Year’s weekend? Find out more about the world’s Facebook obsession in this video by amateur filmmaker Alex Trimpe (via BuzzFeed ): The World Is Obsessed With Facebook from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo . Join the conversation about this story » Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Silicon Alley Insider Discovery Date : 22/02/2011 21:42 Number of articles : 4
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Did you know that 750 million photos were uploaded to Facebook … over New Year’s weekend? Find out more about the world’s Facebook obsession in this video by amateur filmmaker Alex Trimpe (via BuzzFeed ): The World Is Obsessed With Facebook from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo . Join the conversation about this story » Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Silicon Alley Insider Discovery Date : 22/02/2011 21:42 Number of articles : 4
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Oil prices soared to the highest level in more than two years as violence spread in Libya and Moammar Gadhafi’s grip weakened over the country. (Feb. 22)
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US strongly condemns the violence in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East. She urges all leaders there to listen to demonstrators and act in the best interest of their citizens. (Feb. 22)
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New York Knicks fans were thrilled with the news of a blockbuster trade that would drop all-star forward Carmelo Anthony in the big apple. Anthony would join center Amare Stoudemire to make up a star studded front court in New York. (Feb. 22)
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Edward Peter Djerejian, former US ambassador to Syria and Israel, talks to Al Jazeera about the US position on the unrest in Libya.
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[1] Those of you following along will recall that we posted a fan created trailer for E.T. 2 in Friday’s edition of Page 2 [2]. That trailer was a mash-up of scenes from Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds and E.T. Christopher Campbell [3] has discovered another fan created E.T. sequel trailer – this one is longer, more-fleshed out and better edited. Created by Robert Blankenheim and Derek Johnson… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 22/02/2011 20:30 Number of articles : 4
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Entrepreneur and Hollywood mom Kimora Lee Simmons teams up with Bounty to clean up schools across the country. Simmons and the Make a Clean Difference campaign kicked off with a visit to New York’s PS 208. (Feb. 22)
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