The winning couple in Thailand’s Valentine’s Day kissathon hope get a world record certified by Guinness, for their smooch that lasted more than 46 hours. (Feb. 15)
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Algerian police thwarted a rally by thousands of pro-democracy supporters on Saturday, breaking up the crowd into isolated groups to keep them from marching. These are the latest images from the capital Algiers.
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US Marines begin landing on Iwo Jima; President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the US Military the authority to relocate and detain Japanese-Americans. (Feb. 19)
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A dire warning from the World Bank: Millions are being driven into extreme poverty as food prices soar. Counting the Cost speaks to the World Bank’s managing director, while Iraq takes the unusual step of combatting its food crisis by cancelling an order for US fighter jets. And Nokia teams up with Microsoft – it is either a technology dream team or an attempt to survive. We look at the changing face of the technology sector.
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Viral Ad of the Day: Robert Rodriguez directs Danny Trejo at The Crippler, Bruce Willis as Mister Suave, and Kanye West as The Boss in a Nike Basketball spot based around a pitch for a film about Kobe Bryant’s alter-ego The Black Mamba. Or something like that. [ nike .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 19/02/2011 15:02 Number of articles : 6
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Riot police in Algeria have broken up a crowd at the second pro-democracy rally in a week. Security forces stepped in after clashes broke out between pro- and anti-government supporters. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan has the latest.
Continue reading …On this episode of Listening Post: The massive leak of documents from the Middle East peace process and the media fallout from that story. Plus, the David and Goliath tale of corporate America versus documentary filmmakers.
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In the run up to the Oscars, Sir David is joined by Mexican film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. His latest film, ‘Biutiful’, has been nominated for two Academy Awards. And finally, has multiculturalism failed in Europe? Sir David talks to Danish MEP Morten Messerschmidt and Mehdi Hasan, a senior editor at New Statesman magazine.
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Thousands of Yemeni pro and anti-government protestors threw stones at each other in violent clashes in the capital city of Sanaa. Riot police shot dead a protester and injured five others when they opened fire on a march of demonstrators. (Feb. 19)
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