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
Continue reading …The Year of the Rabbit begins tomorrow, and China is facing something that wasn’t an issue for the Year of the Tiger: a surplus of New Year pets. Rabbits represent beauty and wealth in Chinese tradition, and the country has seen a frenzy of rabbit-buying in recent weeks. But many…
Continue reading …Life isn’t getting any easier for ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. French authorities seized a private jet believed to belong to the Ben Ali family yesterday after three organizations launched a legal case accusing the strongman of corruption, the BBC reports. European Union foreign ministers have agreed…
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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.
Continue reading …The US Army private accused of providing WikiLeaks with a vast trove of classified information is a British citizen, and Britain should be doing more to look out for his interests, rights group say. Bradley Manning, who has been held in a military prison since last July, is an American…
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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.
Continue reading …The latest census figures on the housing market make grim reading for homeowners. Some 18.4 million homes are vacant—11% of the nation’s housing supply—and home ownership rates are dropping rapidly, CNBC reports. Prices are down year-over-year in all 28 major metropolitan areas tracked by the Wall Street…
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