Myanmar court to hear Suu Kyi appeal
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 2:19 pm ETYANGON, Myanmar, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be back in court Dec. 21 for an appeal against her house detention, an expatriate news agency said.
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Zoo-like store displays two-headed snake, 350-pound python
Orange County Register - Fri Dec 4, 3:06 pm ETImagine running a shop that is regularly packed with people. They come to stare. They come to touch the merchandise. They come to share stories and information. But too many don't come to buy. That's the problem Jay Brewer created for himself in...
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USA: Creators of FELA!, Broadway's Acclaimed New Show, Mark International Human Rights Day, Thursday, Dec. 10, With ...
Amnesty International - Fri Dec 4, 3:51 am ETInspired by the Activism that Helped Free Jailed Nigerian Revolutionary Fela Kuti, Tony Award-winning Director / Choreographer Bill T. Jones Highlights Amnesty International's Global Write-a-Thon to Free People Unjustly Imprisoned
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Video: Chrysler Gets Political In New Spots For 300 Sedan
The Car Connection - Fri Dec 4, 11:50 am ETChrysler has launched a new 30-second ad for its 300 sedan, and we have to say: it's pretty impressive. No, the copy's not the best on record, and the theme comes out of left field, but the clip delivers a strong emotional wallop. And best of all: it says practically nothing about the car itself. See, here's a little secret from the marketing ..
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Recommendations of recent books
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 14 minutes agoRecommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. This week's list (all titles in paperback) is from Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2350. www.asiabookcenter.com....
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Recent restaurant reviews
Contra Costa Times - Fri Dec 4, 3:24 am ETThe following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
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Myanmar suspends doctor for fatal appendectomy
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 3:16 am ETYangon - Myanmar's medical council on Thursday suspended the license of a surgeon who who mistakenly performed an appendectomy on a 15-year-old girl who was in fact suffering from dengue fever. In a rare show of ethics in a country notorious for its ...
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Business briefs
Detroit News - Fri Dec 4, 1:16 am ETPhiladelphia -- Comcast Corp. said Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio. If the deal clears regulatory and other hurdles, Comcast would rival the heft of The Walt Disney Co. Consumer advocates and other cable operators worry ...
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Convention on the Rights of the Child's 20th anniversary is commemorated with events around the world
Unicef - 2 hours 45 minutes agoNEW YORK, USA, 4 December 2009 – The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the ground-breaking human rights covenant that codifies rights for all children, everywhere, marked its 20th anniversary on 20 November. The milestone was commemorated with events across the globe.
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News in brief
The Pinnacle - Fri Dec 4, 1:10 pm ETCommunity Foundation seeks grant proposals HOLLISTER - The Community Foundation for San Benito County is accepting letters of intent from local organizations and nonprofits for grant proposals.
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Berlusconi may appear in court for corruption trial in February
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 7:01 am ETMilan - Lawyers representing Silvio Berlusconi told a trial hearing Friday that the Italian Prime Minister could possibly appear in court on February 13 or 27 in a corruption case involving the alleged payment of a bribe to British lawyer David Mills...
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Chemical weapons watchdog pursues holdout nations
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:46 am ETThe newly elected chemical weapons chief says he will pursue the last seven holdouts — including Israel, Egypt and Syria — to get them to sign a disarmament treaty and submit weapons stockpiles for inspection.
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Bombing at Pakistan's military mosque kills 10 - Update
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 5:17 am ETIslamabad - At least 10 people were killed as two blasts ripped through a mosque in a garrison neighbourhood in Pakistan's main city of Rawalpindi on Friday, police said. Gunfire broke out following the blasts that took place in the Parade Lane mosqu...
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Report: Ex world champion cyclist Bettini probed for tax fraud
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 5:17 am ETRome -Former world and Olympic cycling champion Paolo Bettini of Italy is suspected by Italian authorities of tax evasion amounting to 11 million euros (16.5 million dollars), news reports said on Friday. Bettini allegedly claimed to have transferred...
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NBR names 'Up in the Air' best film of the year
Boston Herald - Fri Dec 4, 4:33 am ETNEW YORK - "Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards. Directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno,"...
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Bishop Zubik Responds To Refugees' Claims
KDKA Pittsburgh - Thu Dec 3, 4:47 pm ETThe plight of some 400 Burmese refugees in our area has led to finger-pointing with some arguing that Catholic Charities hasn't been providing the assistance these immigrants need. Now Bishop David Zubik is responding to the critics' claims.
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Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi
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