Politics
THE US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PUT IN THE FINAL PUSH FOR THE ELECTION THIS TUESDAY
You probably haven't heard much about it already
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President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in the midst of their last few days of campaigning before the US Presidential election this Tuesday.Obama said at a rally in Ohio – the most critical swing state in the election – that he would work harder to solve America's struggling economy.Romney also promised to get the country's economy growing and released a new advert in which he criticised Obama's assertion that "voting is the best revenge" and that utilised keywords like "American", "love" and "country".National polls show that the race is tied, but Obama has maintained a slim lead in swing states, prompting pundits to place him as the favourite.Religion
EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS HAVE A NEW POPE
A blindfolded boy picked the new guy's name out of a bowl
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Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East.A blindfolded boy picked 60-year-old Tawadros' name from a glass bowl in Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral to succeed Pope Shenouda III, who died in March aged 88.The day also happened to be the new pope's birthday.Rebellion
SYRIAN REBELS CAPTURED AN OILFIELD IN DEIR EZZOR
It's the first time they've taken control of an oilfield(via)
According to activists, Syrian rebels have captured an oilfield in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor after a siege that lasted several days.This would mark the first time rebels have taken control of an oilfield – a significant factor in the struggle, as oil was the main source of income for President Bashar al-Assad's government until the European Union imposed sanctions on its export from the country last year.Syrian opposition groups also gathered in the Qatari capital, Doha, over the weekend for a meeting to determine how to form a more united front against Assad.Tech
APPLE CAME UNDER SCRUTINY FOR PAYING MINIMAL TAX OUTSIDE THE US
They're the latest in a load of cheapskateAmerican mega-companies
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After recent revelations that Starbucks, Facebook and Google have all been paying low rates of overseas tax, it's been revealed that Apple only pay two percent corportaion tax outside of the US.It has not been suggested that any of the companies' tax avoidance schemes are illegal and the companies do pay considerable amounts of other taxes in the UK, but the news has outraged many anyway.Internet
THE MEGAUPLOAD BOSS ANNOUNCED HIS NEW WEBSITE WHILE FACING EXTRADITION
Kim Dotcom has a real passion for illegal file-sharing websites(via)
Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload – an illegal file-sharing website that's led to him facing extradition to hear charges in the US brought against him – announced plans for Mega, another potentially illegal file-sharing website.The new site is expected to use encryption methods that mean only users know what they're uploading, something Dotcom believes will keep the site administrators on the right side of the law.Kim claims the site has already been getting "millions" of hits and said that many of the visits were from US authorities, tweeting "All FBI agents pressing reload hahaha… We see their IP addresses. LOL!!!"
THE US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PUT IN THE FINAL PUSH FOR THE ELECTION THIS TUESDAY
You probably haven't heard much about it already
President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in the midst of their last few days of campaigning before the US Presidential election this Tuesday.Obama said at a rally in Ohio – the most critical swing state in the election – that he would work harder to solve America's struggling economy.
Annons
EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS HAVE A NEW POPE
A blindfolded boy picked the new guy's name out of a bowl
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Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East.A blindfolded boy picked 60-year-old Tawadros' name from a glass bowl in Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral to succeed Pope Shenouda III, who died in March aged 88.The day also happened to be the new pope's birthday.Rebellion
SYRIAN REBELS CAPTURED AN OILFIELD IN DEIR EZZOR
It's the first time they've taken control of an oilfield(via)
According to activists, Syrian rebels have captured an oilfield in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor after a siege that lasted several days.This would mark the first time rebels have taken control of an oilfield – a significant factor in the struggle, as oil was the main source of income for President Bashar al-Assad's government until the European Union imposed sanctions on its export from the country last year.Syrian opposition groups also gathered in the Qatari capital, Doha, over the weekend for a meeting to determine how to form a more united front against Assad.
Annons
APPLE CAME UNDER SCRUTINY FOR PAYING MINIMAL TAX OUTSIDE THE US
They're the latest in a load of cheapskateAmerican mega-companies
After recent revelations that Starbucks, Facebook and Google have all been paying low rates of overseas tax, it's been revealed that Apple only pay two percent corportaion tax outside of the US.It has not been suggested that any of the companies' tax avoidance schemes are illegal and the companies do pay considerable amounts of other taxes in the UK, but the news has outraged many anyway.Internet
THE MEGAUPLOAD BOSS ANNOUNCED HIS NEW WEBSITE WHILE FACING EXTRADITION
Kim Dotcom has a real passion for illegal file-sharing websites(via)
Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload – an illegal file-sharing website that's led to him facing extradition to hear charges in the US brought against him – announced plans for Mega, another potentially illegal file-sharing website.The new site is expected to use encryption methods that mean only users know what they're uploading, something Dotcom believes will keep the site administrators on the right side of the law.Kim claims the site has already been getting "millions" of hits and said that many of the visits were from US authorities, tweeting "All FBI agents pressing reload hahaha… We see their IP addresses. LOL!!!"