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Brazil 1 Germany SEVEN: Hosts suffer epic meltdown in record World Cup defeat
Full Article South China Morning Post
08 Jul 2014

Brazil’s World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7-1 and send the South American hosts crashing to their worst ever defeat in their 100-year footballing history. Sixty-four years after Brazil was plunged into national mourning after their loss in the 1950 final, the hosts were torn...

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Brazil players sink to their knees after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany
photo: AP / Martin Meissner

updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Germany Humiliates Brazil (1-7) German Beer Crushes Brazilian Cocktail | World Cup 2014 Semifinal
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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German Beer Crushes Brazilian Cocktail | Bier Schlägt Cocktail | VIDEO
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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GERMANY DESTROYS BRAZIL!
updated 05 Jul 2014; published 05 Jul 2014
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World Cup 2014: Brazil 2-1 Colombia
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Brazil fans' despair and anger as Germany blasts their team away 7-0 in World Cup semi-final
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Brazil vs Germany (8/7/2014) live online free
Indonesians to Vote in Close Presidential Race
Full Article Voa News
08 Jul 2014

Kate Lamb JAKARTA — Voters in Indonesia, the world's third largest democracy, head to the polls July 9 to choose a new president in a race described as one of the tightest in recent history. Some 190 million Indonesians, including about 67 million first-time voters, will choose between two candidates with very distinct leadership styles: one is...

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Indonesian presidential candidates Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi", gestures as he speaks during an interview in Jakarta
photo: AP / Dita Alangkara

updated 04 Apr 2014; published 04 Apr 2014
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101 East - Indonesia's Rock Governor
updated 23 Jun 2014; published 23 Jun 2014
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BBC News Indonesia presidential race heats up
updated 02 Jul 2014; published 02 Jul 2014
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INSIGHT+ Producer's Vlog Indonesia's Next President
updated 10 Jun 2014; published 10 Jun 2014
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BBC News Indonesia hosts first presidential election TV debate
updated 07 Jul 2014; published 07 Jul 2014
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Indonesian presidential election 'too close to call'
updated 07 Jul 2014; published 07 Jul 2014
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Indonesian presidential election 'too close to call'
Afghanistan’s Abdullah rejects poll results
Full Article Independent online (SA)
08 Jul 2014

Kabul - Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah's camp rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election on Monday as a “coup” against the people, putting him on a dangerous collision course with his rival, Ashraf Ghani. The Independent Election Commission on Monday announced that Ghani won the June 14 second round...

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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, speaks during a Press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 28, 2014.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul

updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
2:36
Preliminary Afghan election results reverses Abdullah's lead
updated 07 Jul 2014; published 07 Jul 2014
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Preliminary count gives Afghanistan's Ghani victory in presidential poll
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Afghan poll crisis Defiant Abdullah claims victory
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Afghanistan: defiant Abdullah claims victory in disputed presidential poll
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
2:15
Ashraf Ghani leads in Afghan election preliminary poll
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
2:37
Afghan election preliminary poll: Ahmadzai leads
Rebellion against the invisible tyrant: The internet
Full Article Al Jazeera
08 Jul 2014

A few weeks ago I attended a conference on the effects of the digital age on our psychology and quality of life. It was quite a learning experience: One psychotherapist indicated that some young people had developed rickets because of their technological habits. They stay up all night playing computer games, sleep through the day, and don't get...

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File - Children playing an online computer game in India.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

updated 15 Jun 2013; published 15 Jun 2013
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Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Impact of the Internet & Technology on the News Media, Journalism (2006)
updated 18 Sep 2012; published 18 Sep 2012
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The Presence Project and the Be Here Now Box: Digital Media and Family Attention
updated 09 May 2009; published 09 May 2009
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Pay Attention, Education, Pay Attention On E Learning, IT, Technology
updated 14 May 2010; published 14 May 2010
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Digital Technology and Today's Students: IT Panel with Sherry Turkle
updated 03 Feb 2014; published 03 Feb 2014
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Attention Overworked Executives {Solution: Internet Home Business}
Israel launches further air strikes on Gaza and warns of ground attack
Full Article The Independent
08 Jul 2014

Israel has launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the military said, striking at least 50 sites in Gaza by air and sea and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion in order to quell rocket attacks on Israel. The army said its offensive, dubbed “Operation Protective Edge,” is aimed at striking Hamas...

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A Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 6, 2014.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
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ISRAEL launches AIR-STRIKE in Gaza: Breaking News
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Psalm 83 : Rockets fired into Israel from Gaza as the Psalm 83 War takes shape (Jul 08, 2014)
updated 08 Oct 2012; published 08 Oct 2012
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News Brief: Israel Pounds Gaza with Air & Tanks Strike
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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Israel pushes troops near Gaza border amid fresh air strikes
updated 18 Nov 2012; published 18 Nov 2012
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Israel pounds Gaza Strip from air and sea
updated 08 Jul 2014; published 08 Jul 2014
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BREAKING NEWS - Israel: Gaza ground op might become necessary

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Ukrainian Nationalism: What is the Real Story?
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CounterPunch
Fascistic groups and politicians have become the public face of Ukrainian nationalism in Ukraine today. This fact has been the starting point of many commentators on the current...
The divided states of Obama
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The Miami Herald
The headline — “Poll: Obama Worst President Since World War II” — was both provocative and misleading. The Quinnipiac survey did, indeed, place...
Americans are down on America
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Yahoo Daily News
We’re No. 33! That’s the bottom line in a new Gallup poll measuring the extent of freedom in 135 countries. Only 79% of Americans say they’re satisfied with their freedom to choose...

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FIFA World Cup: Brazil 1 Germany 7
Brazil's David Luiz prays after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany
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FourFourTwo
Germany ended Brazil's FIFA World Cup dream with a sensational 7-1 semi-final victory as the hosts capitulated in Belo Horizonte. Shorn of injured playmaker Neymar, who suffered a fractured vertebra in the quarter-final against Colombia, and...
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
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Obama Seeks $3.7B To Handle Immigration Crisis
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National Public Radio
The White House says it's asking Congress for $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis along the border with Mexico. The statement said the funds would cover domestic enforcement, repatriation and reintegration of migrants, transportation...
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Death toll 90 in Uganda weekend attacks; President blames tribal leaders
File - A soldier stands guard at an M23 rebel training camp in Rumangabo, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Fighting may resume soon in eastern Congo if President Joseph Kabila's government does not negotiate with the M23 rebels, said the insurgents' president, Bishop Jean-Marie Runiga, Saturday, Oct. 20. A United Nations report accused Rwanda and Uganda of supporting the rebellion.
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CNN
July 8, 2014 -- Updated 1442 GMT (2242 HKT) Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says sectarian and chauvinistic cultural leaders are behind weekend attacks by people, armed mainly with machetes and spears, who killed security...
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Madonna excused from jury service after two hours
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BBC News
Madonna has appeared for jury service in New York but was relieved to avoid "creating a distraction" for the court. The pop star spent two hours waiting in a separate room from other prospective jurors, but was not...
photo: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
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Emma Watson Named UN Goodwill Ambassador
File - Emma Watson at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Orange News
8 July 2014, 8:24 Emma Watson Named UN Goodwill Ambassador Tweet Harry Potter star Emma Watson has talked of her excitement of being appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. The 24-year-old tweeted to her 13 million followers: "So...
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Prime Minister David Cameron: ‘No Stone Left Unturned’ In UK Child Sex Abuse Cover-Up Investigation
Conservative Party leader David Cameron addresses the Ulster Unionist Party conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
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The Inquisitr
According to Reuters, there has been no evidence to substantiate the claims of a child sex abuse conspiracy within the political sphere yet. The key piece of evidence is a large file that contained major allegations. That file, according to IBT, was...
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Additional 100 million Indians defined as poor
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