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*The [[US military]] is to block troops from using [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, [[video clips]] and messages.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6655153.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[2007 Pakistan unrest]]: A strike in [[Karachi]] closes shops and clears transport from the roads after two days of violence left 41 people dead. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6652765.stm (BBC)] |
*[[2007 Pakistan unrest]]: A strike in [[Karachi]] closes shops and clears transport from the roads after two days of violence left 41 people dead. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6652765.stm (BBC)] |
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*The [[House of Councillors]] passes rules for revising the [[pacifist]] [[Constitution of Japan]], a central goal of [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Shinzo Abe]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aBTExyzKqwsQ&refer=japan (Bloomberg)] |
*The [[House of Councillors]] passes rules for revising the [[pacifist]] [[Constitution of Japan]], a central goal of [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Shinzo Abe]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aBTExyzKqwsQ&refer=japan (Bloomberg)] |
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- The US military is to block troops from using YouTube and MySpace and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages.(BBC)
- 2007 Pakistan unrest: A strike in Karachi closes shops and clears transport from the roads after two days of violence left 41 people dead. (BBC)
- The House of Councillors passes rules for revising the pacifist Constitution of Japan, a central goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Bloomberg)
- Ten people die in an explosion in Orsk, Russia. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
- The President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian names Chang Chun-hsiung of the Democratic Progressive Party as the new Premier of the Republic of China. (BBC)
- Nominations open for the leadership of the United Kingdom Labour Party with Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown as the favourite. (BBC)
- Legislative and local elections are being held currently in the Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- A new species of hummingbird is discovered in Colombia. (ABC News)
- DaimlerChrysler announces it has sold 80.1% of its stake in the Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm for $7.4 Billion. The names are announced to change to Daimler AG and Chrysler Holding LLC. (WDIV-TV)
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