world news

The term "world news" refers to any news story that has a global relevance or interest. This information is usually presented by large media corporations such as BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), CNN, ITN, SBS and SKY NEWS.

Traditionally, world news has been broadcast via television. More recently, it has found a home on the internet on a 24 hour basis. The topics can range from the latest breaking global economic breakdown, to solar energy and related energy topics, to the latest toy to make a global impact on people's lives. Additionally most major broadcasting centers host a piece on sports, vacations and trip planning, especially during popular holidays and summer.


World news is very popular with bloggers, because by nature, it affects all of us. The MSNBC blog, hosted by the team at MSNBC news, is a typical example of the sites available under this topic search. The presentation is of the highest quality with links to other countries and illustrations of the most colorful items of recent news headlines.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “world news”

• China Executes 4 Tibetans - Urgent Action Required

  
  RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution — Authority: 440
  Executions - Urgent Action China has executed four Tibetans for their roles in the protests in Tibet last year, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak, Penkyi and reportedly a fourth unidentified Tibetan,...
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• Jackpot Valley strikes again! £45m lottery couple are SEVENTH winners from their corner of Britain

  
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  The couple who scooped £45.5million in the Euromillions draw at the weekend are from Newport in ‘Golden Gwent’ – which has already produced an astonishing six lottery millionaires in three years.more
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• 1m pushchairs recalled in US after children sever fingertips

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  About one million folding pushchairs manufactured by the British company Maclaren are being recalled in the USA because of 12 reports of fingertip amputations after children caught their hands in the hinge mechanism. The product recall affects nine models of "umbrella" strollers which fold up for easier storage. ...
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• US deacon claims miracle cure by 19th century British cleric

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Prayers to Cardinal Newman brought me recovery, Jack Sullivan tells Archbishop of Westminster at start of UK tour In 2001 a Boston man turned to the late Cardinal Henry Newman to help him overcome a crippling spinal condition. Today the same man turned to the archbishop of Westminster to help him overcome ...
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• Kraft meets expectations with hostile bid for Cadbury

  
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  Kraft Foods has formalised its bid for UK confectioner Cadbury without sweetening the offer - turning the US food giant’s takeover attempt hostile.The Toblerone-to-Cote d’or chocolate maker has offered Cadbury shareholders 300 pence and 0.2589 new shares in Kraft for every Cadbury share, or 1,200 pence cash and ...
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• Nestlé to seek Fairtrade certification for iconic Kit Kat?

  
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  The UK arm of Swiss food giant Nestle has remained silent on reports that it is in talks to obtain Fairtrade certification for its Kit Kat chocolate bars.According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Nestle is in talks with the Fairtrade Foundation over securing Fairtrade certification for its best-selling chocolate ...
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• Nicolas Sarkozy accused of rewriting history after Facebook slip

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  It started out as a personal account by a world leader of where he was when the wall came down. The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, posted a photograph of himself taking a pickaxe to the Berlin Wall on his Facebook page, describing how he rushed to Berlin on 9 November 1989, and crossed through Checkpoint Charlie ...
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• Taxing questions: Could a trading levy work?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Debate has raged over the feasibility of a global financial transaction tax since it was first mooted by the US economist James Tobin in the early 1970s. Among the objections are: Markets would find a way round it This would be the case if the G20 imposed a blanket tax on all transactions without the support of ...
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• Poland: the lost generation that fled hard-fought freedoms

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Occupied, and suppressed, Polands 20th century history was as bleak as its future now seems rosy. Why then have so many young Poles left never to return since 2004? Sitting with her daughter and grand-daughter in one of Warsaws poshest coffee shops, Tereza Sawerska dwells on Polands 20th century. In the 1940s as a ...
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• Gordon Brown in secret push to sell Tobin tax to City

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  • FSA backs prime minister over tax on transactions • Global revenues could reach as high as £420bn Gordon Brown is secretly attempting to persuade some of the Citys leading figures to speak out in support of his plan for a new international tax on banking. Despite furious opposition from bank lobbyists and ...
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• I wish this whole thing would end | Michael Tomasky

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Now, Greg Sargent reports, at least 41 Democratic House members have signed a letter to Pelosi saying they wont support a final healthcare bill with the current anti-abortion language.   So that makes 41 who wont support a bill with that language, and up to 64, potentially, who wont support the bill without that ...
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• Chinese Schoolgirl Violence caught on Video: Shanghai Schoolgirl Beating

  
  Ekawaaz - One Voice - Many Issues : News Views and Reviews — Authority: 118
  Someone just shared this video with me and I don’t really know how old this clip is and as to when was this video made. After googling and searching for a while, I came across some websites saying it to be of October 27th, 2009, but I am not very sure about it….A Cantonese schoolgirl [...]
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• Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Exclusive: Watchdogs estimates of reserves inflated says top official The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. ...
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• Orion Marine Group Announces a Contract Award of Approximately $10 Million

  
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  HOUSTON, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (the "Company"), a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $10 million. Tags: financial times , World News Related posts Zuma to blast ‘deviant’ ...
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• First Place Financial Corp. to Present at the Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference

  
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  WARREN, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Place Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FPFC) President and Chief Executive Officer, Steven R. Lewis, and David W. Gifford, Chief Financial Officer, will make an investor presentation at the Sandler ONeill & Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference to be ...
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• Omnicity Secures Financing to Accelerate Its Acquisition Strategy

  
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  RUSHVILLE, Ind., Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omnicity Corp (OTCBB:OMCY), the Midwests largest and fastest growing fixed Wireless Internet Service Provider, today announced the closure of a $1,170,000 financing. This financing is earmarked for the completion of several asset purchase agreements ("Acquisitions") in ...
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• Capstone Turbine Corporation Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Operating Results

  
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  CHATSWORTH, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), reported operating results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2009 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2009. Tags: ...
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• Katt Williams Arrested

  
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  Katt Williams Arrested: Comedian Katt Williams was arrested this morning, according to The Atlanta Constitution Journal . Williams was arrested in Coweta County, Georgia after he was caught for criminal trespassing and burglary. Wllliams will reportedly be arraigned at 4pm this afternoon Katt Williams Arrested: ...
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• Kari Ann Peniche,Kari Ann Peniche Sextape

  
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  Kari Ann Peniche,Kari Ann Peniche Sextape : Former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche is announced to be appearing on a new reality show featuring the famous Dr. Drew.  This edition of the VH1 television series depicts those with sex addiction. Kari Ann Peniche,Kari Ann Peniche Sextape : Former Miss Teen USA Kari ...
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• II-VI Incorporated Announces Results of Shareholders’ Meeting and Board of Director Appointments; Introduces New CVD Diamond Product Line

  
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  PITTSBURGH, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq:IIVI) announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Friday, November 6, 2009. Re-elected to the Companys Board of Directors were Wendy F. DiCicco and Marc Y.E. Pelaez. Tags: financial times , World News Related posts ...
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