http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120322086&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in a nod to women's empowerment….
Archives for October, 2011
Canadian magazine lit fuse for Wall Street protest
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120264474&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Protests against corporate power in the United States began in the basement of an old house in Vancouver, behind massive trees, down wooden stairs, past a box of soup cans for recycling, at the world headquarters of Adbusters magazine….
Canadian magazine lit fuse for Wall Street protest
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120262790&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Protests against corporate power in the United States began in the basement of an old house in Vancouver, behind massive trees, down wooden stairs, past a box of soup cans for recycling, at the world headquarters of Adbusters magazine….
European crisis forces health check for US banks
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120256179&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Amid White House warnings that Europe's ever-worsening debt crisis could have a "very real" impact in the United States, banks and investors are checking and rechecking their exposure….
Boks without Bakkies, England go with Flood at W.Cup
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120230207&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK South Africa lost 'enforcer' Bakkies Botha from the World Cup on Thursday as the reigning champions, England and Wales all announced their teams for this weekend's quarter-finals….
Asian tech giants remember Jobs as ‘leading light’
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120230189&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Asia's technology giants paid tribute to Steve Jobs on Thursday, with Sony and Samsung hailing the late Apple co-founder as the leading light of the digital age and an inspirational entrepreneur….
Climate talks eye revenue from shipping
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120206640&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries….
Civilians flee horror of the battle for Sirte
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120033222&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Civilians pouring out of Moamer Kadhafi's hometown Sirte said on Tuesday the horror of the battle for the city finally forced them to conquer their fear of the besieging new regime forces and leave….
Asia’s biggest tech fair opens in Japan
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=119975055&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer featured among the cutting-edge gadgets at Asia's biggest tech fair in Japan on Tuesday….
China’s Nobel winner leaves jail briefly: brother
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=119969264&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo was briefly allowed out of prison last month after his father died, his brother told AFP Tuesday, in an unusual break in the dissident's 11-year term….