February 2012
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WatchVideo: A tsunami orphan returns home. But her homecoming is shrouded in mystery, as DNA tests reveal she may not be exactly who she says she is.
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Pro-North Korea activists stick it out in South...
SEOUL — Most of the time, South Koreans are assumed to be either hostile or indifferent to North Korea.
The two countries are, after all, officially still at war. And recent aggressive acts — the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island and the sinking of the Cheonan come to mind — haven’t exactly painted a picture of friendship.
So it wasn’t surprising that many South Koreans appeared...
WatchLibya video: From civilian to rebel soldier and back. Libya’s former rebels struggle to return to their normal lives.
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Newsweek: Life For A 21-Year-Old In Homs, Syria →
newsweek:
This is happening:
Maras, 21, awoke yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. to the sound of bombs falling on his neighborhood.
In his world, the Bab Amro neighborhood of Homs in central Syria, this was not the part of his day that shocked him most. This was how it had been for the past six days, he…
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“Syrian forces shelled the battered city of Homs for another day Monday, striking...”
– The New York Times, “Violence In Syria Continues After Diplomacy Fails” (via inothernews)
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January 2012
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A new tissue made of human skin cells and spider silk appears to be able to stop a speeding bullet.
The “bulletproof skin” is the result of a collaboration between artist Jalila Essaïdi and scientists and technicians in America, South Korea, Germany and the Netherlands.
The inspiration for the project – named ‘2.6g329m/s’ after the weight and speed of bullet standard...
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Mexico's drug war by the numbers
Via: Rehab International