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- Pro-life activist Bernard Nathanson dies aged 84
- Phones without Internet access join the Facebook revolution
- Runways 'destroyed' at Libya’s Benina International Airport
- Australian Governor-General travels to Kuwait amidst terror threats
- Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook'
- Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island; dozens dead
| Pro-life activist Bernard Nathanson dies aged 84 Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Obstetrician Dr. Bernard Nathason, who provided abortions, then turned pro-life activist, has died at the age of 84. Nathanson died in New York; the cause of death was announced as cancer. During his time as an obstetrician it is believed that he was involved in nearly 75,000 abortions, about 5,000 of which he performed himself. He performed his last abortion in 1979; shortly thereafter he became a pro-life activist. Nathanson opened an abortion clinic in New York City in the 1960s but had performed abortions beforehand. In the 1940's he completed an abortion on his then girlfriend who was pregnant with his child. In 1969 he became one of the founders of the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, an organization that still exists today. More... |
| Phones without Internet access join the Facebook revolution Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Amsterdam-based electronics company Gemalto has announced that it has developed a way of putting Facebook compatibility on to a mobile phone SIM card, to allow mobile phones with no data or internet connection to access the popular social networking site. The report, appearing on the Slovenian tech site Monitor, says that users will be able to communicate directly with the site via SMS messages, as well as being able to exchange messages online and having the facility to write on other Facebook users walls. The formal announcement of the technogical breakthrough was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 14. More... |
| Runways 'destroyed' at Libya’s Benina International Airport Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The runways at Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya have been destroyed according to an Egyptian minister. Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the runways had been destroyed during the violence that is currently taking place. Protests are being held and have spread to Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi has made no signs of stepping down. More... |
| Australian Governor-General travels to Kuwait amidst terror threats Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Her Excellency, Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia is set to travel to Kuwait to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the liberation of the country from Iraqi rule. This comes as terrorist threats and civil unrest begin to spread throughout the region. In a tour that is set to conclude on February 27th, Ms Bryce will be representing Australia at several ceremonies marking 20 years since the first Gulf War and 50 years since Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom. In addition, she will visit The Australian College of Kuwait and other locations of national interest including sites of Australian wheat imports. More... |
| Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook' Posted:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 An Egyptian man in his early twenties has named his newborn daughter 'Facebook' following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution which was almost solely organized on the social-networking site Facebook. The father, Gamal Ibrahim, told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram that he gave his child the name to "express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth." More... |
| Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island; dozens dead Posted:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand at 12:51 PM local time on Tuesday (Monday 23:51 UTC). At least 32 people have been killed. Earlier, Prime Minister John Key advised media of 65 deaths from collapsing buildings in central Christchurch, with more expected, but the number was cut in half because police have only been able to confirm the deaths of 32 people. The spire of the iconic Anglican ChristChurch Cathedral has fallen and rubble is strewn throughout the central business district. Roads and carparks have cracked and lifted, and two buses are reported to be crushed under the bus exchange. Pools of mud have erupted due to burst water mains and liquefaction. Boulders and falling cliff faces have destroyed buildings on hillside suburbs. Fears for the safety of nearby towns Lyttleton and Akaroa are exacerbated due to communication problems. More... |
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