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- Japan's PM visits city wrecked by tsunami
- When Gaddafi drank from a finger bowl
- William should be king: Poll
| Japan's PM visits city wrecked by tsunami Posted: Prime Minister Naoto Kan paid another visit to Japan's tsunami-devastated coast yesterday, promising officials in a fishing-dependent city that his government will do whatever it can to help. Kan visited Ishinomaki, a coastal city of 1,63,000 people in Miyagi, one of the prefectures hardest hit by the March 11 earthquake that killed as many as 25,000 people, destroyed miles of coastline and left tens of thousands homeless.  Japanese PM Naoto Kan speak to workers at a fishery at Ishinomaki yesterday "The government will do its utmost to help you," Kan, dressed in blue work clothes, told people. "We will support you so that you can resume fishing." Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama told him the government needs to quickly build temporary homes for the 17,000 city residents who lost theirs and are living in shelters. More than 2,600 people from Ishinomaki were killed in the disaster and another 2,800 are missing. Boats were also destroyed, crippling the fishing industry that accounts for 40 percent of the city's economy. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, thousands of people carrying "No nukes" signs gathered for a rally in a park then marched through the streets chanting and beating drums. Protesters demanding the closure of a different plant chanted "No more Fukushima" as they marched through government headquarters and past the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. Going to polls
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| When Gaddafi drank from a finger bowl Posted: Libya's former Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa had more than 30 years ago written a university dissertation on Libyan leader Gaddafi which has now been uncovered. The 226-page study titled The Political Leader And His Social Background, Muammar Gaddafi, The Libyan Leader, provides a crucial insight into the Libyan leader's mindset and gives a clear image of the young Gaddafi.  Libyan dictator Gaddafi is psyched to find a place where people will cheer for him as he visits a school in Tripoli Koussa the top-flight Gaddafi aide who defected to Britain was at the time unknown to the dictator and had to rely on wealthy family connections to secure privileged access to him to complete his dissertation. His work has revealed vital clues about the source of the dictator's hatred of the West and in particular the British, linking this animosity to a previously unknown visit to London at height of the swinging Sixties. Gaddafi, who was sent to England in 1966 to complete his military training, claims that during his four-month stay in England he was insulted by British Army officers whom he accused of 'oppressing; him for days. National Archive reports show that by the time Gaddafi came to power in 1969 the British Government considered him mad, moronic, messianic and a genuine threat to the security of the region. The papers also reveal how Gaddafi's table manners during a state occasion caused acute embarrassment as he drank the water from a finger bowl because he didn't know what it was for. Gaddafi stopped by a classroom in Tripoli, yesterday and was greeted by rounds of frenzied cheers. Kids jumped on their desks and chanted, "Only Allah, Moammar and Libya!"
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| Posted: A survey reveals more than half of the people in the United Kingdom believe Prince William should become the next monarch Wills and Kate should be the next king and queen according to a survey which says most people would favour Prince Charles being frog leaped to the crown. And one in three wants the Queen to abdicate within the next two years, according to the study.  Prince William recorded strong support among young women, with 78 per cent saying they wanted the young Royal to succeed Queen Elizabeth The poll detected signs of a "fairytale effect", with Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding now less than three weeks away. The Panelbase survey of almost 2,000 adults found that 59 per cent of people favour dispensing with tradition to see William ascend the throne. The remaining 41 per cent said they wanted Prince Charles to become king. Notably, Prince William recorded strong support among young women, with 78 per cent of those in the 18-34 category saying they wanted the young Royal to succeed Queen Elizabeth. Panelbase also found that 33 per cent of UK adults want the Queen to give up the throne within two years. Some 42 per cent of young men and 39 per cent of young women believe she should abdicate. In a separate survey, support for Prince William assuming the throne was even higher among people in Scotland, at 61 per cent, with 39 per cent wanting Prince Charles to become the next king. Panelbase managing director Ivor Knox said, "There are some signs of a fairytale effect, with over three quarters of young women wanting the young newly-weds to be the next king and queen. Perhaps more surprisingly, support for Charles is only above 50 per cent even among over 55-year-olds, though this age group is also most opposed to an early abdication, with nearly 80 per cent of them wanting the Queen to stay on the throne." Bribing her way in Hellen Mirren is trying to get into Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials. The actress said that she even tried bribing her way into the wedding. Kiss on the balcony royal sources indicate that they Wills-Kate will share a kiss from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey. The "balcony kiss" is among the most memorable images from the wedding of the Prince's parents in 1981, and began a tradition. A royal aide said, "Prince William and Catherine know the form and have seen the photographs. I doubt well-wishers will be disappointed."
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