29 May 2013

AUSTIN / TECHNOLOGY : TWITTER Is NewsBlog's New Home.

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          After a long dispute with an unresponsive...and seemingly indifferent webmaster at  Google's Blogger... over months of spur...
24 May 2013

BRASIL / RUSSIA / EL SALVADOR : Week's Best Images From TIME.

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http://lightbox.time.com/2013/05/24/pictures-of-the-week-may-17-may-24/?xid=newsletter-photos-weekly#21 This week 72 images are offere...

CANADA / MEXICO / CHILE : Former BC Woman Cop Murdered In Playa Del Carmen; Barrick Gold Fined $16 Million For Pascua-Lama, May Suspend Mine.

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        Lynn Earle, 60...a long retired West Vancouver constable...was found murdered in the  popular Mayan Riviera resort of Playa del...

BRASIL / ITALY / GUATEMALA / USA / RUSSIA: 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Rio Fuel Tanks Fires/ Blasts; Ruby Heartstealer Admits Lying About Silvio's Sex Parties, Money; Ex-Prez Alfonso Portillo Extradited To USA For Money Laundering; Moscow Bans VKontakte By 'Mistake.'

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       BRASIL : UPDATE: 1 dead, 7 were injured after 6 fuel tanks exploded and burned in the northern Rio suburb, Duque de Caxias.    ...
23 May 2013

RUSSIA / CZECH REP / SWEDEN / MEXICO / BRASIL: Gauging Navalny's Real Support; American Sought For 4 Murders In Brno; Rioting Near Stockholm Spreads On 4th Night; Vigilantes Continue Narco Fight In Tierra Caliente; October Auction Scheduled For Giant Libra Subsalt Field.

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        RUSSIA : How much support does anti-corruption, Putin Opposition blogger Alexei Navalny really have? Breaking down his social medi...
22 May 2013

CHILE : Exposing Santiago's Often Violent 'Hooded" Protesters.

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      Almost every protest in Santiago ends in violence started by hooded youths and anarchists...called 'encapuchados.'      Fo...

TECHNOLOGY : Today's 8 TWITTER Posts/Newslinks.

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      Today...8 newslinks have been posted on TWITTER @ HyperObserver ... https://twitter.com/ ... and are  NOT duplicated here: E...

CHINA / VIDEO : Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Releases Critical Funky Rock Video.

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       Controversial dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has released a new foul... and sometimes hard to listen to/watch...5-minute music...
21 May 2013

VENEZUELA / CUBA: Opposition Exposes Chavista Turmoil With Silva Tape.

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       Opinionated Chavista...and foul-mouthed late night Caracas TV host Mario Silva suddenly took himself off the air...after the oppos...

BRASIL : Dilma Wins Port Privatization Approval From Congress.

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     34 state owned ports may soon be open to private investment...that could help improve Brasil's notorious and expensive shipping ...

EL SALVADOR : Supreme Court Ruling Threatens 60,000 Gang War Truce.

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      The nation's  Supreme Court has ruled that the appointment of Security Minister David Mungia Payes was illegal...possibly endin...

GUATEMALA : Court Throws Out Rios Montt Genocide Conviction; Trial Restart Ordered.

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     Aged former strongman Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, 86...has gotten a reprieve...after a top court threw out his 80 year conviction for ge...

HUNGARY / GERMANY/ EU : PM Orban's 'Tanks' Talk Sours Relations After Merkel's 'Cavalry' Comment.

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        Hungary   PM Viktor Orban meets Chancellor Angela Merkel tomorrow...under another cloud.        On Friday...Orban said he hoped ...
20 May 2013

BRASIL: Pantless Lover...Barely Escapes Jealous Husband...From 3rd Floor.

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        With Video       The crowd gathered below shouted cornudo/cheater... as a man wearing only underclothes tried to escape from a 3...

BRASIL / EUROZONE: Europeans Setting Up Homes In Rio's Former Slums.

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      Brasil has spent hundreds of millions to 'pacify' its many notorious Rio favelas/slums for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olym...
19 May 2013

COSTA RICA /CANADA : 21 May UPDATE: BC Resident Deering Murdered In Escazu Home Invasion; Travel Advisory Issued.

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      IST LINK CHANGE/ New Details         BC resident Brad Deering, 42...was murdered...by 3 disguised intruders...during a home invasi...

CANADA / MEXICO / USA : 22 May UPDATE: BC Man And American Feared Kidnapped In Puerto Vallarta.

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  IST LINK CHANGE/New Details          Canadian officials are worried that a BC resident has been kidnapped in Puerto Vallarta.       ...

AUSTIN / USA / TECHNOLOGY: Newsblog...Passes 150,000 Page Views.

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            The news about this newsblog...is that it has quickly surpassed 150,000 page views...for the first time since its June 2009 s...
18 May 2013

UKRAINE : Thousands Protest In Kyiv For Yulia, Against Yanukovych; Some Injured In Clashes.

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        Several people were injured Saturday in scuffles after thousands rallied in Kyiv for jailed ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko...and against ...

RUSSIA / AZERBAIJAN / DENMARK / EUROVISION 2013 / IMAGES: 21 May UPDATE: Moscow Outraged By Azeri Vote Problems; Denmark Won Finals...That Featured Lesbian Kiss; Germans Blame Poor Showing On Merkel.

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                 Russia is upset that Azerbaijan awarded no points for it's entry (above) in the Eurovision song contest.        Mos...
17 May 2013

BOLIVIA : La Paz Pension Protest Turns Violent On 11th Day.

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      Union mine workers, teachers and others clashed with police in La Paz...on the 11th day of a protest about pension payments.      ...

ITALY : Ruby Heartstealer Testifies About Bunga Bunga Parties at Milano Trial.

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         Visibly  thinner...new mom Moroccan Karima El Mahrough...aka Ruby Heartstealer ... testified for the first time in the Milano tr...

ARGENTINA : Former Dictator Jorge Videla Dies In Prison.

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     Former military dictator...Gen Jorge Videla, 87... died in a Buenos Aires prison...of natural causes.      In 2010, he was senten...
16 May 2013

COSTA RICA / PERU / COLOMBIA : 17 May UPDATE : 2 More Aides Resign After Prez. Chinchilla Comes Under Fire For Free Flights On Alleged Narco Jet; Key Minister Resigns Over Flight From Bogus Person.

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        IST LINK CHANGE        President Laura Chinchilla has the lowest approval numbers in Latin America.       Only an estimated 12%...

TEXAS / USA / IMAGES : 6 Dead, 200 Homes Damaged After 16 Tornadoes Ravage Granbury, Cleburne.

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           WITH: 26 Images        At least 6 people are reported dead...with 100 injured...and over 200 homes damaged...after a swarm of...

VENEZUELA : Caracas Gets Some Toilet Paper Relief; Opposition TV Channel Globovision Surrenders; Maduro Befriends Empresas Polar.

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       Shortages of consumer goods under President Hugo Chavez's policies were common for years.       Milk, corn, rice, cooking oil...