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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 (2011x217)

Udgivelsesdato: Nov 01, 2011

2011/11/01 Headlines: European Stocks Plummet as Greek Prime Minister Announces Popular Referendum on Bailout; Brokerage Giant MF Global Holdings Files Bankruptcy Following Risky Bets; Police Raid Occupy Encampments in California, Virginia; Tennessee Federal Judge Orders State to Stop Enforcing New Rules Against Occupy Demonstrators; Wounded Occupy Oakland Protester Scott Olsen Gives "Thumbs-Up" to News of Widespread Support; UNESCO Votes Overwhelmingly to Accept Palestinian Authority as Member; Attorney of U.S. Soldier: My Client Severed Fingers of Afghan Civilians as War Trophies; Kenya Accused of Killing Five, Wounding Dozens of Children in Somalia Camp Bombing; Republican Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Acknowledges Sexual Harassment Allegations; Rick Perry's Flat Tax Plan Would Lead to Major Cut for Millionaires, Hike for Poor; Perry Followers Express Shock at Video of Strange Speech; NATO Ends Libya Bombing Campaign After Striking Nearly 6,000 Targets; California Firm Acknowledges Syrian Government Using Its Technology to Suppress Dissent; Committee to Protect Journalists Alarmed over Ongoing Disappearance of Syrian Reporters, Bloggers; Egypt: Thousands Protest Military Detention of Prominent Blogger; Report: Increased Frequency of Weather Disasters Result of Global Warming; Prominent Climate Change Skeptic Admits Global Warming is Real