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Obama slams Romney as ‘Robin Hood in reverse’
STAMFORD, Connecticut — US President Barack Obama joked Monday that his election foe Mitt Romney’s tax plans would rob from the middle class to help the rich — “like Robin Hood in reverse.” Obama intensified his attacks on the Republican’s tax reform plans at a fundraising event in Connecticut, on…
Public smooching arrest prompts Mexico ‘kiss-in’
LEON, Mexico — Couples of all ages locked lips outside a church in the conservative central Mexico city of Leon to protest the arrest of a man for kissing his female companion. The “kiss-in” — held at noon on Sunday to coincide with mass — received applause from some parishioners…
Another Tibetan sets himself alight in China
BEIJING — A Tibetan man in southwest China set himself on fire Monday, the latest in a series of shocking protests against Chinese rule, an overseas human rights group said. The man set himself alight along the main street of Ngaba which sits on the Tibet plateau in a Tibetan-inhabited…
Obama backs ending Olympic ‘medal tax’
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday backed legislation designed to spare triumphant Olympic athletes a nasty surprise — a tax on medals they bring home from the London Games. President Barack Obama “supports that bill. If it were to get to his desk, he would support it,” said White…
Candid Marilyn Monroe photos go public in Poland
WARSAW — As fans worldwide mark 50 years since her untimely death, a collection of rare Marilyn Monroe photographs immortalising the American blonde bombshell went on display in Warsaw Monday. Poland’s State Treasury obtained the candid shots of Monroe by a friend. Milton Green, in a collection of nearly 4,000…
White House sidesteps raging Romney tax returns battle
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday refused to be drawn into a fierce row involving the top Senate Democrat Harry Reid, branded a “dirty liar” by Republicans for his accusations about Mitt Romney’s tax record. Senate Majority leader Reid claimed last week that a secret source had told him…
Cocaine use in Swiss cities among highest in Europe: report
GENEVA, Switzerland — Cocaine use in several Swiss cities is among the highest in Europe, researchers said on Monday. “The amounts of cocaine … were in the same range as those European cities with the highest consumption,” said Christoph Ort, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology…
Secretary Clinton offers condolences to Indian government after Sikh temple shooting
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called her Indian counterpart Monday after a man attacked a Sikh temple in Wisconsin killing six people before being shot dead himself, a US official said. Clinton, who is on a visit to South Africa, spoke with Indian Foreign Minister S.M Krishna a day…
New York Times complains NYPD assaulted a photographer
The New York Times has complained to the city’s police department after one of its photographers said he was assaulted by officers who arrested him on Saturday. Robert Stolarik, a freelance photographer, claimed a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer “slammed” his camera into his face before he was dragged…
Wikipedia blackout caused by accidental cable slice in Florida
Wikipedia was inaccessible globally for a couple of hours on Monday after someone accidentally cut through fibre cables connecting its servers in Florida. The online encyclopedia was down for about two hours on Monday afternoon after the mishap near its worldwide data centre in Tampa, Florida. The site was brought…
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