Around the world this week

This week has been mixed with peaks and valleys, the post is a recap of selected happenings around the world. US STRIPPED OF ITS AAA CREDIT RATING: "John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Photo: AP"] The US was stripped of its AAA credit rating by S & P. Following the downgrade, the US stock market which has witnessed continuous plunge since late July 2011 got its worst...

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INSPIRING STORY: THE BOY WITH THE BACKWARD LEG

INSPIRING STORY: THE BOY WITH THE BACKWARD LEG A turned around leg, and still cheerful..." A 10 year old boy, Dugan Smith, diagnosed with cancer had his leg amputated at 11. He went through an unusual surgical procedure that allowed him to keep the remainder of his leg, but reattached backward - that way the cancer is cut out, but the nerve that controls the foot is intact by turning it around backward. According to the report, Dugan's calf now...

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THE WEB (WWW) TURNS 20

THE WEB (WWW) TURNS 20 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="416" caption="The Web turns 20"][/caption] On August 6th, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, a British physicist at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), in Geneva, created the first-ever web page—a summary of his WWW project along with explanations to help visitors build websites of their own and to search the web for information... today, the rest is Web History. It has dramatically...

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MASS UPRISING IN LONDON

MASS UPRISING IN LONDON: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="416" caption="A woman leaps from a burning building in Surrey Street, Croydon into the arms of police officers. The town was hit by rioting and a huge fire"][/caption] Civil unrest /riots in London by citizens who are perhaps discontent with simmering poverty and neglect in the city, according to a report, Martin Fletcher says "caught in a poverty and joblessness cycle, young people...

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US STRIPPED OF ITS AAA CREDIT RATING

US STRIPPED OF ITS AAA CREDIT RATING: John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Photo: AP" The US was stripped of its AAA credit rating by S & P. Following the downgrade, the US stock market which has witnessed continuous plunge since late July 2011 got its worst hit on Monday August 8th - the S&P index plunged by 6.7 percent in the first trading session (the biggest...

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GOVERNOR FASHOLA SIGNS LAW AGAINST ABANDONMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN

GOVERNOR FASHOLA SIGNS LAW AGAINST ABANDONMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN: A pregnant woman Governor Fashola signs law against abandonment of pregnant women. Read more here. It is now illegal in Lagos State for any man to impregnate and desert a wom...

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Al Pacino's transformation into Phil Spector: Lessons for Nollywood

You almost wouldn't know the difference between Al Pacino, left,  and Phil Spector (a one time movie producer serving a 19 years to life jail term for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson). Al Pacino (Left) & Phil Spector (Right), Aug 2011" Late last year, it was announced that Al Pacino will take on the role of Phil Sector in HBO biopic movie - read more here. Al Pacino & Spector as seen on ABC, July 7th 2011[/caption] Although...

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