Broad coalition protests us surveillance programme
US: A coalition of Internet and civil liberties
groups launched a campaign Tuesday protesting the huge US online
surveillance programme revealed in the past week. Joining the effort
were the Mozilla Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union,
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China’s space dream crystallized with Shenzhou-10 launch
CHINA: China successfully launched its fifth
manned spacecraft late Tuesday afternoon, sending three astronauts
on the country’s longest space trip. With 10 astronauts and six
spacecraft launched into space in a decade, China is speeding up on
the path of exploration and building a home for Chinese in the
galaxy.
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Uneasy calm at Taksim Square after violence
TURKEY: An uneasy calm returned to Istanbul’s
protest square early Wednesday after running clashes between riot
police and protesters, as Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed
zero tolerance for the mass demos.
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