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White House Petition to Build Death Star Passes 25,000 Signatures There’s a White House petition to secure funding for, and build a Death Star by 2016. Think that’s hilarious? Get a load of this: it has passed the 25,000 signature... Keep reading → Share the news on Twitter » More headlines: Google Maps Becomes The App Store's Most Popular Free App Facebook Returns From Downtime, Blames DNS Update for Issues 19 Handy Google Tricks That You Weren't Aware Of How the Web is Changing Education Why 2013 will be the year of the Internet of Things Google Launches 18 New Google+ Features In Pre-Christmas Blowout More top stories on The Next Web » Interested in getting a £1,000 Front-End Web Development scholarship from TNW and GA London? Read more here. That's all for now. Best, TNW Team  Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Forward to a friend  Unsubscribe | Update subscription preferences Copyright © 2012 The Next Web

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How the Web is Changing Education We've come to a moment in history where exploring new skills and expanding our knowledge isn't confined to a specific place or time – an evolution of correspondence courses due... Keep reading → Share the news on Twitter » More headlines: Fake Twitter Followers: An Easy and Dangerous Game Minteye's Image Slider Wants To Replace Text CAPTCHAs Andreessen Horowitz, Github, and Box Share 2013 Enterprise Insights UK Rejects Plans To Automatically Block Porn Google to Gmail Users: Forget Windows Phone, Go Android or iPhone Founders Must Fear & Embrace Failure to Succeed More top stories on The Next Web » Interested in getting a £1,000 Front-End Web Development scholarship from TNW and GA London? Read more here. That's all for now. Best, TNW Team  Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Forward to a friend | Read this email on your browser Unsubscribe | Update subscription preferences Copyright © 2012 The Next Web

Daily Bulletin | 15.12.2012, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 15.12.2012 | 19:30 UTC News Crime Police work out Connecticut shooter's last hours Police have announced that a gunman forced himself into the school where he killed 26 people, including 20 children. US President Barack Obama urged Americans to join together in mourning. US mourns school shooting Press review: American God of arms is insatiable Egypt Opposition alleges fraud in Egypt's referendum Egypt's opposition has accused the government of fraud in the constitutional referendum. Analysts have said that it is likely, but not certain, the draft will be adopted. Egypt's referendum: hunger for stability Russia Russian opposition leaders detained ahead of protest Russian police have detained four opposition leaders ahead of a banned protest against President Vladimir Putin. The rally was to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the biggest ever demonstrations against the regime. Elections Japanese politicians make final push for votes Candidates in Japan's parliamentary election have used the last few hours of the campaign to make their final pitches to the voters. Opinon polls suggest a return of the party that has dominated Japan's post-war era. Syria Syrian Regime fights for lost territory Fierce fighting has taken hold in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The violence is the result of a major push by President Bashar Assad to reclaim lost territory, as doubts over the future of his regime future mount. 'The Syrian opposition must get its act together' Afghanistan Last French combat troops leave Afghanistan The last French combat troops have left Afghanistan. This comes two years before a deadline for all NATO combat forces to withdraw, and was hastened by inside attacks and a change of power in Paris. Terrorism Police identify suspect in Bonn train station bomb plot German police have identified a suspect in relation failed bombing attempt at a train station in Bonn, media have reported. He has not been named. World Cup FIFA finds evidence of pre-World Cup match-fixing A FIFA report has found "compelling evidence" of match-fixing in games involving host South Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup. The country had asked FIFA to investigate after a string of suspicious matches. Newsletters More DW German-Jewish Cultural Heritage Join DW as we uncover traces of German-Jewish cultural heritage all around the world. DW's reporters travel from Chicago to Shanghai to find German-Jewish immigrants and retell their stories. More DW An iPod for your thoughts and pictures! We want to know about your favorite winter traditions and customs. Share your thoughts, experiences and pictures and have a chance at winning one of six iPods. We'll present the best entries at dw.dw/globalimpressions. More DW Those Germans Punctual and unfashionable, orderly and up-tight–there are lots of clichés about Germans. DW will throw all that into question with the multimedia special "Those Germans" starting November 21.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012

Newsline | 15.12.2012, 17:15 UTC

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Newsline 15.12.2012 | 17:15 UTC News Crime Obama calls for action after gunman kills 27 US President Obama has called for 'meaningful action' to prevent future mass shootings after a gunman killed 27 people in the small town of Newtown. This was just the latest in a series of such incidents to hit the US. Dozens Killed in US school shooting Shooting sparks renewed debate about guns Newtown shooting renews focus on gun control World Nationalism Stoking anti-German sentiment in Poland Polish opposition leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is playing with the primal fears and cultural resentment of his countrymen toward Germans and Russians for his own political gain – and not without success. Polish police repell ultranationalists A former Polish mining town reinvents itself Germany needs its immigrants Society Newtown shooting renews focus on gun control Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, Aurora and now Newtown - again and again, gruesome shootings have rocked the US. Consternation is widespread, but change to American gun laws is not expected soon. School shooting reignites gun control debate US mourns school shooting victims Study shows increase in school shooting threats in Germany Romney, Obama fear gun control could backfire 'Each victim is somebody's son' Palestinian Territories Fresh wind for Hamas? The Islamist movement Hamas, founded 25 years ago, is enjoying a new wave of popularity in the Gaza Strip. But enthusiasm over its recent military action against Israel may soon be smothered by disillusionment. Gaza, five years after Hamas came to power Palestine dominates Israeli-German talks A 'birth certificate' for Palestine Israel - tough times, tough neighborhood Eurozone crisis Opinion: Illusionary calm settles over EU It's been some time since an EU summit ended with so much agreement. Important issues were addressed and major disagreement was avoided. But the real test is still to come, says DW's Christoph Hasselbach. Eurozone crisis Juncker: 'We see light at the end of the tunnel' Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker has said the EU handled a year filled with crises well. Following the EU summit, he tells DW that 2012 turned out better than he had expected 11 months ago. EU summit sets series of goals for new year EU prepares for eurozone 2.0 Greece receives more money - and time Newsletters More DW German-Jewish Cultural Heritage Join DW as we uncover traces of German-Jewish cultural heritage all around the world. DW's reporters travel from Chicago to Shanghai to find German-Jewish immigrants and retell their stories. More DW An iPod for your thoughts and pictures! We want to know about your favorite winter traditions and customs. Share your thoughts, experiences and pictures and have a chance at winning one of six iPods. We'll present the best entries at dw.dw/globalimpressions. More DW Those Germans Punctual and unfashionable, orderly and up-tight–there are lots of clichés about Germans. DW will throw all that into question with the multimedia special "Those Germans" starting November 21.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012