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Websites Suddenly Blocked in China? This may be Why -UPDATED
UPDATE: The Great FireWall of China website is no longer offering a test, since the test is no longer reliable.There is another site you can try to see if your site is blocked: Website TestGot a question below about what to do about it, from a webhost provider, the only idea...
Comcast Faces FCC Sanctions for Blocking Web Traffic
Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, violated federal guidelines when it blocked and degraded Web traffic, the head of the Federal Communications Commission will announce Friday." The sanctions would be the first time the commission has come down on an internet... Comcast Ordered to Stop BitTorrent Traffic Interference
"ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for years now, but only recently has this turned into a political issue. In a huge victory for BitTorrent users, the FCC has now announced that it will order Comcast to stop interfering with BitTorrent traffic. ... Sarkozy aims to revive EU pact this year
In an important speech delivered yesterday in Strasbourg, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who assumed the French rotating EU presidency at the begining of the month, outlined the timeframe he envisions for trying... Facebook Blocked in China
This doesn't bode well for 08.08.08 and beyond: just a few weeks after launching its service in China, Facebook has been blocked.As of 4:26pm EST, are any NowPublic members in China able to access it?"Danwei readers... Pakistan goes on attack
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the "Immortal Words" of "The Cable Guy"!!It looks like Pakistani forces are "Git'in Er Done!!"The Taliban have pockets of their own in various villages, and routing them...Protests Against Fuel Prices in Nepal
Nepalese students blocked several streets in Katmandu and hurled stones at the chief justice's car to protest rising fuel prices. The students demanded the government to take action and immediately withdraw fuel... New strike by Argentine farmers
Farmers in Argentina have issued a strike notice starting at 0300 GMT Sunday June 14, to protest against tax increases on food exports." Argentina is one of the world's top exporters of wheat, soya and beef. A... George Bush in Italy: a disruptive presence
"Pope Benedict will be rolling out the red carpet at the Vatican to thank Bush for picking him up personally from the airport when he visited the US in April. " Will Judge Who Posted Bestiality Video be Recused from Obsenity Trial
Can't speak for you, but I live to run into these stories. Finding them gives me a warm, squishy feeling - but not the type of warm squishy feeling likely portrayed in the judge's video."LOSANGELES - The chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals posted sexually... US climate change bill blocked
US lawmakers have blocked a much-anticipated bill on climate change, after Republicans vowed it would be too expensive for the economy. "A US attempt to establish a system of caps and tax relief to cut carbon emissions has been blocked in Congress.The bill was backed by most... Crisis talks over Turkish ruling
A cosntitutional court has blocked a law passed by Turkey's new ruling party, which has a religious bent, allowing women to wear headscarves in public schools. The ruling party, AK, is now holding an emergency meeting to decide its next move. Turkey, a historically fiercely... The Gas Prices We Deserve
Here's a great column from George Will. "Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was... Swiss "Reject" Controversial Immigration Proposal !
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe land of Chocolate and Secret Bank accounts, have dismissed 8 of 10 Cantons proposed by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) proposal that naturalisation of immigrants be... Bomb alert at swedish nuclear plant
"Kalmar police spokesperson Sven-Erik Karlsson told the TT news agency that a welder on his way in to the plant on Wednesday morning was caught with a relatively small amount of a highly explosive...
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