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Japanese politician causes uproar by giving letter on Fukushima to emperor
2013-11-07 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A novice Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused an uproar by doing something taboo: handing a letter to the emperor. The ruckus began at an annual autumn Imperial Palace garden party last week. As Emperor Akihito and his wife, Michiko, greeted a line of guests, the outspoken actor-turned-lawmaker Taro Yamamoto gave the emperor the letter a gesture considered both impolite and inappropriate. Video of the encounter, repeatedly aired on television,...
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Facebook Removes Beheading Video Amidst Uproar
2013-10-23 22:34:54| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Fickle Facebook has removed the Mexican beheading video that caused outrage among users and advertisers this week.
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Israeli drug maker in uproar over planned layoffs
2013-10-16 21:20:43| Biotech - Topix.net
Trucks run past Teva Pharmaceutical Logistic Center in the town of Shoam, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013.
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United Kingdom: Fracking uproar peer causes further derision with geography revision
2013-08-01 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Tory peer who provoked uproar for saying that fracking should be carried out in the "desolate" north-east of England has prompted further derision after he corrected himself, saying that he meant the north-west. Lord Howell, who advised William Hague on energy policy until April and is the father-in-law of the chancellor, George Osborne, drew gasps of astonishment in the House of Lords on Tuesday for suggesting that the controversial form of gas extraction could take place in the north-east...
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Uproar over PRISM government surveillance
2013-06-07 21:26:00| CNET News.com
The NSA's PRISM program gathers data from Facebook and other online services, Xbox One will make it complicated to share games with friends, and Apple signs Sony for its iRadio music service. [Read more]
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