Monday, November 1, 2010

World Watch: Losing by boozing

* Britain: According to a study published in the medical journal Lancet alcohol is a more dangerous drug than heroin or crack.

* Indonesia: Mount Merapi continues to rumble and spew hot ash days after several islands were ravaged by a tsunami caused by an earthquake.

* U.S.: Google filed a lawsuit last week against the U.S. government alleging that they were inappropriately excluded from a messaging contract in favor of Microsoft.

* Ivory Coast: The country’s presidential election designed to “end years of crisis” may go to a second round.

Image – New York Daily News (via Getty Images)
Online Sources- Xinhua, BBC News, MSNBC, PC Magazine

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