News Headlines (110) 30 December 2012

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New York Prepares for New Year's Eve. Published on Dec 28, 2012 :: To have a New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square, you first have to get '2013' in lights ready. Along with the famous Waterford Crystal ball that drops just in the nick of time. (Dec. 28)



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Utah Teachers Trained to Use Guns.  Published on Dec 27, 2012 :: Teachers in Utah attended a gun training class on Thursday. Utah teachers with proper permits can legally carry a gun in their classrooms. 

Oh? Teachers are trained to use the guns? Good. If so, should the students be also allowed to carry the guns? So, if the teachers and students are involved in a dispute, ... ehehehe... let them kill each other. Then do not cry for a bad possibility. As long as Americans continue to use cowboy management, all issues can be reached with the completion of cowboy way.

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Obama: Without Tax Deal, Vote on My Plan.  Published on Dec 28, 2012 :: President Barack Obama says Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell are discussing a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Without one, Obama demands a vote on his own plan to avoid tax hikes for everyone and government spending cuts. (Dec. 28)

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► Putin shows Russian insecurity in signing ban on US adoption of orphans 

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► 30 December 2012 - Obama 'makes no new cliff offer' 

President Obama asks US Congress to back an interim plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" and extend tax cuts for most Americans, reports say.
* The cost of the fiscal cliff 
* What if US goes over the cliff?
* Q&A: The US fiscal cliff
* Small firms wary of the cliff

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► Elephants compete at Nepal 'beauty contest. 30 December 2012  - Elephants and their trainers have competed for prizes at a beauty pageant in the village of Sauraha next to the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. There are around 90 elephants in the area and three made it through to the final round of the contest which is used to highlight the country's elephant preservation programme. Russell Trott reports. (VIDEO) 

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► O2 boss on curry, network outages and family life. 28 December 2012  - BBC Breakfast's Steph McGovern has been speaking to the chief executive of mobile network O2, Ronan Dunne. He told her about how he deals with issues like the network outages that affected millions of customers in 2012, and how family life keeps him grounded. (VIDEO)

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Fear & Loading: Record gun sales as ban demand backfires. Published on Dec 28, 2012 :: Gun sales are surging to record levels across the US. President Obama's pledge to tackle firearms ownership in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre has seen the shooting spree develop into a shopping spree for guns. RT's Gayane Chichakyan spoke to some of the store owners who are cashing in. 




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Putin signs law banning American adoption in Russia. Published on Dec 28, 2012 :: President Putin has signed off a bill aimed at U.S. citizens accused of abusing the human rights of Russians. It includes a ban on Americans adopting Russian children. The restrictions came about after Washington introduced travel and financial sanctions against Russian officials it alleges are involved in rights violations. RT's Egor Piskunov has the story. 



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Russia plane crash: Tu-204 crashes into highway near Moscow's Vnukovo airport. Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: A passenger jet has crashed after taking a hard landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Three people killed and at least three others taken to hospital in a critical condition.


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Happy Crisis! New Year lights leave plight of poor in darkness. Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: For most people, this week's festivities have meant a time for family, decoration and the once-a-year spirit of goodwill in the air. So, spare a thought for those who have little to cheer - such as the 11 million French people living in poverty. Alexey Yaroshevsky reports from the capital on whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the dark. 



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Medical Marvels: Fancy Living Forever? Published on Dec 30, 2012 :: This holiday season give yourself the gift of good health and check out the latest breakthroughs in Russian medical science. Russia's leading cardiovascular center tests out a brand new artificial heart valve that combines the best of the biological and mechanical worlds. Dental surgery is no longer such a headache with the latest laser scalpel developed in St. Petersburg. Fancy living forever? A Moscow State University professor thinks he might have found the key to giving Father Time the slip, at least temporarily. And see how doctors use state-of-the-art simulators to hone their skills out in innovation-obsessed Kazan.

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Inside Story Americas - Has capitalism proven its durability? Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: As unemployment in the US decreases and large companies expand their profit margins, we ask if the capitalist system has proven its ability to endure and adapt. Or should Americans be considering an alternative economic system?



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Inside Story Americas - Risking their lives to reach the US. Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: An unprecedented number of children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are migrating to the US. It is a harrowing, dangerous journey, but what is making them flee their home countries and what awaits them if they make it to the US?



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The Frost Interview - Shimon Peres: 'Self-victimising Palestinians'. Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: In an exclusive interview with Sir David Frost, Israel's president questions his government's position on settlements, pours scorn on accusations of a plot to kill Yasser Arafat and insists Palestinians are victims of their own mistakes.



► Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis. Published on Dec 29, 2012 :: Will a rebel coup looking to unseat the government place the country in yet another humanitarian disaster? Inside Story, with presenter Adrian Finighan, speaks to guests: Louis Keumayou, the president of the Pan-African Press Association; Magloire Kolisso, a former press attache to the president; and Emmanuel Dupuy, the president of the Institute for Prospective and Security Studies in Europe. (VIDEO) 

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Inside Syria - Is a diplomatic truce in sight for Syria? Published on Dec 30, 2012 :: We ask if UN-Arab League mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi can help end the Syrian crisis after talks with opposition. Inside Syria, with presenter Adrian Finighan speaks to guests: Dr Yazan Abdallah, a Syrian political activist Dr. Abdallah is a member of Syria Dialogue -- a group calling for transitional change in Syria; Dimitri Babich, political analyst at Russia Profile Magazine; Radwan Ziadeh, member of the Syrian National Council; and Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Center.

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