TV boss: ‘Race row’ show stays on

January 18, 2007 at 1:02 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

(CNN) — A British television channel boss has said “Celebrity Big Brother” will stay on the air despite a row over the alleged “racist” treatment of an Indian actress on the show.

But shortly before Chan

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‘Big Brother’ racism denied

January 17, 2007 at 3:49 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

nnel 4 attempted to cool an escalating row over alleged bullying of Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on “Celebrity Big Brother,” saying there was no clear evidence of racism.

As the number of complaints to the media regulator topped 19,000 and police probed e-mail threats against housemates, the broadcaster said Shetty had not spoken out about any racism.

“There has been no overt racial abu

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Poll: Two-thirds of Americans oppose more troops in Iraq

January 12, 2007 at 5:21 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Bush also said he would request billions more dollars to fund reconstruction efforts. (Watch how the plan is

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Russia-China space pact won’t include key technology

January 2, 2007 at 3:14 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Russia will cooperate with China on space projects, but will not transfer sensitive technologies that could enable Beijing to become a rival in a future space race, the head of the Russia’s space agency said Tuesday.

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China wants to land a robot on the moon by 2010. In the past, Russia sold China the technology that allowed them to put a man in space in 2003. Russia will continue cooperating with China’s space exploration but without transferring more technology.

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Oprah Winfrey opens school for girls in South Africa

January 2, 2007 at 1:23 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future.
 
“I wanted to give this opportunity to girls who had a light so bright that not even poverty could dim that light,” Winfrey said at a news conference.
 
Mandela was among the gues

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Lost plane discovery proves false

January 2, 2007 at 10:46 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Rescuers in central Indonesia were on Tuesday trying to locate the wreckage of a missing passenger jet, despite reports from aviation and transport officials that the crash site — and survivors — had been found.

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