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 ON THIS DAY
4 juli

1987: Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is sentenced to life in prison.
1977: Gary Valentine leaves Blondie. The new bass player was Frank Infante, who was soon replaced by Nigel Harrison. Infante stayed on as guitarist.
1973: Don Powell, drummer of Slade, is seriously injured in a car accident that killed his girlfriend. He was hospitalized for six weeks and suffered amnesia, but later he found himself back at the drumkit.
1961: Rupert Branker, musical advisor of the Platters, is beaten to death in Los Angeles.
1900: Jazz musician Louis Armstrong is born.
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Toxic British waste illegally dumped in Africa

A three year joint investigation by The Independent, Sky News, and Greenpeace has uncovered tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa. Read more...

Photographers protest anti-terror law

Around 200 British photographers both professional and amateur, wearing stickers reading "I'm a Photographer NOT a Terrorist" held a mass photo shoot outside the Met Police headquarters at Scotland Yard to protest new counterterrorism law that allow police to stop photographers from taking their picture. Read more...

China to impose real name registration for online gamers.

The government of China will soon require real-name registration for online game players, claiming the new regulation is a much needed anti-addiction measure.  Read more...

EU charges Microsoft over monopoly abuse

Microsoft was formally charged with monopoly abuse by Europe's top antitrust authority, the European Commission, over the way it bundles the Internet Explorer browser with Windows.
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'Save the Net' campaign sweeps Australia

Australian Federal Government plans on implementing mandatory internet censoring of "offensive and illegal material" by ISPs have been met with nation wide protests.
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