India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday defended the inclusion of Piyush Chawla in the World Cup squad saying the leg-spinner’s experience of playing consistently in the domestic circuit would help the team in the tournament. Chawla, 22, was one of the surprise inclusions in the 15-member squad as he had been out of the team [...]
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Dhoni backs Chawla to perform in World Cup
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Facebook backs down over contact info controversy
January 19th, 2011 |
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Facebook has backtracked over a new feature that would have shared users’ addresses and mobile phone numbers with developers of applications on the popular social networking site. Facebook announced the change late Monday night just three days after the introduction of the new feature was met with howls of protest from privacy advocates. The new [...]
Serbia Pirate Party backs WikiLeaks
December 7th, 2010 |
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Serbia’s Pirate Party has announced that it supports the work of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. A party statement in Belgrade today also condemned some Serbian officials who “support the arrest and extradition” of WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange.
Zagg sportLEATHER iPhone backs, Wrapsol offers Cyber Monday discount, Dev-Team talks jailbreak for 4.2.1
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Zagg has unveiled a couple new protective covers for the back of your iPhone 3G/3GS or iPhone 4. The covers are in the Zagg sportLEATHER line and look like a real football or a baseball with correct textures and laces. Wrapsol has announced a special discount code for films that will fit any device for [...]
David Cameron backs â€Queen Camillaâ€
November 22nd, 2010 |
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron has voiced his support for the Duchess of Cornwall to become Queen and admitted being a ”big fan” of Camilla. He said that the public is warming to Prince Charles”s second wife, despite signs that voters would prefer the monarchy to miss a generation and pass directly from the Queen [...]
Kirsten Dunst backs new ‘Spider-Man’ cast
November 18th, 2010 |
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Actress Kirsten Dunst is convinced that the new ‘Spiderman’ star Andrew Garfield and her replacement, Emma Stone, will ‘be great’ in the rebooted superhero franchise. Dunst starred as Spider-Man/Peter Parker”s love interest Mary Jane Watson in three films, opposite Tobey Maguire as the comic book webslinger, but both actors and director Sam Raimi quit earlier [...]
Govt. backs “loyalty to Jewish state†law
October 11th, 2010 |
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Israeli demonstrators have been voicing their anger over plans to change the country’s citizenship laws. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has approved a plan to make everyone who wants to become an Israeli citizen to pledge loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state.
Apple Backs Off on Tool Restrictions, but It May Be Too Early for Hallelujahs
September 9th, 2010 |
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Apple relaxes the restrictions it had on the tools developers can use to build applications for its iPhone and App Store. However, some wonder whether it is enough when the more open Android platform is fast on Apple’s heels. – Apple has announced that it has relaxed some of
the restrictions the company previously had on tools developers could use
to create applications for its App Store, bringing joy to some circles in the
mobile development community.
Yet, while some developers sing a collective quot;hallelujah, quo…
UNMIK backs Belgrade-Priština talks
August 17th, 2010 |
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UNMIK is ready to support talks between Priština and Belgrade and to mediate, spokesman for the UN mission in Kosovo Russell Geekie said. According to Geekie, UNMIK supports and encourages depoliticized talks on technical issues, but it is up to Priština and Belgrade to decide how the talks will go, KiM Radio reported.
Hungary backs ethnic council in Vojvodina
August 15th, 2010 |
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Hungarian PM has promised that his country will set aside funds to support the Hungarian National Council (NSM) in Serbia. “The Hungarian government will help NSM materially, as the highest organ of the cultural autonomy of Vojvodina’s Hungarians,” Orban said while visiting Palić, in northern Vojvodina.
Parliament backs govt. Kosovo policy
July 27th, 2010 |
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MPs adopted a resolution on Monday calling on the government to continue its activities defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. After a 12-hour debate, 26 members of parliament present voted against the decision, while two members abstained. 192 voted in favor.
PM: Serbia backs Bosnia’s integrity
July 21st, 2010 |
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Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković today in Sarajevo pledged Serbia’s full support for the territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Cvetković started his official visit to that country with a meeting with with Bosnian Council of Ministers President Nikola Špirić.
“Serbia backs integrity of Bosnia, entitiesâ€
June 8th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić said in Banja Luka, RS, this Tuesday that Serbia “stands behind†the Dayton agreement. The peace deal signed in Dayton, Ohio in 1995 ended the war in Bosnia and divided that country into two entities: the Serb republic, RS, and the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia.
FCC Releases Broadband Speed Survey Results as Pelosi Backs Oversight
June 2nd, 2010 |
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The vast majority of Americans don’t know the broadband speeds they pay for, a Federal Communications report finds, while Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said regulation of broadband communications is a priority. – The Federal Communications Commission
released the results of a survey on the consumer broadband experience,
which found 80 percent of broadband users in the United States do not
know the speed of their broadband connection. The survey is part of the
agencys overall broadband speed initiative, w…
Congressman Grayson Now Backs Sanders Amendment
May 7th, 2010 |
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Congressman Grayson’s office sent me the following announcement:Rep. Alan Grayson Applauds Upcoming Partial Victory in Senate “There is deep bipartisan support for a full audit of the Federal Reserve, in both the House and the Senate. The Sanders …
US Congress backs final changes to landmark health bill
March 26th, 2010 |
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The US Congress Thursday approved one last round of changes to the landmark health reform bill already signed into law by President Barack Obama, ending a divisive year-long domestic debate that has taken a violent turn this week.
The votes in the Senate and House of Representatives marked the final steps in a complicated set of [...]
EU commissioner backs Serbia’s integration
March 18th, 2010 |
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European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Wednesday emphasized the European Commission’s support to Serbia’s European integration. After meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković in Belgrade, Fuele told reporters that the discussion focused on the need to maintain the positive momentum in Serbia’s European integration achieved late last year. He also mentioned entering a new stage of European integration this year as a second strategic goal.
Vienna meeting backs plan for north
February 9th, 2010 |
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The International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo backed a plan to integrate northern Kosovo into Priština institutions, Beta reports. The plan has been put forward by the International Civil Office (ICO), a press release from that office said.
Ancelotti backs Terry to help survive crisis
February 4th, 2010 |
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Carlo Ancelotti has backed John Terry to come through his personal crisis and lead Chelsea to the title despite his side’s disappointing failure to overcome Hull City in a 1-1 draw at the KC Stadium. Terry’s week of woe showed no signs of improving as he was subjected to abuse on Humberside on