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International Economy Tensions despite Independence South Sudan Can Survive on Credit in South Sudan If the North Blocks (Reuters) - North Su- dan’s Khartoum govern- the Pipelines ment was the first to rec- ognize the new state on (Reuters) - South Sudan can survive on credit, @NowMag: WOW! Jenni- Friday, hours before the using its oil as collateral, if the north goes ahead fer Aniston’s boyfriend Justin formal split took place, with its threat to block pipelines after the south se- Theroux is hot after shaving a move that smoothed cedes or if war between them breaks out again, of- off his beard: Justin Theroux the way to the division ficials told Reuters. looked hands... http://bit.ly/ of what was, until yes- Such economic independence may give the new oXcRKa terday, Africa’s largest state an edge in tortured negotiations over oil rights country. with its old civil war foe which has received 50 per- The recognition did cent of the revenues from southern oil for six years not dispel fears of future and which wants pipeline fees after secession. tensions. “In case the south is forced not to export its own Northern and southern oil through the existing pipeline infrastructure through leaders have still not agreed the north, we will use our resources to continue to on a list of issues, most im- live ... The south can still survive without a prob- portantly the line of the bor- lem,” the south’s Director General of Energy Arkan- der and how they will handle gelo Okwang told Reuters. oil revenues, the lifeblood “If we are forced not to export our crude, we will of both economies. definitely use some of our (oil) blocks to ensure we Alicia Silverstone At the stroke of mid- have roots,” he said, roots meaning money for the @EW: Alicia Silverstone in night the Republic of Sudan government. ’s upcom- lost around three quarters The south produces about three quarters of Su- ing comedy ‘Vamps’ http:// of its oil reserves, which Sudanese wave their national flag as they rally in Khartoum dan’s roughly 500,000 barrels of oil output and de- ow.ly/5zhHi are sited in the south, and pends on oil for 98 percent of its revenue. The south faced the future with in- was an embarrassment to amounts of arable land and Sudan and was set up funnels its oil through northern pipelines to Sudan’s surgencies in its Darfur Bashir’s some Western diplomats. the waters of the White to monitor the 2005 only commercial port on the Red Sea coast. and Southern Kordofan The International Crim- Nile flowing through it,” peace deal, expires on Diplomats and southern officials have said it is regions. presence at the inal Court has issued an he said. Saturday. unlikely the north’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir In Khartoum, just be- arrest warrant for Bashir, The United Nations Se- Mostly Muslim Sudan will shut down those pipelines as the country is so fore the split, Bashir, who ceremony was an on charges of war crimes curity Council voted on and South Sudan, where dependent on oil revenues and which already faces now leads just the north, in Darfur. Friday to establish a force most follow Christiani- debts of about $38 billion (23.7 billion pounds). told journalists just before embarrassment Analysts have long of up to 7,000 peacekeep- ty and traditional beliefs, The south is due to split away at midnight tonight headding to Juba to attend feared a return to war if ers for South Sudan. fought each other for all local time (10 p.m. British time), a separation it won the independence celebra- to some Western north/south disputes are Earlier in Khartoum, but a few years since the in a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war tions that tookplace yes- not resolved. Ban urged the northern 1950s in civil wars fuelled with the north. The territories are yet to agree on how Victoria terday, “I would like to diplomats U.N. Secretary Gener- government to allow U.N. by ethnicity, religion, oil they will handle oil revenues and payments, among stress ... our readiness to al Ban Ki-moon told re- peacekeepers to stay be- and ideology. other disputes -- a situation that has unnerved dip- Beckham work with our southern porters in Juba on Friday yond the end of their man- That fighting killed an lomats who fear a return to war. @NowMag: OMG! Victo- brothers and help them South Sudan would soon date to monitor the situa- estimated 2 million peo- The conflict fought over ideology, ethnicity, re- ria Beckham’s apparently giv- set up their state so that, join the global body. tion in Southern Kordofan, ple and forced 4 million sources and religion killed an estimated 2 million en birth to a little girl named God willing, this state “South Sudan be- the north’s biggest remain- to flee. It also destabilised people and left a legacy of deep mistrust between Coco. Do you believe it? Or will be stable and devel- gins life as a state fac- ing oil producing state, the region which includes the two sides. is Coco just... http://fb.me/ op,” said Bashir. ing enormous challenges. and other hotspots. some of east Africa’s most Senior officials told Reuters a number of institu- ASx1jPLt Bashir’s presence at the But South Sudan has re- The mandate of UN- promising economies in- tions had approached the south offering it credit in ceremony, while a signal markable potential with MIS, which has deployed cluding Kenya, Uganda exchange for oil. of the north’s goodwill, natural resources, huge 10,000 peacekeepers in and Ethiopia. Technology Elections U.S. Internet Providers Hundreds Arrested in Protest to Act Against Online Smalling @BBCFootball1: Smalling Against Malaysian PM Pirates signs new Man Utd deal: Man- chester United defender Chris (Reuters) - Consumers who illegally download Smalling signs a new five-year copyrighted films, music or television shows might deal at Old… http://goo.gl/fb/ see their Internet speed slowed or access restricted XI9oz under an industry anti-piracy effort announced on Thursday. U.S. Internet service providers, including Verizon Communications Inc, Comcast Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc, Cablevision Systems Corp and AT&T Inc agreed to alert customers, up to six times, when it appears their account is used for illegal down- loading. Warnings will come as e-mails or pop-up messages. If suspected illegal activity persists, the provider might temporarily slow Internet speed or redirect the browser to a specific Web page until the customer Paris Hilton contacts the company. The user can seek an indepen- @heatworld: Paris Hilton: dent review of whether they acted legally. “I’m my own Barbie Doll”: Internet access will not be terminated, accord- Most people already think Par- ing to a statement from the industry partners be- is Hilton is a living, breath- hind the effort. The coalition includes groups rep- ing Barbie Dol... http://bit.ly/ resenting movie studios, independent film makers rrFQyV and record labels. The group argues that content piracy costs the U.S. economy more than 373,000 jobs, $16 billion in lost earnings and $3 billion in tax revenue each year. Industry officials said they thought most people would stop copyright violations once they were warned about illegal activity. The warnings also might alert parents unaware of their children’s activity. “We are confident that, once informed that con- tent theft is taking place on their accounts, the great majority of broadband subscribers will take steps to (Reuters) - Malaysian er a snap election and de- very clear message that “I am hoping we will stop it,” James Assey, executive vice president of the Beyonce police detained more than The rally laying painful economic we don’t want a fraudu- make it through the police National Cable & Telecommunications Association, @HolyMolyNews: Beyonce’s 900 people and sealed off reforms seen as essential lent electoral process,” blocks,” said Nor Shahi- said in a statement. Best Thing I Never Had vid- parts of the capital on yes- organisers to woo substantial foreign Anwar, who now heads dal, a college student in Two consumer groups said the effort had the “po- eo, featuring lingerie and hus- terday in a bid to stop thou- investment. a three-party opposition her early 20s, as she made tential to be an important educational vehicle” to help band who isn’t Jay-Z http://t. sands of anti-government said they were Polls are not due until coalition, told Reuters at her way to the national reduce online copyright infringement, but voiced co/gBxW2FK #beyonce protesters from putting on 2013 but analysts have said a hotel near the down- mosque. concern about the sanctions. a massive show of strength determined to Najib is likely to seek an town area. “We are not being dis- “We are particularly disappointed that the agreement against Prime Minister early mandate after eco- Accompanied by his ruptive, we want to walk for lists Internet account suspension among the possible Najib Razak. carry on with the nomic growth accelerat- wife and a daughter and free and fair elections.” remedies,” the Center for Democracy & Technology Thousands of police, ed to a 10-year high in dressed in a yellow T-shirt, Police said more than and Public Knowledge said in a statement. some in trucks mount- protest 2010. the colour of the protest 900 people were taken into The groups said it would be “wrong for any (In- ed with water cannons, The Bersih, or Clean, movement, he said he would custody by mid-day. The ternet service provider) to cut off subscribers, even fanned out across the city group has vowed to bring join the demonstration later. rally organisers said they temporarily, based on allegations that have not been of 1.6 million people and together tens of thousands “We are not sure whether were determined to carry tested in court.” set up roadblocks to stop of supporters in the city’s we will get to our destina- on with the protest. The Obama administration welcomed the indus- the protest, which, if suc- downtown area to demand tion. But the show must “We are fighting for free try effort. “We believe it will have a significant im- cessful, could derail Na- electoral reforms, in what go on,” he said. and fair elections,” Am- pact on reducing online piracy,” Victoria Espinel, the jib’s economic reforms could be the biggest anti- The protesters had gath- biga Sreenevasan, head U.S. intellectual property enforcement coordinator, program. government demonstra- ered around the city cen- of Bersih coalition, told wrote on the White House blog. & A big turnout could tion since Anwar Ibra- tre to march to a stadium reporters. The administration expects the organization that @celebtrainwreck: Rob- signal that the ruling Na- him’s sacking as deputy in the downtown area de- “The government uses implements the program to consult with advocacy ert Pattinson and Kristen tional Front coalition was premier in 1998 led to vi- spite police warnings that might, we use our right. groups “to assure that its practices are fully consis- Stewart Reunite After a losing ground, possibly olent street rallies. what they were doing is Our right will eventual- tent with the democratic values that have helped the Month Apart! http://bit. making Najib reconsid- “We want to send a illegal. ly prevail.” Internet to flourish,” she added. ly/nABood