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Swiss Muslims open mosques to public

Nov 9, 2009. Muslims in Switzerland held a nationwide open mosque day on November 7th. The event was to encourage better community relations between Swiss people and their Muslim neighbours.

Blue light to stop Tokyo train suicides

Nov 6, 2009. Train companies in Tokyo are taking action to reduce the number of people jumping in front of trains. They are fitting blue lights on station platforms to try and create a more calming atmosphere.

U.N. boss in Afghan election mission

Nov 3, 2009. The General-Secretary of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon has visited Afghanistan. The U.N. chief is trying to help in the crisis over the upcoming election.

McDonald's pulls out of Iceland

Oct 31, 2009. McDonald's restaurants in Iceland sold their last hamburgers on Saturday night as the fast food giant pulled out of the country.

Twitter conference held in Los Angeles

Oct 28, 2009. A conference on and by people who use the micro-blogging site Twitter has taken place in Los Angeles.

Obama declares H1N1 national emergency

Oct 25, 2009. President Obama has declared H1N1 influenza a national emergency in the USA. He has given doctors and medical facilities more resources to deal with the pandemic.

Drinking wine can rot your teeth

Oct 22, 2009. Drinking wine can damage your teeth. That's the conclusion of a report from the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.

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