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Submission + - Myanmar Junta Cuts Internet (cnn.com)

Submitted by

lunartik

on Friday September 28, 2007 @09:59AM

lunartik writes: "In Myanmar, formerly Burma, the government has now reportedly cut internet connections. Citizens have been using the internet to bring news to the world of the recent government crack-down on pro-democracy protesters. The latest civil unrest started when Buddhist monks marched by the home of the home of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for years."

Submission + - BBC Panorama Questions Long-Term Health of Wi-Fi

Submitted by

vtechpilot

on Monday May 21, 2007 @08:20PM

vtechpilot writes: "From the article:

Britain is in the grip of a Wi-Fi revolution with offices, homes and classrooms going wireless — but there is concern the technology could carry health risks. The Government insists Wi-Fi is safe, but a Panorama investigation shows that radio frequency radiation levels in some schools are up to three times the level found in the main beam of intensity from mobile phone masts.
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