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REGIONAL media players have warned that the federal Government's decision to fund the ABC to build more than 50 regional broadband websites linked to its local radio stations could stymie commercial investment.

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A New York Housing Court judge says an eviction case filed by a co-op board, of which CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien was once a member,...

CHILDREN as young as five should be taught to critically analyse advertising, media and popular culture 'messages' at school, says a visiting New South Wales academic.

Opposition parties accuse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of trying to curb support for rivals before electionsIran has blocked access to Facebook, prompting government critics to condemn the move as an attempt to muzzle the opposition before next month's presidential election.Blogs and websites such as Facebook have become an important campaign tool for the leading reformist candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, to mobilise Iran's critical youth vote before the June 12 vote.Iranian authorities often block specific websites and blogs considered critical of the Islamic regime, but the timing of the latest clampdown suggested it was intended to undermine opponents of the hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.'Every single media outlet that is seen as competition for Ahmadinejad is at risk of being closed,' said Shahab Tabatabaei, a top aide of Mousavi. 'Placing limits on the competition is the top priority of the government.'Tabatabaei said the Facebook block was 'a swift reaction' to a major

Opposition parties accuse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of trying to curb support for rivals before electionsIran has blocked access to Facebook, prompting government critics to condemn the move as an attempt to muzzle the opposition before next month's presidential election.Blogs and websites such as Facebook have become an important campaign tool for the leading reformist candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, to mobilise Iran's critical youth vote before the June 12 vote.Iranian authorities often block specific websites and blogs considered critical of the Islamic regime, but the timing of the latest clampdown suggested it was intended to undermine opponents of the hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.'Every single media outlet that is seen as competition for Ahmadinejad is at risk of being closed,' said Shahab Tabatabaei, a top aide of Mousavi. 'Placing limits on the competition is the top priority of the government.'Tabatabaei said the Facebook block was 'a swift reaction' to a major

It appears some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system to everyone's advantage. A team of researchers at the University of Western Ontario, led by Joaquin (Quim) Madrenas of the Robarts Research Institute, has discovered some processes that reduce the lethal effects of toxins from superbugs, allowing humans and microbes to co-evolve. This discovery, published online in the journal Nature Medicine, may lead to novel alternatives to antibiotics.