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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Friday, 25 December, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Anger over jailed China dissident
The jailing for 11 years by China of one of its leading dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, is met with international condemnation.
Fears grow for Hmong in Thailand
Concern grows among diplomats and aid groups about thousands of Lao Hmong people whom Thailand plans to deport.
Death row clemency plea to China
The brother of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling makes a desperate plea for mercy.
TECHNOLOGY
HP camera 'can't see' black faces
An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube.
Military tracks Santa's journey
A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter.
Google's Admob plans scrutinised
Google's plans to buy mobile phone marketing company Admob are looked at by the Federal Trade Commission.
DON'T MISS
Money Box Christmas quiz
Pit your wits against Paul Lewis and team and tackle their twenty ticklish teasers
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