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World News Roundup 12/11 - Morning Edition

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[Reporter : w:slim] That I do Sunhee!
Citizens are enraged over the government's social and economic policies as well as the recent death of a FIFTEEN year old boy last weekend who was shot down by police.
The lawyer of the police officer charged with the killing said that a ballistics report showed the boy died from accidental ricochet fire but eyewitnesses say the police officer shot the boy with clear aim.
Athens faced a fifth day of civic unrest as a rally on the Greek parliament turned explosive.
Protesters threw fire bombs at police near the Polytechnic University after police fired tear gas on the demonstrators.
At least ten cities throughout Greece have seen riots damage shops and businesses. According to the Greek Commerce Confederation‚ the economic toll to Athens is approximately TWO HUNDRED million euros or close to $259 million dollars.
The ruling conservative government leads by a one-seat majority‚ but has fallen in recent opinion polls prompting the opposition socialst party to call for elections.
Finland's former president Martti Ahtissari was granted the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.
The 71-year-old diplomat received the award for negotiating peace between nations for over three decades.
A school teacher turned ambassador and later president of Finland‚ Ahtissari claimed his proudest achievement was the release of Namibia from South African rule in 1990.
In his acceptance speech‚ the laureate encouraged US President-elect Barack Obama to focus on the Middle East saying that his commitment is needed to find a solution to the crisis in the region.
The Nobel Peace Prize comes with a gold medal‚ diploma and TEN MILLION Swedish kronor or approximately ONE POINT FOUR million US dollars.
And as the glory days of American car companies fade in the United States‚ classic US cars still rumble through the streets of Cuba reminding people of happier days for the beleagured US auto industry.
These robust vintage cars have been handed down from generation to generation in the Communist state‚ which suffers from restrictive car ownership and insufficient public transportation.
Original repair parts are virtually non-existent in the country since the 1962 trade embargo with the United States.
But that hasn't stopped these car enthusiasts from scavenging materials or building their own to keep these vehicles and American car dream running.
Reporter : slim@arirangtv.com

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