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August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

Brazilian police rescue 35 hostages from InterContinental in São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro. (Aljazeera)
Other conscripts make their experiences public following the recent controversy surrounding a former Israeli soldier's Facebook photos of blindfolded Palestinians. (The Observer)

The Van Gogh painting Poppy Flowers missing but found yesterday is now reported missing again after yesterdays find proved false. (BBC)

Supporters of Julian Assange of Wikileaks credit American intelligence agencies with recent smears against his character and express surprise that it has not happened sooner. (The Observer)

The Australian Electoral Commission continues to count votes in the very close [[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election. (Aljazeera)
Protesters against the Park51 project for a mosque and Islamic culture centre near Ground Zero of the World Trade Centre site gather in New York City. (CNN)

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-*[[Australia]]ns count their final ballots. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/2010821111047881182.html (Aljazeera)]
+*The [[Australian Electoral Commission]] continues to count votes in the very close [[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/2010821111047881182.html (Aljazeera)]
+*Protesters against the [[Park51]] project for a [[mosque]] and [[Islamic culture]] centre near [[Ground Zero]] of the [[World Trade Centre site]] gather in [[New York City]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/22/new.york.mosque.protests/ (CNN)]
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