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"Merkozy" play leads in beloved German New Year skit (Reuters)

Reuters – A skit of “Dinner for One,” the British vaudeville comedy sketch so loved in Germany it holds cult status and is screened every New Year’s Eve, with Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy as “Miss Sophie” and her bumbling butler, has become an Internet smash.

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"Merkozy" play leads in beloved German New Year skit
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8 Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts of 2011 (Mashable)

Mashable – Whenever one of us here at Mashable finds a new joke, meme or parody account, it quickly makes its way around the office. We really get a kick out of hilarious Tumblrs, fake Twitter accounts and memes. They’re a type of humor that brings digital geeks like us together for a laugh whether we’re Apple fans or Windows users, Android owners or iPhone addicts

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British sprinter raises 2012 sponsorship on eBay (Reuters)

Reuters – A top British sprinter desperate to run in his home London Olympics next year has raised 32,550 pounds ($50,500) in sponsorship by auctioning himself on eBay.

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Betfair urges EU action against German gambling law (Reuters)

Reuters – British online gambling company Betfair urged EU regulators on Thursday to stop Germany from implementing a new gambling law, saying it did not comply with EU rules and that it favored state monopolies.

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First Superman comic sells for record $2.2 million (Reuters)

Reuters – A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, in which Superman was unveiled to the world, has sold in an online auction for a record $2.16 million.

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iPhone surpasses celebs, news as most searched on Web (Reuters)

Reuters – Apple’s iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo!

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888 sees strong year as Britons turn to online gaming (Reuters)

Reuters – 888 Holdings Plc expects 2011 earnings to be significantly ahead of current market estimates as British consumers preferred staying back home, watching TV and gambling online amid an economic slowdown.

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Security firm: Hackers hit chemical companies (AP)

AP – Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive Internet crime linked to this country.

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Yell partners Netbiscuits for mobile apps (Reuters)

Reuters – British directories publisher Yell Group Plc said it signed an agreement with cloud computing firm Netbiscuits to develop an application that will allow customers to access online shopping and other sites on mobile devices.

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LulzSec and Anonymous Suspects Arrested In U.K. (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – British police have arrested two men accused of conspiring to commit computer crimes under cover of the online identity Kayla associated with the hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec. Computer equipment belonging to one of the accused men was seized for forensic examination.

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