Thursday, November 17, 2011

10 Trending Topics (Weekly)


1. Southeast Asia: Bangkok Flooding
Thailand floods start to subside. Country's recovery will surely entail hard work as they face the huge damage this caused.

2. European Debt Crisis
European Union's contagion fears are undeniable as political uncertainties are still to be solved -- eyes are on Greece and Italy.

3. US: Occupy Wall Street Movement
Protesters and demonstrators were asked to leave Zuccotti Park. Today's what they call as "day of action."

4. Middle East: Syrian Uprising
Bloody protests continue to take place in Syria. Reports say President al-Assad's looking more and more isolated.

5. China, Asia mourns for toddler's death
Wang Yue, the toddler featured in the viral video that showed how she was hit-and-run, has died less than a month ago but it continues to be a hot topic in Asia (China).

6. Football: Blatter's statement about racism
The statement made by FIFA's president about racism in football matches makes many sports personalities and enthusiasts call for him to step down.
Twilight saga's last installment: Breaking Dawn

7. Movies: Long wait for 'Breaking Dawn' is over
Worldwide fans will finally have their chance to have a look of the first part of the movie based on Twilight saga's last book: 'Breaking Dawn.'

8. Golf: Woods and partner suffer defeat
Tiger Woods and partner, Steve Stricker, are problematic in the President's Cup. Americans still have the edge though.

9. Latin America: Rio slums after police raids

This major raid is one of the measures that the police has taken to secure Rio against rampant drug trafficking. It is in line with preparations for the World Cup (2014) and the Olympic Games (2016).

10. Social Media: Facebook vs. spam
Violent and pornographic images are all around Facebook over the past few days. Hackers continue to test Facebook's spam-fighting features.

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