KIEV, Ukraine — Thousands of opposition activists on Wednesday protested the arrest of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, clouding official celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence declaration. Over 5,000 demonstrators, many of them clad in traditional Ukrainian white embroidered shirts, attempted to march on the president’s office in Kiev, but were held back by police in riot gear who flooded the city’s center. Smaller groups of protesters were later allowed onto the capital’s main avenue. Read full article > >

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Scientists say that there has been a mysterious decline in the growth of methane in the atmosphere in the last decades of the 20th Century.

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New theories over methane puzzle

The year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s collapse. Here’s a look back on the chaos that surrounded the USSR’s final months. Read full article > >

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Final Days of the Soviet Union

The year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s collapse. Here’s a look back on the chaos that surrounded the USSR’s final months. Read full article > >

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Looks like the wimpy kids landed a real sucker punch this weekend: The second installment, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, won the weekend box office, bringing in $24.4 million in ticket sales. There’s even better news for the 20th Century Fox,…

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wins Box Office

The American shirtwaist, with its hiked hemline and unfettered curves, at the turn of the 20th century represented an escape from confining, street-sweeping dresses. In steamy tenement rooms and factories like the Triangle Waist Company shirtwaists were turned out by the thousands.

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City Room: The Liberating Shirtwaist

As has been said, probably rightly, the 19th century did not end until 1914, when the First World War broke out; similarly, the 20th century did not end on New Year’s Eve 2000 or New Year’s Day 2001, as the calendar would suggest, but continued for another few months. I daresay that the 20th century finally ended only on September 11, 2001, when suicide bombers succeeded in attacking the World Trade Center. Naturally, terrorism had been known for a long time. It was known all too well to 19th-century Europe. It also existed in the 20th century, and in plenty of shades. read more

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Farewell to Modernity in the New Age of Surveillance

We think he really means it this time: Quarterback Brett Favre has filed retirement papers with the NFL after the end of his 20th season. The 41-year-old also retired following the 2008 and 2009 seasons, only to come back, but he had a tough year in…

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Brett Favre Retires Again

The frequency of heavy rainfall in North England’s uplands during the autumn and winter has “significantly” increased during the 20th Century, a study shows.

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Upland downpours ‘more frequent’

Don’t let the snow fool you: The planet is warmer than ever, with 2010 tying 2005 for the warmest year on record. The earth’s temperature in 2010 was 1.12 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, and it was the 34th consecutive year that the…

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2010 Warmest Year on Record

Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest opera stars of the 20th Century, dies at her home in Switzerland aged 83.

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One of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century.

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The Tuskegee syphilis experiment of the 20th century is often cited as the most famous example of unethical medical research. Now, evidence has emerged that it overlapped with a shorter study, also sponsored by U.S. government health agencies, in which human subjects were unknowingly being harmed by participating in an experiment.

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Tuskegee, Guatemala studies overlap

As Germany prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of reunification on Sunday, a heated national post-mortem on the process is taking place.

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Erfurt Journal: For Some Germans, Unity Is Still Work in Progress

This year, Oct. 25 marked the 20th anniversary of the Environmental Media Awards hosted by the Environmental Media Association. Sir Richard Branson, Centropolis Entertainment, National Geographic Society and Jason Mraz were honored. The awards recognize films, television shows and individuals that increase public awareness of environmental issues and inspire personal action.

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Environmental Media Awards: Ed Begley and his wife Rachelle