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16. The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 07:58 AM

Nov 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/10-most-important-things-in-the-world-nov-20-2014-11

1. At least two people were shot early Thursday at Florida State University's Tallahassee campus.

2. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £56 million after a software issue in 2012 prevented millions of customers from accessing their accounts.

3. New satellite imagery suggests North Korea is gearing up for fresh nuclear tests.

4. Mozilla is switching from Google to Yahoo as the default search engine in the US, with a 5-year contract that starts in December.

5. Ebola response efforts in Liberia are being stymied by disagreements between government officials and charities and health agencies fighting against the virus, The New York Times reports.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/10-most-important-things-in-the-world-nov-20-2014-11#ixzz3JbpvFTjx

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