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A wine lover enjoys a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau at a Beaujolais party in Beijing. Beaujolais Nouveau flies off shelves across the world every autumn on a wave of carefully managed publicity, leaving other grape-growing regions eager to get a piece of the 'vin primeur' action.
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Decoding the decade

What's the most important international story of the past decade?

Margaret MacMillan picks the most momentous events and issues of the decade. Help us by nominating yours Nov 22, 2009 11:05PM EST

A Facebook user logs into their account in Ottawa on Thursday July 16, 2009.

How to die on Facebook

Facebook members who lose friends and family members increasingly find themselves spooked by ghosts in the machine. Nov 23, 2009 3:07AM EST

Comedy Network host Stephen Colbert takes a skeleton ride while filming a segment after the FIBT Bob & Skeleton World Cup on November 22, 2009 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Colbert to Blair: 'I am sorry you're cheaters"

News magazine's comedic host takes Canadians to task over practice time flap at Olympic oval during visit to Lake Placid, N.Y. on Sunday 1:51 AM EST

An Afghan child heads home with his cattle in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province, Nov. 22, 2009.

Taliban fight stalled while U.S. mulls troop surge

Afghan defence minister tells The Globe of his frustrations with Obama's decision process, saying the delay hurts the campaign Nov 23, 2009 3:09AM EST

Toddler plunges from balcony at Pearson

Boy was with his family on the airport's Terminal 1 departure level, police say 7:14 AM EST

Agriculture

Solving hunger with super-rice

Three billion people depend on rice. But it's being ravaged by a serious salt problem in the world's soil. A Canadian researcher hopes to find a solution with his breed of super grains that resist salt Nov 23, 2009 3:10AM EST

Two decades on, child poverty persists with no solution in sight

Why is it that nearly 10 per cent of Canadian kids live below the poverty line, even as parliament pledged to end child poverty? Nov 23, 2009 3:10AM EST

While jailed in Tehran, Canadian journalist considered suicide

Maziar Bahari spent nearly four months in Evin prison, where he lost 25 pounds and says he was hit, kicked and whipped Nov 22, 2009 10:55PM EST

21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers

Bodies found after dozens of gunmen hijacked convoy of politicians, supporters filing their nominations for next year's elections 6:32 AM EST

Tories to introduce child-porn bill

Proposed legislation is said to require Internet service providers to report suspicious sites and activity Nov 22, 2009 11:45PM EST

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Nissan Leaf
It's a real car, not a golf cart

Nissan claims its Leaf electric vehicle won't require gas, or even a tailpipe

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Going mobile, going strong

The car detailing business eliminates need for an office

''We run everything out of our mobile cleaning unit using the Internet hooked up to a cellphone and a laptop,' Andy Oakes says.

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Decoding the decade: Underrated films

Our readers' top list. Which film from our list of finalists do you think is the decades most underrated film?

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Science
Researchers find hundreds of unknown marine species
At 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an odd transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth.
From Saturday's Books section
Review: The Wild Things, by Dave Eggers
Life: Live Better
How to avoid holiday panic
Technology
Amazon's e-reader doesn't exactly kindle my passion
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Introduces Kindle 2 At NYC Press Conference
Arts
Oprah's on the phone:
'It was like God called me'
Oprah Winfrey, executive producer of 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, ' waves to photographers at the premiere of the film at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Corporate Strategy
Can Cott put the pop back in its sales?
Cott aims to add 20 million new cases of business in the next 12 to 15 months.
Holidays
2009 Tech Gift Guide
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Baristas in bikinis
Door malfunction strands toddler at train station