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Online reaction to the crisis in Egypt

Globe and Mail Update

Citizens, writers, activists, journalists and even satirists have been publishing their views on the standoff in Egypt on microblog and social network sites like Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. Below, a curated list of some posts that caught our eye.

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  • Kim Jong-un, current leader of North Korea, smiles as he attends the unveiling ceremony of bronze statues of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang

    Kim Jong-Un goes to the zoo

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 1:22PM EDT

    North Korea's state TV shows Kim Jong-un touring Pyongyang zoo.

  • A Beijing citizen stands in front of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Beijing in this June 5, 1989 file photo during the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising.

    Protesters mark Tiananmen massacre

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 1:05PM EDT

    More than 1,000 demonstrators take to the streets in Hong Kong to remember victims of Tiananmen Square and call for new age of human rights and democracy.

  • Syria's foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, May 27, 2012. Syria's foreign ministry spokesman has denied government troops were behind an attack on a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead. Friday's assault on Houla, an area northwest of the central city of Homs, was one of the bloodiest single events in Syria's 15-month-old uprising. Mr. Makdissi told reporters in Damascus at a Sunday news conference that Syria is being subjected to a 'tsunami of lies' blaming the government.

    Syria denies killings in Houla

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 12:09PM EDT

    Syria's government denies killing at least 109 people in Houla on Friday as protesters take to the streets and the international community condemns rising violence.

  • Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Pentecost Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 27, 2012.

    Pope conducts Pentecost amid scandal

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 8:49AM EDT

    Pope Benedict gives the Pentecostal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, praying for unity and truth as his butler is under investigation for possessing secret documents alleging corruption in Vatican contracts.

  • The bodies of people killed by government security forces lie on the ground at Ali Bin Al Hussein mosque in Huola, near Homs May 26, 2012.

    Dozens of children killed in latest Syrian attack

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 2:12AM EDT

    The White House, and the U.N. are denouncing what Syrian activists say was a shelling that killed more than 90 people, including dozens of children. Activists say it was one of the deadliest regime attacks in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.

  • Eurovision 'Euphoria' for Sweden

    Sunday, May. 27, 2012 1:40AM EDT

    'Euphoria' sung by Swedish entry Loreen wins the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

  • Hard questions in Hawkesbury after fatal fire

    Saturday, May. 26, 2012 9:43PM EDT

    In Hawkesbury, Ont., an elderly couple has died in a retirement home fire one day after an inquest into sprinkler systems at old-age homes

  • Listen: "Euphoria," by Loreen

    Saturday, May. 26, 2012 6:53PM EDT

  • Tornadoes shake up Quebec

    Saturday, May. 26, 2012 5:57PM EDT

    Saint Benoit de Mirabel, Que., is the site where one of two tornadoes struck the province Friday, causing heavy property damage. Environment Canada meteorologist Rene Heroux says no people appear to have been injured

  • Fires leave Timmins in 'no imminent danger'

    Saturday, May. 26, 2012 4:43PM EDT

    Cooler temperatures and a change in wind direction are aiding firefighting efforts in Northern Ontario. Timmins Mayor Tom Laughren says the city is in 'no imminent danger'