On December 20th, The World's News Editor, Chris Woolf, was naturalized as a US citizen, at a ceremony with 365 other applicants at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall. He live tweeted the whole event.

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At Faneuil hall Boston for naturalization

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:55:21

http://pic.twitter.com/dplKiM8a · Chris Woolf

One if 370 applicants.

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:55:44

Beautiful venue packed with original portraits: Washington, Hancock, Knox , Adams and Adams, Warren

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 10:07:56

http://pic.twitter.com/HEOijCgn · Chris Woolf

It's good to see faces from every corner of the world, side by side, with one common purpose

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:56:42

Sitting next to a nice old chap from the PRC. Must be 84 if he's a day. Can't speak a word of english

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:57:39

http://pic.twitter.com/HjNBCX54 · Chris Woolf

The old guy can't walk without a cane but he insisted on walking up to the front when his time came.

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:59:12

Now he can't stop waving his little flag

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 09:59:31

Got a packet o'stuff including a nice letter from the president welcoming me to the United States. And a little flag

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 10:05:02

Packet includes the words to the Star Spangled Banner, which I will have to sing for the first time a little later

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 10:14:45

Soon enough I'll have to take the oath and renounce allegiance to my Prince.

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 10:16:16

The oath will be hard since as a soldier back home I once swore an oath to Queen and Country, the home of my ancestors

— Chris Woolf · Thu, Dec 20 2012 10:17:21

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Carrefour implicated in price gouging http://t.cn/zj6VUBG (File photo) http://pic.twitter.com/iO6L1cGU · Xinhua News Agency

Why are people assuming @XHNews is an official Xinhua account? It's just a headline feed, and isn't verified.

— Kevin Morris · Tue, Dec 11 2012 09:24:58

Chinese official news agency has a twitter (@XHNews) while rest of China is banned from using Twitter #IWouldBePissed http://qz.com/35807/chinese-outraged-their-government-has-been-on-twitter-for-nine-months-when-they-have-been-banned-for-three-years/

— Jordan · Tue, Dec 11 2012 09:08:04

New flights will make Asia's largest waterfall Huangguoshu more accessible http://955.cc/TMH

— Xinhua News Agency · Tue, Dec 11 2012 09:07:15

China's Xi vowed no stop in reform, opening up in his first inspection tour since election as new CPC helmsman http://955.cc/TKW

— Xinhua News Agency · Tue, Dec 11 2012 09:01:44

China Voice--China's new leaders show will to change http://t.cn/zjXq9bc

— Xinhua News Agency · Tue, Dec 11 2012 04:11:24

Stories from around the world that are making the headlines today

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— cnnbrk · Tue, Mar 06 2012 09:12:49

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China Weighs Sending Envoys to Syria

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— Mahir Zeynalov · Tue, Feb 07 2012 06:35:10

Syria crisis: Russia 'wants Arab League role'

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Gulf Arab countries announce recall of ambassadors from #Damascus & expulsion of #Syria envoys amid worsening violence http://bbc.in/x4HPvN

— BBC Breaking News · Tue, Feb 07 2012 06:05:21

Incredibly frightening video -- you can hear the rockets/shells whizzing overhead in Homs, #Syria http://t.co/DzKUv24W

— jdavidgoodman · Tue, Feb 07 2012 06:12:33

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— FP_Magazine · Mon, Feb 06 2012 09:13:38

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BBC reports: The Egyptian prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, has announced that the board of the Egyptian Football Association has been sacked and all its members placed under investigation.

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Ibtimes

VIDEO: Emotions run high at Cairo station: Freelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes a... http://bbc.in/yVtFBz

— bbcme · Thu, Feb 02 2012 06:24:23

Victory celebrations by home fans turn into running battles as players are forced to run for cover. BBC's Jon Leyne x Cairo at 0700 + 0810

— BBC Breakfast · Wed, Feb 01 2012 22:14:00

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The mood In Cairo feels like it did the day after the battle of the camels. Somber & shock. #Egypt

— Ian Lee · Thu, Feb 02 2012 01:18:00

الالتراس بدا يشعل شماريخ الحرية و يهتف ضد العسكر · Foulyism

#Port Said. Talk of conspiracy swirls amid vacuum left by revolution #Egypt http://gu.com/p/357cq/tw via @guardian

— Martin Chulov · Thu, Feb 02 2012 01:24:35

US Embassy in Cairo closing early today. Trouble expected. #Egypt

— benwedeman · Thu, Feb 02 2012 02:49:45

المسيرة على كوبرى قصر النيل و الهتافات تتعالى: قتلوا الالتراس الأحرار، علشان وقفوا مع الثوار · Foulyism

Opinion: Egypt: Bend it like Mubarak http://aje.me/ACva9B

— Al Jazeera English · Thu, Feb 02 2012 02:14:30

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Author Salman Rushdie's controversial video address to the Jaipur Literary Festival in India was canceled Tuesday.

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BBC News - Salman Rushdie video-link to India festival cancelled

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#JLF Threat of violence by Muslim groups stifled free speech today. In a true democracy all get to speak, not just the ones making threats.

— Salman Rushdie · Tue, Jan 24 2012 05:00:50

Here's the story. Astonishing. The Hindu : News / National : ‘Rajasthan police invented plot to keep away Rushdie' http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2820796.ece

— Salman Rushdie · Sat, Jan 21 2012 17:11:40

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Javed Akhtar's book launch at the Jaipur Literary Festival, India :http://t.co/WDCvX6TM Indoindians · indoindians

It's 'official' - we have buckled!No Salman Rushdie Videolink at JLF.India 'officially' proves to the world that it lacks freedom of speech.

— Shobhaa De · Tue, Jan 24 2012 02:18:24

Author Salman Rushdie can't visit the country of his birth due to death threat. He'll do video link instead at Jaipur Literary Festival.

— sarasidnerCNN · Fri, Jan 20 2012 04:54:14

Salman Rushdie: lunatic India scores yet against sane India. Let's see how this game will eventually play out?

— SUHEL SETH · Fri, Jan 20 2012 03:14:50

Manu Joseph, on India's cowardice in failing to guarantee Salman Rushdie's safety | http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/for-a-moment-of-statemanship

— praveenswami · Fri, Jan 20 2012 07:03:25

Salman Rushdie video interview canceled amid Muslim protests

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— BBCKimGhattas · Mon, Jan 23 2012 07:33:20

BBC Arabic: Saudi Arabia decides to withdraw its ambassador from Syria

— SultanAlQassemi · Sun, Jan 22 2012 08:23:42

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— jfjbowen · Mon, Jan 23 2012 02:58:38

BBC colleague in #Syria attacked by Prez Assad supporters. Committed to reporting all sides of story. Intimidation of local staff must stop.

— WilliamsJon · Mon, Jan 23 2012 02:13:58

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@Sweden has given Hanna, a truck driver in Sweden, the chance to tweet for one week. She describes herself as an average - "truck-driving, coffee-drinking lesbian." Here are some of her tweets:

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@mikerass It just felt awful really, rambling on, on broken English. Hopefully you'll cut the strangest things. :) @MarcoWerman

— @sweden / Hanna · Thu, Jan 19 2012 23:51:30

At Fyris, I've seen Blade Runner 9 times.

— @sweden / Hanna · Fri, Jan 20 2012 06:26:37

<= sometimes acs like a hyperactive child on a sugar rush, tweeting like mad.

— @sweden / Hanna · Fri, Jan 20 2012 01:07:28

Question: if I press the button this week, will a witty lesbian truck driver appear? @sweden http://pic.twitter.com/MEasV1bk · Daniel Pashley

Wow. I just took a peek at the amount of followers of my new account. You people are mad (in the best sense there is).

— @sweden / Hanna · Thu, Jan 19 2012 14:01:58

... and this is a very tired trucker. http://t.co/pD3raPrT · sweden

This is us. http://t.co/lOljXvFW · sweden

#thisiswhyiamfat http://pic.twitter.com/gFlNEzne · @sweden / Hanna

Officials in Pakistan have developed a list of more than a thousand words that people are no longer allowed to send in text messages. The World's @MarcoWerman took to Twitter to demonstrate examples of a few of the offending words. (The parenthetical number indicates its position in the list).

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The next five tweets are illegal in Pakistan. Do you know why? @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:57:27

Life is hard. Radio is harder (491). @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:57:51

I won't take any more of this abuse, period (731). @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:58:12

For a non-reggae player, Stevie Wonder's Master Blaster (657) is one of the hottest reggae tracks ever. @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:58:34

Budweiser (127) or Budvar? Was there really ever any dispute? @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:58:52

If an angel lives in the penthouse (730), does the devil (276) live in the basement? @pritheworld

— MarcoWerman · Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:59:11

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