1..Web encyclopaedia Wikipedia temporarily banned anonymous posts to its site from people in Qatar after repeated reports of net vandalism. The 12-hour ban hit large numbers of people in the country because all web traffic in Qatar is routed through a single net address.The real innovation this year has been in the ways we use the technologies, in their availability and ease of use, and in the manner in which the services and applications are embedded in all aspects of daily life, whether at home or work. We are building our lives around the network and the things it makes possible, and 2006 marks the year in which this became a sensible.The really significant change this year was the successful development of the Children's Machine, which started life as the '$100 laptop', a project to create a low-cost computer that governments can give to children around the world.
2..Dozens of rare one-horned rhinos have gone missing in south-western Nepal in recent years, say conservationists. A recent census carried out at a national park in Bardiya suggested there were only 26 rhinos left. The number stood at 83 four years ago.
3..Brazil's newly re-elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in for a second term. He won re-election in a landslide victory in October, despite corruption scandals which tarnished his party.
4..Slovenia has become Europe's first former communist country to adopt the euro as its currency. The euro symbol was displayed on flags, balloons and t-shirts at New Year's Eve celebrations in the capital Ljubljana as Slovenes prepared for the switch.
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