The top 10 news stories of the 21st century, according to the GLM are:
1. The rise of China
2. Election of Barack Obama
3. Death of Osama bin Laden
4. Wikileaks
5. British royal wedding
6. Death of Michael Jackson
7. Sept 11. 2001 attacks on the United States.
8. Japanese quake/tsunami/nuclear crisis
9. Arab Spring uprisings
10. Global economic meltdown
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