Truemors
Palestinian health care 'ailing'
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza suffer from an "ailing landscape" of health services, a new study claims." The Lancet medical journal report highlights how 10% of Palestinian children now have stunted... 
Pelosi supports new help for ailing US automakers
The US has been rife with specualtion over whether the US government would inject huge amounts of money into the US auto industry in order to keep it afloat or let it die. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...
Cuba marks revolution anniversary
UPDATE: 9:45PM EST - After the speechRaul Castro has warned residents to be prepared of the consequences of the global economic food crisis. He did not announce any new economic polices as he was expected to do. PREVIOUSLYCuban President Raul Castro will be addressing the... 
World's oldest blogger signs off for the last time, aged 108
"An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day. Olive Riley, of Woy Woy about...
Cuban TV shows first images of ailing Castro
" Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. ...
Cuba to abandon salary Parity
Change of leadership in Cuba has brought a whiff of changes. Cubans have realised benefits of free economy and as first step they allowed mobile phones. Now old system of same pay for everyone is going to be...
Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity
"Star Paul Newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in Newman’s Own — the company that makes salad dressing and cookies — to charity.Completed over a two-year period in 2005 and 2006, the amount of his donations to Newman’s Own Foundation Inc....
Huge rally in Cuba marks May Day
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans attended a rally through the streets of Havana today in mark May Day and honour the world's workers."President Raul Castro, who succeeded his ailing brother Fidel in February, is...Iraqi Chicken Farmers Get Jumpstart With Egg Delivery
" BAGHDAD, April 28, 2008 – Chicken farmers in Mahmudiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad, received the jumpstart their industry needed with the arrival of 45,000 eggs, each ready for hatching. Army Capt. Benjamin Neusse, a civil military operations officer with 3rd...
Veteran actor Om Puri is the new Chief of India's Film Development
"Veteran actor Om Puri is the new Chief of NFDC One of India's most celebrated actors Om Puri of 'East is East', 'Ardh Satya' and 'Paar' fame has taken over as Chairman,...
created by Richard Drewmore | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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For their eyes only: MI6
"FOR THEIR EYES ONLY: INQUEST HELD IN CAMERA TO PROTECT THE 'SECRETS' OF TEN MI6 OFFICERS?
Ten former and serving MI6 officers will 'testify at the Diana Inquest from 26-29 February but the hearings will be... 
Fidel Castro Officially Steps Down
81-year-old Fidel Castro has officially announced his retirement from the Cuban presidency. His 76-year-old brother Raul is expected to take over.For the full text of the resignation letter, click here.The... 
created by The Associated Press | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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