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Brazil's new drunken driving law stirs discontent
Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of their clients are flouting... Dutch ban tobacco in coffee bars, cannabis allowed
Dope heads move over to consuming tobacco-less cannabis..... Today is the first day of the new anti-tobacco law."This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. ... Pakistan Court Bars Sharif From Election
The Lahore High Court has barred Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif from competing in by-elections later this week. "A Pakistani court disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday from... Bangladesh 'losing on corruption'
Despite the big crackdown undertaken by interim government in Bangladesh, there is no sign of let up in corruption. Interim government had arrested more than 150 leading politicians, officials and businessmen, as well as in some cases their wives and children, have been put... Free WiFi for US Starbucks customers
"USA Today reported today that Starbucks will be offering a free WiFi service for it’s US customers. As part of their ‘Rewards’, a program a loyalty card which gives customers various free or discounted... Insomniacs guide to clubbing in Barcelona
" Barcelonins are still in front of the mirror by the time you're usually in full flight, bars are barely getting into their stride at 10pm and clubs (best on Thursday to Saturday nights) don't come alive before 2am.... Burma: Cyclone Victims told "Eat Frogs"!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe military Junta relocating cyclone victims out of their refugee camps and sending them back to their devastated villages, further adds insult to injury by telling the... Canada: Quick deportation For Nigerian Scammer
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNorth Americans have all been affected in some way, whether those pesky spam mail stating untold millions await those foolish enough to provide thier bank account... "Cyclone victims do not need 'chocolate bars'" - Myanmar junta
Myanmar's military rulers have recently let foreign aid workers in to the country, and then this..." MYANMAR’S ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need supplies of... Prisoners released early to free up space
UK prison guards are telling the government that the nation's prisons are full, on the same day that the number of British prisoners has hit an all-time high at 83,000. Over the bank holiday weekend, which saw an... Mexican donkey sent to jail
Mexico officers sent the ass to jail. They sent a donkey to jail after it bit and kicked two men. The donkey will be kept there until the owner pays the injured men’s medical bills. "A donkey is doing...Bush administration bars drilling in Arctic wetland
The Bush admin is really on a roll lately. Now they have proposed keeping oil-rich wetlands in the Arctic off-limits to drilling because of their ecological sensitivity.This certainly is a change of direction for... Beijing is to impose smoking ban
With only 99 days until the Olympics, the Chinese authorities are moving to ban smoking in public buildings in Beijing starting tomorrow.The government is hoping to not only clean up the city before the Olympics, but... Pinball Wizard And Body Table King :: Oblate Spheroid
"Mr. Gary Stern, the last pinball machine magnate, is a wise-cracking, fast-talking 62-year-old with a shock of white hair, matching white frame glasses and a deep tan who eats jelly beans at his desk and recently... U.S. Has World's Highest Number of Prisoners
As we have reported previously, for the first time in the country's history, a staggering 1 in 100 Americans are behind bars. It is perhaps not surprising then, that the United States, with its current population...
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