German Home Gas prices to raise 25% starting Sept 1 -over the 21% jump in las...

All I can say on this is ouch.  I pay every 3 months - about 300 Eur.  I got a bill for an additional 200 - and it's not even winter yet.  Add to it the fact that food prices have gone up (in some cases doubled)... and that most people's average wage increase...

Deceiving Consumers, Food brands downsizing products

I don't know if this was once their tactic in tricking consumers, but when I buy chips, some bags are SO stuffed with air you have no idea the quantity of chips inside the bag. To your surprise when you open the bag,...

Village of the Scammed

These stories are becoming more and more common and the new chip and pin technology just doesn't seem to stop this ID theft type fraud taking place. This trend isn't helped by the fact that more and more retailers...

British Gas provokes fury with biggest ever price rise

The years of cheap gas prices are over as consumer groups call for urgent Government action on essential energy providers who are responsible for throttling the life out of the British economy...."British Gas ...

Ancient village offers new tourism products - Duong Lam Ancient Village

Various new and typical tourism products have been restored to offer to tourists to Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay City, Ha tay Province, the relic management board has announced."Duong Lam Ancient Village, 60...

German Inflation Hit Record High in June - 3.3 percent

Amazingly, everyone here seems to be hurting when it comes to food costs.  From grocery shopping on Monday I found the following (all prices in Eur) and just in time to confirm the article below:Cookies - Normally 0.69 - up to 1.09 Granola bars - normally 2.09- up to...

HRW: Many Indonesia migrant workers in Saudi Arabia treated cruelly

If Indonesia is rich country..it wouldn't happen. " "Therefore, the Saudi Arabian government should immediately effect reforms in its manpower and immigration sectors, and its criminal courts to protect migrant workers in the country from criminal acts and enslavement," ...

Government launches leftover plea to fight world food shortage

A new report on the growing global food crisis will call for people in developed countries to stop throwing away edible leftovers."FAMILIES can help ease world food shortages by being less wasteful, a Government report will claim today. As Gordon Brown arrives at the G8...

Gordon Brown: Stop wasting food

Gordon Brown tells Britons to 'Stop wasting food'. Tonnes of food is thrown away as it sits in kitchens going past its sell-by date as shoppers buy too much of what they don't need, lured in by two-for-one...

Two men kissing advert pulled

Two men kissing advert pulled After receiving more than 200 complaints about a Heinz Deli Mayo advertisement in less than a week the advert has been yanked from the tube.The entire advert is regular in every way...

Big household energy price increases likely this year

I'm not sure if this is actually news to be honest. Doesn't energy bills rise every year? However, according to the biggest energy firms in the UK, big increases in gas and electricity bills are going to be likely -...

The Canadian Press: Brazilian house thief arrested after falling asleep durin...

That was funny , a very ease target to Brazilian coops'.   " SAO PAULO, Brazil — A thief caught napping in the house he was burglarizing for the second time is under arrest in southern Brazil. Police spokeswoman Giovana Schafer says 20-year-old Maicon Kovalski...

Next Fundraiser Scheduled for The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space!

"Our next HUGE Yard Sale Fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, June 28th, 2008. Mark your calendars now!   All proceeds benefit The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space, a local grassroots creative co-op devoted to promoting arts awareness, while improving the lives and...

Deadly diseases you can catch from your pet

zoonotic diseases- diseases that can be transmited from animals to humans. Be sure to follow the steps below to insure yourself safe from viruses that you may catch from your pets. " A Corpus Christi, Texas, man...

Consumer inflation in the UK 'could top 4%'

It was announced today that rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year.I have many friends in the UK and they are already feeling the strain on their income - let alone if the...

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