" Illegal immigrants queuing to enter Britain are being offered 'bribes' worth £1,700 to return home instead. The British and French Governments are funding the Global Calais Project which targets those...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 127 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Should citizen-journalists be paid? As sites like NowPublic and other spread their sea legs into the new world of web 2.0, questions begin to arise on paying writers and photographers for content or maintain...
created by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 350 views | 32 recommendations | 15 comments
"Here are some things you can do to protect yourself in a recession:Debt: The government, and Americans as a whole are carrying large sums of debt. The fact is that you can't get to prosperity by borrowing. However, that has not stopped the federal government from increasing...
created by kentent | 3 years ago 324 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" Every 20th person in Pakistan is suffering from eye diseases and there is a pressing need to rescue people from this menace, says Lt Gen (retired) Jahandad Khan, founder and president of Al Shifa Trust, an eye hospital. He says there were 1.7 million blind in Pakistan...
The Conservative Party in the UK is havig their party conference today, and as could be expected they are focusing largely on the economy. The shadow chancellor George Osborne has said that the conservatives would not bail out any banks if they were in power. This is...
"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...
The case of Casey Anthony, the Florida mom who is suspected in the death of her child, seems to be getting more bizarre and more volatile. Protestors have been gathering outside the woman's parents' house, and he says they've been throwing rocks, forcing him to engage in...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 471 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
A man in Wuppertal, Germany paid a €292.92 fine in one-cent coins. The man, who was fined for smuggling letters for a prisoner, placed 62 kilograms worth the coins into a local mailbox. "A local bank counted the...
created by Jon Azpiri | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1055 views | 14 recommendations | 15 comments
A trial in the UK has fallen apart after a juror tried to do his own detective work into the case. Outside of the trial, the juror went on his own to visit the site and conduct other investigations."A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 151 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"There’s more to renting the car than just reserving it and paying for it, to make sure that you get the best deal follow these steps and tips. STEPS: 1.Choose three to four car rental firms that fit your wants and needs, do this either through the phone book, or through...
Update Aug 4th 2008New York stock exchange SEC visits Siemens (electronics) in Germany for corruption case. SEC may fine Siemens with $1.5 bn, for not respecting listed NY stock market rulings Siemens has...
created by SOLARLIFE | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 312 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
European regulators have filed fresh charges against the world's biggest computer chip maker Intel over alleged abuse of its dominant market position." The European Commission (EC) accused the firm of paying a...
created by lotis | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 163 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Going to UK as a footballers is a dream of many young Nigerian, and woulld be an attractive way to escape poverty. But the bad guys were taking advantage for this kind situation. " An undercover BBC...
created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 813 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
An Olympic match is already taking place before the Beijing Games actually start.This time, it's between ambush marketers and actual Olympic sponsors. Hooligans, the dreaded villains at sporting events, are...
created by Heiky | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 558 views | 55 recommendations | 11 comments