"FAT, stupid Americans with no health insurance have attacked plans to stop them dying so easily."That's just one of many salvos being fired at U.S. conservatives who have been taking liberties with the truth about the United Kingdom's national health service."Bill McKay, a...
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"Nepalis flock to see 'baby god' " " Thousands of people are flocking to a remote and mountainous village in Nepal to see a malformed baby which many are now worshipping as a God. Januk Ghimire says all that she wants is for her child to lead a normal life ...
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" At least 43 people - including 23 soldiers and 20 militants - have been killed in clashes in the southern Philippines, an army commander says. Maj Gen Benjamin Dolorfino said 400 troops launched coordinated...
At least 400 people are feared dead after typhoon Morakot buried the village Shiao Lin in Taiwan under mud. The mudslide crashed into the village on Monday, leaving only one or two houses unharmed. The bridge...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 526 views | 44 recommendations | 1 comment
I share with the grief of knowing that our beacon of hope for the restoration of freedom and democracy during the dark days of the Marcos era, Tita Cory Aquino, is fighting her last battle. Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a President...
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" Social networking websites, texting and e-mails are undermining community life, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has warned. Archbishop Vincent Nichols said MySpace and Facebook led...
the rains this season seem to be the best and worst the citites have ever seen.....mumbai,delhi, orissa and now dhaka...the heaviest rain in 53 years has disrupted life in a large way and claimed lives....please...
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" More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation the US. Three mayors from the state of New Jersey and two members of the state legislature were...
"Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault " "A fire which killed six people in a tower block was started by an electrical fault in an old television, police have confirmed." " The portable TV set, which...
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On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 562 views | 26 recommendations | 2 comments
Latest Warning by UK Government: When you think that something bad is past it raises its ugly head again. Same is the case with Swine Flu. Every other day we hope that we have seen the worst of it and now there...
created by thomps | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 438 views | 41 recommendations | 5 comments
" All 168 passengers and crew have died in a Caspian Airlines plane crash in the north of Iran, officials say. Wreckage was spread over a large area in a field in Jannatabad village, Qazvin province, about 75...
By, Uwe Paschen. Vive la France. (14 Juillet Fete National) or should that be Vive Paris? Today as in 1680 under the war hungry King Louis the XIV of France, who once said that “Paris is France but France will...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1995 views | 75 recommendations | 18 comments
" Households that contribute electricity to the National Grid are to receive payments under a new government scheme. Towns and villages will be encouraged to generate their own power with wind, water and solar...
"With a reduced-calorie diet, monkeys were less likely to die of an age-related disease -- cancer, heart disease or diabetes, reports a study in the journal Science. ...