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Maldives presidential candidate Ibra To “Throw Away The Curriculum”
"Presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) on Sunday attacked the current administration over what he said was a series of education “failures”. Noting a 5 per cent pass rate in GCSE O-level English in 2005,...
EU bans Peking Duck forcing council snoopers to shut down restaurant ovens in...
Political correctness gone mad or testing shows up safety hazard, whatever Britain's favourite Peking Duck may not be on the menu for some time ..."It is the nation's favourite Chinese dish – adored by millions and... Qantas faces special safety probe
Perturbed with a spate if incidents involving Qantas airplane, Australian government ordered today a special review of the entire fleet of Qantas. Hopefully this will double check any problem and... China Sets New Standard for Air Passengers Before Olympics
China is once again lifting the standards before the Games, and this time it is targeted towards air passengers who causes trouble. China will be punishing airlines whose passengers refuse to disembark or misbehave... $1.6 billion in food ads target children
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants the entertainment industry to take steps to have TV and movie characters tie in with more nutritional food choices. Kids are the target of more than $1.6 billion spent on...Aged care staff may face criminal charges
A VICTORIAN nursing home could face criminal charges after some elderly residents were found to weigh as little as 25kg or less. " The Federal Government has threatened to close Kirralee Residential Aged Care Facility in Ballarat after an investigation found the home...Is my bank safe ?
" Hearing about bank closings will make any optimist uneasy about the future. so I thought this might be a good time for everyone to know if their accounts are insured and if their bank is healthy or not. Here is some info about FDIC..from FDIC.gov.What Is the FDIC? ... A new OpenSource approach to Standards
A new standards organisation has been launched. WikiNörm is a Standards Development Organisation, or SDO, created by the Leger Research Foundation (a Non-Profit Organisation from Montréal, Québec, Canada). It promotes free and open standards, principally but not limited... Shipyard explosion near Athens kills eight, injures four
An explosion and fire on a ship at a dockyard near Athens has killed eight people and injured four. The ship was undergoing repairs at the time."Rescue crews were trying to remove the final three bodies from the Panamanian-flagged Friendship Gas tanker ship at the Perama...Spice and Herb Clothing: Indian Weavers Heal with Fashion
"Cashing in on Old Wisdom India's traditional weavers, heirs to a 2,000-year-old textile industry, are turning to the ancient practice of ayurvedic medicine to make their products more appealing and boost sales.... In the Eye of the Beholder
As I read the contribution provided by Contribsed here concerning Vogue Italia's All Black, well, not really, all Black issue, I was reminded of a commentary I delivered at a fashion show a couple of years... Beijing 'failing pollution test'
This report from BBC will bring blow to Chinese efforts to promote Beijing as an International city. "Just a month before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the city is still failing to meet international air... Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse
China seems to having all kinds of problems this year. In this latest incident more than 18 people have been killed. " Eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. At... Landis loses appeal with CAS
At long last the sad, sorry tale of Floyd Landis has come to an end. Let's hope he doesn't come back after his two year suspension. The sport could do without him. Landis is the latest in a growing list of Lance Armstrong's former teammates who have either admitted to or been... Wendy Alexander suspended from Scottish Parliament for one day
Wendy Alexander, Labour's leader in the Scottish Parliament, is being suspended for one day for failing to declare campaign donations. Alexander maintains she did nothing wrong." Wendy Alexander claims she is the victim of a political witch hunt after being recommended for...
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