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Helgoland: Proposed Construction Will Enlarge Deserted Island
Sick of it all? It may not be long before you can immigrate to Helgoland." Helgoland, an island in the North Sea which was once fiercely contested between Britain and Germany, could nearly double in size under a land reclamation project which won official clearance this week....
AFRICA: Too small to be fighting in anyone's war
(December 2003) - His comrades in the transit camp run by Save the Children-UK in Bunia, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called him 'Kadogo', which means "small" in Kiswahili. The name suited him for he was tiny, much too tiny, in fact, to be involved in... Heroism of Conflict Survivors Inspires New Program in Central Africa
June 30 2008, Washington, DC: Ricky Richard was fourteen when he was abducted from his home in Uganda and drafted into the Lord's Resistance Army, a violent rebel militia that has forced almost two million Ugandans from their homes. Mr Richard escaped after two years...."When I wear it, I feel like an action hero."
"Behind the battle for Beijing berths at the US Olympic swimming trials another conflict was simmering: The swimsuit wars. Speedo's sensational new LZR Racer has taken swimming by storm, playing a role in 19 of 20 long course records set this year. "For me, wearing the... Britain's Armed Forces Crisis - stretched beyond their limits fighting two wars
Britain's head of the armed forces says that fighting two wars at once in Iraq and Afghanistan,has stretched Britain's army beyond its limits. There is still widespread support for British troops from the public... Weird Al Wants to Go Digital, Would Rick Roll The World
It's weird really, that he didn't think of it before. Maybe that's why he's called 'Weird Al'. At any rate, the master parodist has decided that youtube, itunes and other means of digital distribution might be the... Even 350 Year-Old Wounds Never Completely Heal
If there was any doubt that George Orwell got it right when he said, "who controls the past controls the future", this could be the clincher."A 350-year-old cavalry battle has become the latest irritant between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine after Russia's foreign ministry...Everett sorry for calling troops wimps
" ACTOR Rupert Everett has apologised for calling British soldiers "wimps" and suggesting they joined the army to torture prisoners.The 49-year-old yesterday issued a lengthy statement apologising "without reserve" to the "many in this country, and hundreds and thousands of... Will Mexico's Drug Wars Hurt Local and Foreign Businesses?
This Drug War is already affecting the Tourist Industry specially along the border line, on the other hand there are industries that thrive on drug dealing money.
" If the violence worsens, investors could decide to... Canadian MP's sign up to view porn movie
YOUNG PEOPLE F**KING - It's the name of a movie that's been making its way around the festival scene. A multitude of viewpoints include the importance and differences between closeness and caring, intimacy,... U.S. House stalls war Funding Bill - Pentagon theatens layoffs
On Thursday in the U.S. House in unlikely coalition between Democrats (via a sit out of vote) and Republicans voted against continued funding of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The defeat of the funding measure came on a 149-141 tally. (132 Republicans sat out the... Israeli Ari Folman’s “Waltz with Bashir” at the Cannes Movies Festival
" Israeli filmmakers and directors remove taboos from the Israel-Arab wars and see them as valuable resources for anti war movies.The successful Beaufort, Oscar nominated... Drunk Darth Vader's Jedi assault
The fall of the Jedi is complete."A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan who had founded a Jedi Church"The article doesn't mention whether Emperor Palpatine was questioned in connection with the incident. Dark Lord of the Sith Punished for Attacks
LONDON -May 13, 2008 A founding member of the Welsh Jedi Church was attacked by a drunk "Darth Vader" dressed in a black bin bag on Friday, March 28. "Darth Vader" was given a suspended sentence today.The... Trough Oil?
Forget peak oil for a little while. Are oil prices set to drop in the mid term?"The difficulty with the bubble moniker is determining exactly how much of the price is being driven by purely speculative factors. With Crude, a variety of forces are driving prices: A...
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