Union officials have failed to reach a deal, and strikes are set to go ahead on Scotland's rail network. 450 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union will walk out today on the first of two 24-hour strikes. The next strike will start at noon on Thursday. "Commuters...
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EU president Sarkozy and Medvedev agreed for peace-plan, no Nato peacekeepers so far Video press conference, press prtv elysee (french) AUG 13/14 only"And after their talks, Mr Sarkozy and Mr Medvedev said they...
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From my personal blog: " On Wednesday, a map outlining current claims and agreements, was drawn up of future Arctic territories, by a group of British researchers. This map is meant to recognize...
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"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...
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While you may not be too interested in what happens in Dublin I nevertheless suggest that you should be aware of this issue because it is more than likely that this will happen in your city or town in the not...
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These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision...
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The Anglican (Episcopal) church is being torn apart by the issue of gay marriage and gay priests. Now conservative memebrs of the church are forming a new organisation which is hoping to prevent a split in the church."A new organisation for traditionalists wishing to remain...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Canadians and Americans have witnessed foreign ownership in our prospective countries.Statistics posted the left of this story from US Government agencies can...
Muckraking on a galactic scale or giant waste of time? It's good to know that, with everything going on in the world today, that so many people are focusing their energy on making sure no shady deals are being struck with powers from beyond the sun."A multinational...
"BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan around 9 a.m. Friday. The Chinese mainland's...
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"06/01/2008 - Every significant Internet provider around the globe is currently in talks with access and content providers to transform the internet into a television-like medium: no more freedom, you pay for a...
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The latest opinion poll shows the campaign for the Lisbon Referendum tightening as it heads for the final fortnight.
The Red C poll in tomorrow's Sunday Business Post shows the No side narrowing the gap on...
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"Republican John McCain says same-sex couples should be allowed to enter into legal agreements for insurance and other purposes, but he opposes gay marriage and believes in "the unique status of marriage between and man and a woman.""And I know that we have a respectful...
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Looked up the definition of "deviant" lately? i started an account at deviantart.com a few weeks back only to find that, like flickr (from which i was looking for refuge), the TOU (Terms Of Use) "agreement" is......
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According to the The Associated Press (Alan Zibel 03/02/08). The word bailout isn’t popular in Washington, D.C., these days, so the efforts by both political parties to clean up the housing mess are all skirting the issue.
"Anything that can be described as a...