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Power cut as severe storm batters Britain
It's raining cats and dogs out there!" Winds of more than 80mph are battering parts of the UK, as what forecasters have called an "exceptional" storm sweeps through the British Isles. Traffic chaos: Read the... 
created by Dave Keating | 5 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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756 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Was Dublin 'shortchanged' on free bikes and can advertising be dangerous and ...
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... 
created by infomatique | 4 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1244 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments
Prisons with Green Solutions
"An ingenious solution is helping Rwanda reduce the cost of running its bursting prisons, while improving conditions for the prisoners and helping protect the environment.The country’s prison population soared...
Zimbabweans Use Text and Web 2.0 to Weather Crisis
" With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed... 
New Weapon Against Crime in the South
"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population,...
Connoisseur Chocolate from the South Gets a Higher Price
" Like coffee beans, cocoa beans are grown around the world and are a major commodity, highly prized in wealthy countries. West Africa accounts for 70 percent of the world's output, with the rest grown either... 
Nollywood: Booming Nigerian Film Industry
" The digital revolution in filmmaking over the last decade has given birth to an African success story: Nollywood - Nigeria’s answer to Hollywood, uses low-cost digital filmmaking and editing to tell local...
Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu
While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...
created by World_Groove | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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301 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Carol Ann Duffy is named first female Poet Laureate
As Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term as Poet Laureate it appears hotly tipped Manchester based Carol Anne Duffy will step into his shoes. " Carol Ann Duffy is to be named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. ... 
created by Mrsmission4 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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257 views | 30 recommendations | 3 comments
Helicopter crash at the North Sea latest
The last 8 people missing from the Super Puma helicopter crash helicopter which crashed in the North Sea killing 16 people have been found and brought back to land. The salvage ship, the Bibby Topaz also brought...
Online networking 'harms health' ?
Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr... 
Day 3 - The Pirate Bay’s ‘King Kong’ Defense
Day three of the trial started with presentation of the amended charges and ended early again with all sides retiring for pizza! " The lawyers representing all four called on the court for the acquittal of their... 
IMF May Need to Print Money to Pay for Bailouts
The shocking revelation that the world's financial firefighter - the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - is close to running out of money from all the country bailouts, is deeply worrisome. It means that the... 
Bleeding Heart Tightwads
As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat. But try and get one of these members... 
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