Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....
More than 60 bus passengers were killed when the bus they were travelling collided with a milk tanker and caught fire in central Pakistan. Eyewtinesses said that The bus, travelling from Karachi, was speeding when it struck the other vehicle on a...
This week see's the start of the UK government's campaign to fight cervical cancer by offering free inocculation against the virus that causes it to all female children between 11 and 18 years old starting with...
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"The memorial on the grounds of the old Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp could fall into disrepair due to a lack of funds, and organizers are looking to the international community for help. The spokeman...
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Helping America on war on terror is paying dividends to Pakistan. The American senate has approved three fold hike in non military aid to Pakistan. "Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr on Tuesday introduced a landmark...
I was going to switch to the iPhone but I got a shock when I saw the price of the packages on offer here in the Republic of Ireland, especially as the Data bundle is limited to 1G:It will be available in an...
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So we think the general population is getting heavier, but if this research pans out, we are all about to get a lot fatter! Heres a summary of what is going to happen. Cocoa crops getting bigger, more chocolate is...
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A reminder that domain squatting can be a lucrative hobby!"Chris Clark doesn't need any venture capital to fund his Internet protection startup: he just sold his pizza.com domain name for $2.6 million.Clark had the presence of mind back in 1994 to register the pizza.com...
On November 15, 2007 I reported on the Junk Science Studies of Overfishing by Newfoundlanders, much to the dismay of some readers who still believe newfoundlanders in their little 6 meter...
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As Britney goes, so goes the US economy. Britney Spears is touring less, thus injecting less into the ailing US economy. Coincidence? Portfolio magazine doesn't think so."The most useful magazine journalism of the...
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I wonder what Live Nation's "convenience fee" will be? "Concert promoter Live Nation Inc said on Friday it will launch its own ticketing business next year after it ends a relationship with Ticketmaster, the...
AP is reporting that CBS News union staff will receive raises of 3.5% annually plus a signing bonus, upon ratifying a tentative deal struck today between CBS and the WGA union."Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years...
In the News today, a University of Alberta Researcher was found head first in a Snow Bank suffering from frostbite and a Giant Wedgie. "
A University of Alberta researcher is calling on Canadian beer...
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With its now traditional marathon, Ljubljana has joined other cities around the world where the 42-kilometre race is not only one of its main sporting events but also one of its major social occasions.
The 12th...
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