RI to offer three options at EU flight ban meeting

Not because of the competition for the business or politics!"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will offer three options at a meeting on evaluating the EU flight ban on Indonesian airlines on July 10 in Brussels, Belgium, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal...

Popular Initiative against minarets submitted to the Swiss government

Today July, 8 a right-wing committee has submitted a popular initiative against minarets backed by slightly more than 100,000 citizens to the Swiss government. The Swiss government has already made clear that they...

UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports

South Korean government has finally pressed its biggest international icon to end beef crisis. UN Chief has urged fellow countrymen to end the protest and support the country's leadership on the beef issue. " ...

New drive to ban race preferences

Backlash can be hell. "Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are...

TV star avoids driving ban by citing charity work

"A TV presenter clocked doing over 100mph on a Scottish highway has escaped losing his licence because, his defence argued, small charities would suffer if he was forced off the roads. Patrick Kielty, comedian and...

Dutch law bans tobacco, purifies pot

A new law passed today by the Netherlands is threatening coffee shop owners, devestating cigarette smokers, and increasing the potency of marijuana joints, all in one fell legislative swoop."Dutch coffee shops, long...

Dutch ban tobacco in coffee bars, cannabis allowed

Dope heads move over to consuming tobacco-less cannabis..... Today is the first day of the new anti-tobacco law."This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. ...

Smoking ban takes puff out of deadly habit

" A YEAR of smoking bans in Victorian bars and clubs has seen droves of smokers turning their backs on the deadly habit.With the first anniversary of the smoking bans tomorrow, research shows four out of 10 recent quitters did so because they could no longer light up in...

EU rules ban sale of 'too small' kiwis

In a ridiculous story which comes at a time when everyone is feeling the pinch of rising food costs, a wholesaler in the UK has been banned from selling a consignment of kiwi fruits because EU laws have declared that...

Huge increse in stop smoking figures since public space ban

This fantastic news for the health of the UK and for the families of those that have packed in smoking as a result of the British ban on smoking in public buildings."Record numbers have given up smoking because of...

South Korea lifts ban on US beef

After much dithering South Korean government has finally allowed import on US Beef. The beef row has posed a political crisis for the incumbent  government."South Korea has formally lifted an import ban on US...

Mexico bans Arkansas poultry for now on bird flu

http://www.reuters.com/article/AGRLIV/idUSN2547942220080625Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:47pm EDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -...

After all "No ban on lipstick and high heels"

Malaysian women, manufacturers of lipsticks and high heel shoes, my feel some relief: it is not a ban it is only an advice... " The municipal council (MPKB) has clarified that remarks on lipstick and high heel shoes...

Navratilova calls for 'Lifetime ban' for tennis cheats

About time that one of tennis' big guns put their head above the net to speak out on the max fixing allegations and Navratilova has done that." WIMBLEDON legend Martina Navratilova has called for a lifetime ban on...

School mobile phone ban

" A PROMINENT child psychologist has called for mobile phones to be banned on Territory school grounds after another video of a Darwin school fight was posted on the internet. The latest video was filmed at...

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