If you don't like transnational corporations because they can hide profits around the world to avoid taxes, shifts jobs at will to the lowest cost workers, avoid pollution laws we create in first-world nations,...
Personally I am sick to the back teeth of that excuse being used. But, yet again it is - and this time to stop people smoking outside at public beaches and parks.I must say that I am a smoker - but as a smoker I...
A school in Somerset, UK has has angered parents by banning popular tight-fitting pants branded"Miss Sexy" because they are "too sexy" for the classroom. Teachers at Nailsea School in North Somerset has ruled the Miss Sexy pants to be unsuitable because they reveal a visible...
Police in Iran are ordering store owners to cover up mannequins that expose curves or hair. All mannequins must wear head scarves - hijabs- as well as loose-fitting clothing to counter Western influences.The...
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Being a write that loves comedy and serious issues life such as religion, an article today sparked of my curiosity. You see I happen to be a big fan of Star War’s, yes I have all the movies and each year....
New York City is looking to follow California's initiative and ban smoking in parks and on beaches. It has been illegal to smoke inside public buildings In New York City since 2003. The proposed smoking ban is part of a larger plan to improve residents' health over the next...
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Starting today, the European Union nations have enacted a ban on the sale of 100-watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs. The clear ones will vacate market shelves by 2012. The ultimate invention of the 20th...
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Any reform agenda, on religion part attracts huge reaction, whether it is in France or US.Same is the case here in India, when a college in Hydrabad town imposed abn on Burqa.Reacting to the ban girls...
The European Union will phase out incandescent light bulbs form Europe starting September 1, 2009. The ordinary light bulbs will be replaced by more efficient light bulbs such as halogen and compact flourescent lamps. The decision to phase out regular lights is controversial,...
The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and other social media sites to protect their systems and personnel from network security risks. The ban, issued Monday, is effective immediately and will last at least one year. "The Associated Press has learned...
Ban the import of seal products: Canada takes Fight of seal ban World Trade Organization. Products from traditional hunts by indigenous peoples in Canada and Greenland will be exempt from the ban. Canadian...
" MANILA, Philippines - The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to war-torn countries, the Overseas Workers’ ...
" NEW YORK - There's a secret buzzing around the rooftops and backyard gardens of New York. Despite city regulations prohibiting it, hundreds of New Yorkers have kept beehives on rooftops and backyard gardens...
China is believed to be on board with U.S.'s attempt to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test and missile launches."“I believe China is on board, together with the major countries of...
UN Security Council was unable to have a hearing on Sri Lanka as China and Russia with their veto power prevented them. Therefore, the UN Security Council was only able to hold just briefing in the basement. "As...