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EU to fight child obesity with free fruit plan
In an effort to fight child obesity, the European Commission has launched a €90 million a year initiative to provide school children with fresh fruit and vegetables. "The commission aims to spend 90m euros (£71m;... U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...IOC: Beijing anti-doping program the broadest in sports' history
I guess we can all rest easy now. Maybe they should have a dopers' Olympics and be done with it."GENEVA - The IOC said Wednesday its drug-testing program at the Beijing Olympics will be the most rigorous anti-doping effort in sports history. ...UK confidence 'near all-time low'
Grim times ahead in the UK."UK confidence 'near all-time low' Rising prices have been blamed for falling confidence Confidence among UK...SNP launches plan to free 4000 Scottish prisoners
The Scottish National Party, the party calling for Scottish Independence which has recently won control of the Scottish parliament, has unveiled a new plan to release half of Scotlands prisoners, newspapers are...KPK collecting data on civil servants` housing funds scam
KPK, now in Indonesia, is enemy number one for corruptors."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently collecting data on the suspected embezzlement of an estimated Rp5 trillion - Rp6 trillion in funds meant to develop housing for civil...UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report in Brussels
BRUSSELS—The 20th UN World Drug Day was observed in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, at a European workshop on drug prevention for international diplomats and anti-drug professionals, that included the launch of the... Bell Cries Wolf on File Sharing and Congestion Numbers
Bell might just have gotten called out on crying wolf regarding P2P and file-sharing congestion rates. On June 24, they were forced by the CRTC to release their data proving their claim that high-usage customers were... African Union: "Unite or Starve"
I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...Unemployed People with Disabilities Offered Flexible Employment Opportunity i...
"In the face of tough economic conditions, Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com), the largest online community designed for people touched by disabilities, has taken a unique step by hiring its own online... Bloggers Writing Scared in Zimbabwe
More and more bloggers are adding their voices to the chorus of confusion and unease in Zimbabwe, as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced his withdrawal from the presidential run-off from the safety of the... Saudi Arabia arrests alleged gays in raid
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly alleged in Saudi Arabia can get you beheaded or flogged when the sole Rulers of that country control every aspect of Saudi's lives."Saudi Arabia arrests alleged... Altered Martin Luther King memorial statue
The 28-foot statue planned for Martin Luther King Jr national memorial is getting a bit of a makeover. The US Commission of Fine Arts has agreed to change the face of the statue as before they said he looked 'too... Bell Ordered By CRTC to Publicly Prove Internet Congestion
Bell Canada has been left scrambling after a CRTC ruling ordered them to make public documents 'proving' Bell's claims that net congestion was forcing them to throttle users. Bell gave the CRTC a confidential filing... EU cell phone consumers to pay for calls - incoming and outgoing
" The European Union will not oppose plans by telecommunications companies to have mobile phone users begin paying for calls they receive. But politicians warned that consumers could oppose the move. Some European telecommunications companies would like to begin charging...
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