Consuming Australia: the high price of our spending

"Consuming Australia: the high price of our spendingDate: 8-Jul-2007People living in Australia's wealthiest inner-city suburbs are responsible for more than double the amount of greenhouse pollution than households in less affluent areas, because of their high levels of...

Low-Carb Diet 'Cancer Risk'

"Low-carbohydrate diets may increase the risk of people suffering bowel cancer, scientists have claimed. Researchers from Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute believe there is a link between eating less carbohydrate and reducing cancer-fighting bacteria. The Rowett study saw...

Did the Press Go To Far? We'd Hate Them Even More If They Didn't Overcover th...

"Everybody is too busy right now consuming the Virginia Tech slaughter coverage to accuse the press of going overboard. But come tomorrow, those accusations will gather speed, and damnation will be heaved at specific journalists and media organizations for their excesses....

HMRC. Review of Links with Large Business

The Chancellor has today announced the outcomes of the 2006 Review of Links with Large Business, chaired by Sir David Varney, former Chairman of HMRC. The review addresses key business concerns through proposals which will deliver: * Earlier certainty about the tax...

Bush Cocaine Use Allegations Raised On Fox News

"Rumours have swirled about President Bush's alleged use of cocaine for decades. Curiously, for a man to likes to speak frankly and clear the air at every opportunity, Bush has flatly refused to deny or confirm his involvement with cocaine both before and after the 2000...

Couple pleads guilty to kissing in public during Ramadan

"Dubai: An Australian manager and a Filipina receptionist are pleading guilty to hugging and kissing in public besides consuming liquor, a court heard yesterday. The 37-year-old manager and 35-year-old receptionist confessed to the Dubai Court of Appeal yesterday that they...

U.S. population set to hit 300M on Tues.

"America's population is on track to hit 300 million on Tuesday morning, and it's causing a stir among environmentalists.People in the United States are consuming more than ever — more food, more energy, more natural resources. Open spaces are shrinking and traffic in many...

U.S. Population On Track To 300 Million

About 40 percent of U.S. population growth comes from immigration, both legal and illegal, according to the Census Bureau.

Drinking to Wealth

"If fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong, then enjoying a glass of wine every day can’t be all that bad for you. And recent studies have been bearing this out, documenting the possible health benefits of consuming a moderate amount of alcohol –- up to a glass of wine...