Beijing has decided to permanently implement some of the stiff traffic controls that it has originally enforced during the August Olympics. Return to normality following the end of the games has prompted...
Volunteers made freedom of movement the issue on the 5k women's challenge. If you find immigration laws as backward, restrictive and repulsive as we do, you can join our Open the Borders campaign, support the women...
Japan is set to elect a new Prime Minister. The outspoken former foreign minister Taro Aso is most likely to take over the reins from Yasuo Fukuda, who suddenly quit this month leaving a policy vacuum as the economy...
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Washington Post today reveals that Beijing aims to be the GREEN OLYMPICS. " Beijing’s bad luck with weather and geography compounded the city’s heavy industrial pollution. Olympic organizers are torn...
Well this is quite interesting. A computer engineer, disgruntled with his job working as a system administrator for San Francisco's brand new computer network, is holding the system hostage, even as he sits in jail.Terry Childs took exclusive control of the system and was...
"Tougher controls are needed to "de-glamorise and de-normalise" smoking among young people, doctors' leaders said.Laws should be introduced to make it compulsory for anti-smoking adverts to be shown before films or...
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Do these companies think of the Acronym first then try to make up words to fit to it."A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people's heads. ...
I personally do not know the exact rules and law to this, but drinking and operating a motorised vehicle can definitely be quite hazardous. Getting hit by a wheel chair is definitely not fun, but they could also dart...
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"Gas prices keep skyrocketing. But there is a lot a motorist can do to reduce fuel consumption. There are quite a few easy and inexpensive maintenance steps that can be taken to add miles to every gallon and save money."
Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...
World leaders have gathered in Rome to discuss the fallout of soaring food prices. Although delegates are discussing more about Mugabe's presence than food crisis. " A key UN-sponsored summit is set to...
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"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...
Retired American President and tireless peace activist Jimmy Carter speaks out about the siege of Gaza, and the betrayal of the USA's vaunted stand for Middle East democracy in today's editorial commentary published...
Fat found under the skin, especially around your buttock, may help you reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to some new research."The study contrasts this subcutaneous fat with visceral fat, which is wrapped around the organs, and raises the risk of ill...
The old adage; If it works don't fix it. Postcomm are doing more damage by not allowing royal mail to compete and putting restrictions on wholesale pricing, a U turn would be in order..."Royal Mail's promise to...